05/31/18 Macau could allow a new casino The new Asian casino would be located at The 13 Hotel on the Cotai-Coloane border.
05/31/18 Chinese sports lottery sales rise 9 pct The country’s official sports lottery bested the welfare lottery and posted sales for US$6.5 billion in April, a nine per cent increase year-on-year.
05/30/18 Macau targets illegal money exchanges The Secretary for Security said the city will further tackle the illicit money exchange inside and around casinos in Macau.
05/30/18 Tourism boosts Macau’s GDP growth The Chinese region’s GDP grew by 9.2 per cent year-on-year during the first quarter of 2018 thanks to gambling tourists.
05/30/18 Tokyo could extend the Diet session The Congress of Japan would extend the Diet session to late June or July in order to pass the casino bill.
05/30/18 Bloomberry expects to score a Japanese IR The Philippine-based company is hoping to get the licence to develop an IR in Japan’s Wakayama Marina City.
05/29/18 Israel battles suspicious cryptocurrency activity Financial institutions will be required to report suspicious transfers to online gambling sites.
05/29/18 NagaCorp to invest in Chinese players The Cambodian company will build a high-speed railway to link a Chinese city with Russia’s gambling zone Primorye.
05/29/18 Okada cleared of fraud complaints The casino tycoon was cleared by Philippine prosecutors of fraud accusations.
05/29/18 Macau seeks to expand its offering The Chinese region aims to develop its non-gambling offering as it looks to attract more family-friendly businesses.
05/29/18 Japan could top Singapore’s casino market CEO of MGM Resorts International said that three IRs in Japan could generate more money than Singapore’s industry.
05/29/18 Silver Heritage announces growth plans Gaming operator Silver Heritage revealed its plans for casino growth in Nepal.
05/29/18 Alfastreet shares G2E Asia experience The leading gaming company Alfastreet was part of this year’s edition of G2E Asia.
05/29/18 Japan passes problem gambling protection bill The lower chamber of the Diet has approved a bill seeking to protect problem gamblers as the casino industry is about to be regulated.
05/28/18 No licence request for Beijing Imperial Palace The facility has been closed for more than a year and the MGTO said that no licence request has been filed yet.
