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First Natural stock seesaws on Saipan casino doubts

Jun 18, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

First Natural Foods Holdings Ltd – a previously dormant Hong Kong-listed company that in March completed a HK$400 million (US$51.6 million) investment in Macau junket room investor Hengsheng Group...

Echo’s share price jumps on profit update

Jun 17, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Shares in Echo Entertainment Group Ltd closed 2.68 percent higher on Tuesday following a statement raising its forecasts for full-year profit. The stock price had gone up nearly 8 percent on Monday...

MGM Resorts gets Massachusetts casino licence

Jun 14, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Massachusetts gambling regulators on Friday gave their approval to a US$800 million MGM Resorts International casino in the state. MGM Resorts is the first casino operator to get a licence in the...

Most American casino gamblers set a budget: poll

Jun 11, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Three in four Americans who gamble at casinos do so within a budget, according to the findings of a nationwide survey conducted on behalf of the American Gaming Association (AGA), a trade...

A$9.8 bln spent on pokies in year to March: study

Jun 06, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, World

Poker machines accounted for 60 percent of the A$16.3 billion (US$15.2 billion) spent by Australians on gambling in the 12 months to March 2014, show the latest results of the Roy Morgan Gambling...

Amax extends Vanuatu deal deadline

Jun 03, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Macau junket investor Amax International Holdings Ltd announced that it hopes to complete a deal to acquire a 60 percent stake in a casino in the Pacific island Republic of Vanuatu by the end of...

‘Asians’ account for 12 pct of Las Vegas visitors

May 29, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The percentage of tourists to Las Vegas identifying themselves as Asian or Asian American in an official poll has risen to 12 percent in 2013 from only two percent in 2009. That’s according to the...

Genting gets OK from Nevada gaming regulators

May 23, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, World

Nevada gambling regulators gave preliminary approval for Malaysia’s Genting Bhd to do business in the state. The Nevada Gaming Commission said it found Genting and its directors suitable, after a...

Asian operators ‘welcome’ in US: AGA boss

May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The president and chief executive of the American Gaming Association, Geoff Freeman (pictured), says Asian casino operators are “absolutely welcome” in the United States. “As an industry, we...

Genting gets backing for Tuxedo casino

May 15, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, World

Malaysia’s Genting Bhd, one of Asia’s largest casino operators, received a letter of consent from the Tuxedo Town Board to support its bid to develop and operate a casino resort in upstate New...

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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...