May 21, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Macau casino operators are ready to adapt gaming floors to a full smoking ban but regulatory changes could even impact private rooms, says MGM China Holdings Ltd’s chief executive Grant Bowie...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau
Macau casino operators “are the most eager stakeholders” in pushing for economic diversification in the city, says Pansy Ho Chiu King, co-chairperson of Macau-based gaming operator MGM China...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Mainland China will soon start issuing smart cards to replace paper permits for people commuting between the mainland and Macau, the official news agency Xinhua reported. University of Macau gaming...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd reported today record revenue for the first quarter of 2014. The company reported revenue of HK$20.2 billion (US$2.6 billion) for the first three months of the year, up...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
There’s a new breed of weighty casino gamblers that might be justifiably referred to as ‘PIPs’ – or pretty important persons. These are the premium mass players that might not qualify for...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Casino operations in Macau over the last decade have been largely focused on the profits coming from VIPs, but new industry trends show that there will be more profit from focusing on the mass-market...May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
The growth of casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau softened last week, two analysts say. Brokerage firm Sterne Agee said average daily table GGR stood at MOP920 million (US$115.2 million) for...May 19, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Efforts by the Macau government to make the city’s economy more diverse are yet to materialise but that should not dent the gaming industry, says Vincent Piket (pictured), head of Office of the...May 18, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance Francis Tam Pak Yuen (pictured) says the government hasn’t set a deadline to restrict the use of China UnionPay swipe card devices inside casinos. “I...May 18, 2014 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Macau
Las Vegas Sands Corp, the first Las Vegas-based operator to open a casino in Macau, had to go through a learning process to understand the unique characteristics of the Asian market, says Sands China...Apr 20, 2021
Japan’s draft regulations for casinos, undergoing public...Apr 01, 2021
Possibly only a “couple” of Macau’s VIP gaming...Mar 18, 2021
Vietnam’s large-scale casino resorts are not likely to...Mar 12, 2021
Key regulatory issues on casino gaming to be addressed by...Jun 05, 2020
Singapore’s plan to establish by 2021 a new body known as...
Singapore, Hong Kong call off
travel bubble announcement
Bloomberg Apr 22
Tokyo, Osaka set for third
virus state of emergency
Japan Times Apr 21
Casinos on hiring spree to
keep up with growing demand
Las Vegas Review-Journal Apr 21
”The [VIP and premium-mass] segments are following very different trajectories, and we would expect that to continue for the time being”
Grant Chum
Chief operating officer of Macau casino operator Sands China