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Visitors to Macau up 3.7 pct yr-on-yr in May

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The number of visitors arriving to Macau in May totalled 2.57 million, up 3.7 percent from the prior-year period, according to data released on Friday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service....

Daisy Ho gets 3 million SJM Holdings share options: firm

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

SJM Holdings Ltd executive director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung has been granted a total of three million share options by the firm. The options entitle her to subscribe for a total of three million SJM...

Vietnam casino stake moving to Suncity boss listed firm

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A private company that owns 34 percent equity in a casino project in Vietnam and is itself indirectly wholly owned by Macau junket investor Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured), is likely to be acquired by...

Galaxy Macau gaming area probed for smoking breach: govt

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s Health Bureau is investigating claims that a gaming area at the Galaxy Macau casino resort, on Cotai, was in breach of Macau’s smoking control regulations. The inquiry concerns the...

Malaysia’s Choong is APT Macau Main Event champ

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Malaysia’s Choong Kian Weng was named Main Event champion on Wednesday during the latest leg of the Asian Poker Tour (APT). He received HKD521,000 (US$66,800) in prize money. The APT Macau 2017...

Staff chip theft costs Macau’s Grand Emperor US$1.7mln

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd, operator of the Macau casino property Grand Emperor Hotel (pictured), suffered a HKD12.9-million (US$1.7-million) loss in the 12 months to March 31, due to a senior...

Jimei Intl ends Macau VIP gaming promotion agreement

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

An agreement that would have allowed Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd to participate indirectly in VIP gambling promotion in Macau has been terminated due to “no agreement on the terms...

Some CoD eateries closed for lack of licence: Macau govt

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Some restaurants located in Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd’s City of Dreams Macau casino resort (pictured) have been closed due to lack of necessary permit, the Macao Government Tourism Office...

GameCo looks to Macau with its skill casino games

Jun 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Trends & Tech, World

GameCo Inc, a U.S.-based developer and supplier of skill-based casino games, says it hopes to get Macau approval for its Video Game Gambling Machine (VGM) before the end of 2017. “We are hoping to...

Police suggest upped security at Macau casino entrances

Jun 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The director of Macau’s Judiciary Police, Chau Wai Kuong (pictured) said on Tuesday that his department would recommend strengthening security at entrances and exits of the city’s casino resorts,...