03/07/16 Twenty two gamblers arrested in Malaysia The authorities of Petaling Jaya’s also seized RM136,399 (US$33,579) worth of cash and gambling chips.
03/07/16 Three new casinos to be constructed in Russia The complexes will be designed by American Steelman Partners, a brand that won awards for its works in the entertainment architecture such as Four Seasons and Hard Rock among others.
03/07/16 Hard Rock expands in Asia This year, Hard Rock is working on its global expansion as it also arrived to new Latin America markets.
03/04/16 Pagcor requires casinos to tighten its internal controls The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp issued a warning intended to remind casino operators to optimise its policies on funds movements and issuances of playing chips.
03/01/16 Macau reported smallest decline in 20 months Despite analysts expected a fall of 2-10 percent, growth in gambling revenue dropped 0.1 percent to 19.5 billion patacas (US$2.4 billion.)
02/29/16 Mohegan Sun Group and KCC Corp to build casino in South Korea A Native American tribe and a Korean chemicals maker won a bid in the Asian country to develop a US$1.2 billion casino.
02/29/16 Japan casinos bill out of the question The Integrated Resorts Promotion bill will not be introduced during the current sitting of the Diet.
02/26/16 Study says Thais back casinos legalisation General opinion in Thailand is that casinos would enable the government to earn taxes, generate tourism income and create jobs.
02/24/16 Macau casino operators are targeting the locals The idea of the campaign is to promote non-gaming offerings and has been described as a corporate social responsibility initiative to give back to the community.
02/23/16 Seven-month extension for Parisian Macao Sands China was granted an extension to complete Parisian Macao by the Macau government.
02/19/16 MGM’s Cotai resort delayed until 2017 MGM Resorts International will delay the opening of its new facility in Macau due to “market conditions.”
02/17/16 People below 21 banned from Goa casinos The state home ministry is drafting the rules that will regulate the prohibition.
02/16/16 Tourists poured into Macau, yet gambling revenues didn’t improve Due to the Lunar New Year holiday, mainland tourists visited Macau in large numbers, but casino revenues are still down.
02/05/16 ICE unveiled the huge potential of the Japanese market In the framework of an ICE 2016’s seminar, attendees learnt that the Asian country is considering a plan to introduce Integrated Resorts in Japan.
02/03/16 Two casino licenses to be granted in Philippines Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation is willing to license casino projects outside Manila.
