06/25/18 Tokyo sets casino school The capital city of Japan, Tokyo is preparing citizens for the possibility of a new casino industry.
06/25/18 Landing International claims Metro Manila land The casino investor assured it has a “legally-binding contract” for land in the Philippines for a casino-resort project.
06/25/18 China’s sports lottery blooms around the World Cup The 2018 FIFA World Cup has brought China’s Sports Lottery sales to a 126 per cent increase in comparison to the previous one.
06/25/18 Macau’s GGR to grow 20 pct in June Morgan Stanley released a note and forecasted a 20 per cent increase in Macau’s GGR by the end of June.
06/22/18 South Korean casinos’ revenue falls 5pct Turnover dropped 5.37 per cent in 2017 to US$1.09 billion as the 16 foreigner-only casinos registered 6.22 per cent fewer visitors.
06/22/18 Opposition to Japan casinos rises again As the Diet session was extended to pass the IR Implementation Bill, new groups have voiced their opposition to the casino industry.
06/21/18 Japan extends the Diet session The governing coalition has pushed the end of the current session to July 22nd in order to get the IR Implementation Bill passed.
06/20/18 Macau GGR to rise in June According to Bernstein, Macau GGR is set to increase by 22 per cent thanks to a positive Morpheus opening and the Dragon Boat Festival long weekend.
06/20/18 Lower House passes IR bill in Japan The IR Implementation Bill has been sent to the upper house as the government extended the Diet session past the June 20th deadline.
06/19/18 Vietnam passes sports betting bill The National Assembly passed a bill that allows the Vietnamese to bet on certain international football games and horse and dog racing.
06/19/18 US military censors CNMI casinos According to the US military, Chinese-backed casinos in the Northern Mariana Islands are a threat to its operations in the area.
06/19/18 Genting dumps NCLH shares Genting Hong Kong has voted to sell all of its remaining shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. over the next 12 months.
06/18/18 Lawrence Ho hopes for more gaming tables The CEO of Melco Entertainment is hoping that the government will grant the company more gaming tables for the new Morpheus Hotel.
06/18/18 Gambling loans concern Japanese lawmakers Opposition parties claim gambling loans may be harmful as the government seeks to get the Diet session extended to pass the IR Implementation bill.
06/15/18 RTG Asia unleashes San Guo Zheng Ba The company revealed the first of the next generation of RTG slots, San Guo Zheng Ba.