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Wakayama aims at casino RFP in spring 2020

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Authorities at Japan’s Wakayama prefecture (pictured) plan to launch in spring 2020 a request-for-proposal (RFP) process seeking private-sector partners for a tilt at establishing there a casino...

S. Wynn lawyers again say Nevada has no legal hold on him

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Attorneys for deposed casino entrepreneur Steve Wynn (pictured in a file photo) have again called for Nevada regulators to dismiss the notion that the state still has a disciplinary hold over him...

40 plus gaming kidnaps to Nov 30 say Philippine police

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group reported a total of 42 cases of abduction – linked to scenarios involving either bricks and mortar casinos or Philippine Offshore Gaming...

Novomatic to sell minority stake in Casinos Austria AG

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Austrian gaming technology supplier Novomatic AG says it has reached an agreement to sell its 17.19-percent stake in casino operator Casinos Austria AG, to SAZKA Group. The latter’s corporate...

Incheon seeks to expand casino cluster to counter Japan

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Authority in South Korea is aiming to expand its “cluster” of resorts including casino facilities, which could act as international tourist...

Mark Brown quits Saipan casino op a second time: report

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Former Macau gaming executive Mark Brown (pictured in a file photo) has left Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International (IPI) LLC for a second time in two years, reports the Marianas...

Wynn Macau Ltd to raise US$991mln from note offering

Dec 11, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd estimates it will raise net proceedings of US$991.3 million from a recently-conducted note offering to professional investors. The figure was disclosed on Wednesday in...

Taipa-Cotai rail to chalk 20k journeys daily: Macau govt

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Taipa to Cotai section of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system (pictured in a file photo), which opened on Tuesday afternoon to the public, might see “20,000″ passenger journeys...

No plans for Boracay land once tagged for casino: LRWC

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Leisure and Resorts World Corp (LRWC) says it has “no plans” for development of a land plot on the Philippine holiday island of Boracay (pictured in a file photo). The 23-hectare (57-acre) parcel...

75pct of Resorts World Las Vegas rev to be non-gaming: exec

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Management at the under-construction Resorts World Las Vegas casino resort expects that after launch around three quarters of overall property revenue will be generated by non-gaming sources. That is...

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Asia Pioneer bullish on its long-term growth

Nov 14, 2019

Sponsored feature | Management at Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd expects its business to continue to expand, with the firm looking to build its presence in Macau and tap into new markets in Southeast Asia. So says Herman Ng Man Ho, company managing director and chief...