01/25/16 Sands China dominates Macau Due to its strong non-gaming business and its dominant position on Cotai, the company has benefited from the shift from the VIP market to the mass market.
01/22/16 BCorp lands lottery contract in Vietnam The 18 year deal to operate a computerised lottery in the Asian country involves Berjaya Corps subsidiaries for operations purposes.
01/20/16 Japan keeps delaying casinos’ legalisation 2020 Summer Olimpics Games could be the excuse for the development of gaming industry.
01/19/16 Macau is going through price deflation The world’s largest gaming zone is also accused of being an “attractive target” for terrorism, according to Steve Vickers and Associates Ltd.
01/19/16 Wynn Resorts foresees a decline in its fourth quarter revenue The company’s business in Macau is expected to report lower profits in comparison with 2015’s.
01/15/16 India’s transport minister will block attempts to legalise casinos The cabinet member affirms the BJP party shall not authorize casinos in the country.
01/14/16 35 junket operators in Macau won’t be able to renew their licenses The new casino regulatory chief explained the operators failed to submit their accounting data on time.
01/14/16 Vietnam needs to change its rules The gaming legislation of the country is not attractive for casino operators.
01/14/16 Cambodia’s casino taxes increase According to official sources, during 2015 fewer people travelled from Vietnam to Cambodia to gamble, due to increased monitoring of cross-border gamblers by the Vietnamese authorities.
01/12/16 After 40 years, Maharashtra prepares for casinos The Indian state of Maharashtra could enforce an act passed in 1976 to legalise casinos.
01/12/16 Cambodia collects US$ 34.7 million in taxes from Casinos in 2015 This represents a 33 percent increase in comparison with 2014 collection.
01/11/16 Taiwan’s casinos even closer The much anticipated legislative frame could be agreed on during January and Taiwan could open its first casino in 2019.
01/11/16 Junket driven VIP slot room opens in Macau The first VIP slot room run by junkets, opened at the Jimei casino in Macau over the weekend.
01/11/16 Cruise ships can keep casinos open while docked in Da Nang This city will be the first Vietnamese port where international cruise ships won’t have to close their casinos.
01/08/16 Paradise Co Ltd’s revenues fell 14.7 percent in 2015 The South Korean casino’s sales went from KRS 668.4 billion (US$ 560 million) to KRW 569.9b (US$476 million) year on year.
