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Lionsgate themed venue opening Hengqin 1H 2019: brand

Dec 14, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A Hollywood film-themed entertainment facility is to open on mainland China’s Hengqin island next door to Macau “in the first half of 2019”. So said a Thursday press release on behalf of...

Dealers, cage staff bemoan quality of life: Macau study

Dec 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Perception of quality of life among a sample of Macau’s casino dealers and staff employed in casino cage operations is that they have a worse time than people in other casino jobs. That is...

Long land rights means hard to boot Macau ops: Bernstein

Dec 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A new research report spells out just how much overhang exists between the typically 25-year casino land leases held by Macau’s six casino licensees and the expiry dates – either in 2020 or 2022...

Govt kills refloated idea of non-locals as Macau dealers

Dec 12, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured in a file photo), said on Wednesday that the local government would maintain its policy of allowing only locals –...

Macau casino sector adds Michelin stars

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Jade Dragon, a Cantonese restaurant at City of Dreams Macau, a casino resort run by Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, has won a third Michelin star in the 2019 edition of the “Michelin Guide...

Macau casino workers urge min 3-pct 2019 pay hike

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

At least three Macau gaming labour groups say they want the city’s gaming operators to award casino resort staff a pay rise of at least 3 percent for 2019. They claim the firms would have the...

SJM seeks at least 300 new tables for Cotai project: CEO

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd is looking to ask the city’s government for “300 to 500” fresh-to-market gaming tables for its Cotai project, Grand Lisboa Palace. That is according...

David Chow steps in for mother as Macau Legend director

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed casino services provider Macau Legend Development Ltd announced on Friday the appointment of David Chow Kam Fai (pictured) as an alternate director able to act in the stead of his...

SJM venues still not asking for new smoke lounges

Dec 07, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau authorities have given 17 casinos permission to host 252 smoking lounges that meet the stricter new standards, but the government is yet to receive an application from any properties directly...

Service quality so-so in Macau casino sample: survey

Dec 07, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Service quality in a sample of Macau casinos – including the work done by table games dealers – has declined so far this year when compared to 2017, according to the latest edition of the...