04/21/16 Sheldon Adelson may sell Marina Bay Sands The casino tycoon said he might sell his gambling facility in Singapore once the sale restriction ends.
04/21/16 8,000 phone numbers terminated in Malaysia for sending gambling-based SMS The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission instructed telecommunications companies to terminate the phone numbers for sending SMS related to gambling.
04/20/16 Macau decides to strengthen casino regulations Wong Sio Chak, Macau’s secretary for security, has been appointed as member of the gaming commission.
04/18/16 Cambodia’s casino industry will remain strong in 2016 Even though Citi analysts have predicted a decline from 18 percent in 2015 to 12 percent in 2016 of NagaWorld’s mass market growth, Cambodia still looks more stable than its Asian neighbours.
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.
