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.
06/15/18 Macau rejects more tables for Morpheus hotel The government has rejected a request to add more live-dealer tables at the hotel, located in the City of Dreams Macau casino resort.
06/14/18 Japan to send IR bill to the upper house next week The bill that would regulate the casino industry could reach the Upper House of the Japanese parliament next week.
06/13/18 Macau GGR grows on the mass-market According to analysts, GGR growth in Macau in June is expected to continue to be supported by an increase in revenue in the mass-market.
06/13/18 Imperial Pacific vows to complete Saipan project Imperial Pacific International executives have stated they are fully committed to complete the casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan.
06/13/18 SJM shareholders approve Ho’s retirement The reigns of one of Asia’s biggest empires has been ceded to Stanley Ho’s heirs.
