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Melco Intl completes Entertainment Gaming Asia merger

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Ltd has completed a merger exercise involving Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc, the latter company announced on Thursday in a press release. Melco...

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...

Russian firm Diamond Fortune flags Primorye progress

Jun 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Ground preparation for Russia-based Diamond Fortune Holdings Ltd’s first casino resort in the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone is under way. That is according to a Monday news report...

Taiwan’s Kinmen to hold casino referendum on Oct 28

Jun 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Election Commission of Kinmen, based on an outlying island county of Taiwan, announced on Monday that a referendum would be held on October 28 for the residents of Kinmen to decide whether to...

Donaco in deal to lure VIPs to Cambodia border casino

Jun 16, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Boutique casino investor Donaco International Ltd says it has a deal with a marketing firm to bring gambling junkets from “Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia and elsewhere” to Donaco’s Star Vegas...

Chairman offers to acquire all shares in Landing Intl Dev

Jun 16, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The chairman of casino investor Landing International Development Ltd, Yang Zhihui, has launched a formal cash offer to acquire all the issued shares in the company that he does not already own. The...

Vietnam’s Ho Tram Strip announces third phase

Jun 16, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The promoter of a beachside Vietnam casino resort and real estate project called the Ho Tram Strip has announced a third phase of development. The Ho Tram Project Co Ltd said in a Thursday release...

Entertainment Gaming Asia delisting from Nasdaq

Jun 15, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

Nasdaq-listed Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc is to become privately owned. An entity called EGT Nevada Holding Inc announced on Wednesday that it and Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development...

Crown Resorts staff due in China court June 26

Jun 14, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd are listed to appear at a Shanghai court on June 26 charged with gambling promotion, according to the tribunal’s Chinese-language website....

Hydako revamps Money Blessing slot platform

Jun 14, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Trends & Tech

South Korean casino equipment maker Hydako Co Ltd displayed its popular “Money Blessing” video slot machine game (pictured left) at the recent Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia casino trade show and...