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Investment bank Goldman Sachs has initiated research coverage on Russian casino investor Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd, with a ‘buy’ rating and a target price of HK$15.70 (US$2.02)....May 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
With the average length of stay of same-day visitors to Macau standing at 4.8 hours in April, and same-day visitors accounting for 54 percent of all visitors to the city that month according to...May 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
Shishi Daily, a newspaper based in Fujian province, mainland China, is reporting that RMB400 million (US$64 million) of alleged gambling money was seized by the Public Security Police in a raid on a...May 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
Roxy Casino in Cambodia has just re-opened, after undergoing refurbishment and renovation. The property is currently part of a reverse-listing process that will see it listed on the Australian stock...May 26, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Seven out of 10 corporate risk managers and company executives polled in a survey by Marsh LLC – a United States-based specialist in insurance broking and risk management – identified employee...May 26, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck
More details have emerged about the likely location of a proposed new airport for the Philippines capital, Manila. A suggested site is on land close to the Manila-Cavite Expressway on the border...May 26, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Over half of Macau’s casino workers are unwilling to work in VIP rooms, where smoking will still be allowed after October 6, shows a Macau-government sponsored survey. The results, announced on...May 26, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Preparatory work for the southern Macau peninsula portion of the Light Rapid Transit railway system is due to start before year-end said Ho Cheong Kei, deputy director of Macau’s Transportation...May 24, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
The current violence in Vietnam may not be bad enough to deter tourists but it may dent revenues from the gaming and hospitality industries. Hundreds of Vietnamese have recently been arrested in a...May 23, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Liu Han (pictured) – a Chinese tycoon linked in mainland newspaper reports to allegations of money laundering via Macau casinos – has been sentenced to death says Xinhua, an official news agency....(Click here for more)
New Jersey overall gambling
revenue up 10.4pct in April
AP May 17
Shareholders vote down smoke-free
study for Bally’s casinos
Boston Globe May 16
Billionaire media mogul officially
receives Nevada gaming licence
Las Vegas Review-Journal May 16
US$867.8 million
First-quarter gross gaming revenue produced by the Philippines’ licensed commercial-sector casinos