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Still room for improvement at Studio City: pundits

Oct 27, 2016 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

As Studio City – the US$3.2-billion, 2015 addition to Macau’s roster of mega resorts – marks its first anniversary on Thursday, several commentators say there is still room for improvement in...

Fantan to baccarat: a new book on Macau gaming law

May 26, 2016 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s pacapio Chinese lottery game will celebrate its 170th year of continuous operation next year. That was just one of the facts brought to light when Jorge Godinho (pictured) – a visiting...

Russian operator plans to deal its cards in Primorye

May 18, 2016 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Russia-based Diamond Fortune Holdings Ltd says it has big plans for the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone, a casino development area located 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Russia’s Pacific port...

2016: rise of the Asian mass-market casino resort?

Dec 31, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, World

The year 2016 could see the coming of age of “destination resorts” for the Asia Pacific casino industry, says an experienced observer of regional markets. “The equities of the larger...

Millennials and casinos: bridging the generation gap

Sep 28, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

Millennials – one of the largest demographic groupings in human history – are moving into their prime spending years. This generation, defined as people born between 1980 and 2000, are already...

Tigre de Cristal aims to glitter in Asian casino chill

Sep 08, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

When gaming entrepreneur Lawrence Ho Yau Lung announced in 2013 plans for a casino resort in the Russian Far East, the news was met with scepticism in some quarters. Some industry observers...

Popular support for gaming still weak in Japan: law expert

Jun 02, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Japan, Latest News

Legalising casino gaming in Japan will not be an easy task and popular support for it “is not yet very strong,” suggests Ryo Takizawa (pictured left), associate at international law firm...

Galaxy’s Sky 88 pledges VIP pampering for cash gamblers

May 29, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd will launch, probably in late June, a new luxury area for high spending gamblers akin to the best facilities it has previously offered VIP gamblers – with the...

City of Dreams Manila goes Hollywood with Nobu Hotel

May 19, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The latest business link between casino operator and developer Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd and Hollywood celebrity branding was cemented on Monday with the opening of Asia’s first Nobu Hotel. The...

Philippines beachside casinos the new wave: Sino-America

Apr 13, 2015 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines

There is currently no shortage of reports about proposed casino projects in Asia. Two more venues can now be added to the list. But the plans of Sino-America Gaming Investment Group LLC – to spend...