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Aggregate 12 rubella cases at StarWorld, CoD: Macau govt

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s Health Bureau says that in the first 14 days of this month, a total of 12 people recorded as working at Macau casino resorts was confirmed to have caught rubella, a disease also known as...

Still no date for Solaire North ground breaking: Bloomberry

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The start of ground breaking at Bloomberry Resorts Corp’s planned new casino resort at Quezon City on the outskirts of the Philippine capital Manila, is still subject to the group receiving the...

Resorts World Genting still cash cow for backer: Nomura

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Resorts World Genting casino resort near Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur remains a “cash cow” for its promoter, despite a government hike in gaming taxes and licensing fees and uncertainty...

NagaCorp boss Chen Lip Keong to fund 50pct of Naga3 cost

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Asian casino investor NagaCorp Ltd has confirmed that the firm’s founder and chief executive Chen Lip Keong will provide partial funding for the company’s new extension to NagaWorld casino resort...

Okada Manila’s GGR up 68pct in March: Universal

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming company Universal Entertainment Corp says preliminary figures show that the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippines recorded gross gaming revenue (GGR) of nearly...

Paradise Ent flags 2018 dividend, Jay Chun share rejig

Apr 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino equipment maker and casino operations manager Paradise Entertainment Ltd has recommended its board pay a HKD0.025 (US$0.0032) final dividend per ordinary share for the year ending December 31....

New Marina Bay Sands tower won’t have casino: Tanasijevich

Apr 12, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The new tower to be built in Singapore by U.S.-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp as part of the expansion plans for the firm’s Marina Bay Sands complex (pictured), will not include...

MGM Resorts International completes US$1-bln debt offering

Apr 12, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

United States-based casino operator MGM Resorts International says it has completed its offering of US$1 billion of 5.5-percent senior notes due 2027, which were issued at par – the latest stage...

Asia’s Panasonic, Entropy Cabinet welcomed to AGEM

Apr 12, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Two Asian companies are among five new members admitted to the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM). In a press release issued on Thursday, AGEM says its board has approved...

Summer ground breaking for Solaire Quezon: Razon

Apr 12, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Bloomberry Resorts Corp is targeting “June or July” for ground breaking on its planned new casino resort at Quezon City on the outskirts of the Philippine capital Manila. So said the group’s...