A seven-person committee has been set up by the prefecture and city of Osaka in order to select a private-sector partner for that Japanese metropolis’ tilt at getting a casino resort, a facility known in Japan as an integrated resort or “IR”. The committee is said to include experts...
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Hong Kong-listed gaming equipment and casino services firm Paradise Entertainment Ltd is renewing a “supply framework agreement” with an in-law of Jay Chun, the firm’s chairman. The...
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FBM, a maker of casino slot machines – and an international specialist in electronic bingo machines with a strong presence in the Philippines – says it is title sponsor of the inaugural...
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Factors including a slowing in the mainland China economy and protests in neighbouring Hong Kong might have constrained the tally of visitors to Macau in November and December and as a consequence, the city might not...
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The mainland China authorities expect that the newly-built boundary checkpoint between Hengqin Island (pictured) and Macau – known as Hengqin Port – should be ready for use by December 20. The same date...
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Macau’s gaming regulator says it has currently “no intention” to issue guidelines requesting casino operators to use facial recognition technology to assist in the enforcement of the city’s coming ban on...
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The promoter of the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippine capital said the property’s total November gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose 29.3 percent year-on-year. The property’s performance was...
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The Philippine Department of Tourism said on Wednesday the country remained safe for visitors. It followed widespread reporting of data from the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group indicating a total of 42...
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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 Operators (POGOs)...
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Casino cruise ship operator Royal Caribbean International has signed a “multimillion-dollar marketing partnership” with the Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group to promote fly-cruises, according to a...
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The Singapore Tourism Board says tourism receipts in the city-state fell by 1.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, to approximately SGD6.51 billion (US$4.78 billion). The decline was despite a slight...
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Fitch Ratings Inc says it anticipates the Macau government will take a “pragmatic” approach to the expected public retender of Macau gaming rights that will be occasioned by the upcoming expiry in 2022 of the...
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A seven-person committee has been set up by the prefecture and city of Osaka in order to select a private-sector partner for that Japanese metropolis’ tilt at getting a casino resort, a facility known in Japan as an...
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The mayor of Kitakyushu, an ordinance-level city (pictured) in Japan’s Kyushu region, says his administration has been in contact with three separate companies interested in developing a casino resort there. Kenji...
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Inbound tourism to Osaka is struggling to keep pace currently with the amount of fresh hotel space being created in that market, but the hope is that the World Expo 2025 to be held in that Japanese city – and the...
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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 attraction in its own right...
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The Australian Securities Exchange said after market hours on Monday that shares in Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd were once again free to be traded on that bourse. They had been suspended since December...
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Chinese casino entrepreneur Yang Zhihui has issued what is known as a “writ of summons” – indicating intention to bring a civil lawsuit – against people who say they are acting as receivers in relation to just...
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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 regarding...
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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 Variety newspaper. On...
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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 according to...
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