09/06/16 VIP junket operator leaves Sands Cotai Central Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited, a notorious VIP junket operator, has closed its high-roller operations at Sands Cotai Central.
09/06/16 Vietnam to maintain the laws The expected approval of regulations that allow locals to gamble may not see the green light.
09/05/16 Macau bets on innovation Macau’s authorities granted Sands China Ltd a license to operate further gaming machines.
09/01/16 Macau posted a 1.1 percent rise in gambling revenue Macau reported a 1.1 percent rise in gambling revenue in August, marking the first positive monthly year-over-year growth in more than two years.
08/23/16 Steve Wynn opens Wynn Palace Resort in Macau Wynn’s €3.7 billion complex in Macau features a pair of giant golden dragons encircling a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs inside.
08/22/16 Great Barrier Reef Casino Resort project has been cancelled Tony Fung, Hong Kong billionaire, cancels plan to build US$8 billion Great Barrier Reef Casino Resort in Cairns.
08/19/16 Suncity to open VIP facilities at three Cotai casinos Junket operator Suncity Group will open VIP facilities in Macau’s newest Cotai casino resorts.
08/18/16 MGM increases its stake in its Macau division The US casino operator has agreed to increase its stake from 51 percent to 56 percent through the purchase of shares from Grand Paradise Macau.
08/17/16 Cambodia casinos lure in Chinese gamblers Macau casino operators are struggling as more mainland Chinese tourists head to rivals in Cambodia, where travel costs are lower.
08/12/16 Wynn Palace will only feature 100 tables upon its opening The €3.77 billion casino project Wynn Palace has received approval to run 150 gaming tables and 1,145 slot machines.
08/11/16 MGM postpones Cotai Casino opening again MGM Resorts decided to push back the opening of its new MGM Cotai resort until the second quarter of 2017.
08/09/16 Strong regulation needed for proxy betting Phone betting business accounted for approximately €2.3 billion of casino gross gaming revenue in the Macau market in 2015.
07/28/16 Philippine casinos on the rise Whilst Macau announced its worst quarter in years, casino operators elsewhere in Asia are experiencing better times.
07/28/16 Las Vegas Sands wins appeal against businessman Richard Suen The Supreme Court of Nevada reversed a judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corporation introduced by Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen and his Round Square Company consultancy.
07/26/16 Las Vegas Sands profit falls 30 percent Las Vegas Sands Corp. revealed earnings for the second quarter that showed a decline compared to the same period last year.
