04/18/16 China is considering re-launching online lottery sales After online lottery operations were suspended in March 2015, the Chinese government is planning to re-launch online lottery operations.
04/15/16 World Poker Tour will reach Indian markets The poker tournament brand was granted a license agreement with Adda52.com, leading poker site in the country.
04/15/16 Macau seeks to raise capital requirements Junker operators face an increase of 100 percent in their capital requirements.
04/14/16 Sikkim casino to open in India The new gambling facility will join Sikkim’s two other existing casinos: Casino Mahjong in the Mayfair resort and Casino Sikkim in Hotel Royal Plaza.
04/13/16 US$4 billion casino to break ground in Hoi An The construction of the projected Nam Hoi An Casino Resort will begin in Vietnam on April 23.
04/12/16 Blanket ban on smoking legislation in Macau delayed Macau’s Legislative Assembly is considering imposing a blanket ban on all forms of smoking and tobacco related products in casinos.
04/12/16 Nagaland officially signed online games of Skills act The gambling legislation now has to be published in the Official Gazette in order to start promoting online licenses.
04/11/16 The World Bank wants a stricter regulation for Philippine casinos All casinos in the Philippines must be covered by anti-money laundering legislation, said the World Bank.
04/08/16 Genting Malaysia to invest US$2.4 billion into its Resorts World Genting Casino Malaysia had committed to invest US$1.1 billion in 2013, but recently decided to nearly double this amount.
04/07/16 Macau is optimistic despite revenues decline The gaming hub is ignoring poor results and betting on improving its position as more brands are investing on the City.
04/07/16 Chinese online gambling operator caught in Vietnam The suspect is wanted by the Chinese government for allegedly operating an online gambling site worth more than US$60 billion in mainland China.
04/05/16 New witnesses summoned for US$81M cyber heist probe Senator Teofisto Guingona III invited a number of witnesses to testify before the Senate after Kim Wong shed some light on the investigation and returned a portion of the stolen funds.
04/04/16 PAGCOR defends casinos after money-laundering controversy The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation said casinos are not the easiest venue for criminals to launder funds.
04/04/16 Las Vegas Sands faces US$5 billion lawsuit A former Macau partner of Las Vegas Sands carries out a lawsuit for a failed business that occurred 13 years ago.
04/01/16 Macau decline continues in March The month’s results shows a disheartening 16.3 percent fall in gambling revenue in the Asian gambling hub.
