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Casino scheme sparks Thai-Cambodian border row: report

Casino scheme sparks Thai-Cambodian border row: report

Dec 31, 2014 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

A casino and hotel project allegedly planned for a disputed border area has sparked a military standoff between Thailand and its neighbour Cambodia (file photo), reported the Bangkok Post newspaper...
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Macau full-2014 GGR down 2.5 pct: Barclays

Macau full-2014 GGR down 2.5 pct: Barclays

Dec 31, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Barclays Research estimates Macau’s full-2014 casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) will have declined by 2.5 percent compared to 2013. The estimate is based on a forecast of a 30 percent year-on-year...
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Vegas Strip revenue drops for 4th consecutive month

Vegas Strip revenue drops for 4th consecutive month

Dec 31, 2014 Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Monthly casino gross gaming revenue on the Las Vegas Strip (pictured), in the United States, fell for a fourth consecutive month in November measured in year-on-year terms. Revenue – or “gaming...
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Okada, Universal cleared of Philippine bribery: firm

Okada, Universal cleared of Philippine bribery: firm

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Universal Entertainment Corp, led by Japanese pachinko entrepreneur Kazuo Okada, said in a filing to Jasdaq on Monday that the Prosecutor General of the Philippines had proposed to the country’s...
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SJM to end 2014 as Macau market leader: analyst

SJM to end 2014 as Macau market leader: analyst

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

SJM Holdings Ltd is likely to close out 2014 as Macau’s December market leader by gross gaming revenue share, said a note issued on Monday by Wells Fargo Securities LLC. The note cited...
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Caesars Korea and partners ink land deal for Incheon

Caesars Korea and partners ink land deal for Incheon

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

A consortium including a unit of U.S. casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp on Monday made a conditional deal to acquire the land for a casino project at Incheon, in South Korea, for just under...
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Tougher smoking rules could come in March: Macau govt

Tougher smoking rules could come in March: Macau govt

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The Macau government could announce in March new tightening to the partial smoking ban in casinos, the new Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Alexis Tam Chon Weng (pictured) said on Monday. He...
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Some senior creditors nod Caesars deal

Some senior creditors nod Caesars deal

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

More than 39 percent of first-lien claimants against Caesars Entertainment Corp’s senior notes have so far agreed on a plan to restructure the casino group’s current US$22.8 billion debts, the...
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Intl Entertainment stock seesaws amid Suncity deal chatter

Intl Entertainment stock seesaws amid Suncity deal chatter

Dec 30, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Shares of International Entertainment Corp seesawed wildly on Tuesday, rising 50.87 percent by the end of Hong Kong trading to close at HKD2.61 (US$0.34) after falling 19 percent the previous day....
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Melco Crown confirms PokerStars room in Manila

Melco Crown confirms PokerStars room in Manila

Dec 29, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines  

The operator of the newly opened City of Dreams Manila casino-resort confirmed in a filing on Monday that it has teamed with the global poker brand PokerStars to launch a room at the property...
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