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All Boracay casinos gone when island reopens says Manila

Aug 14, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Macau’s Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd is not the only casino investor that will be prevented from having a gaming venue on the Philippine holiday island of Boracay (pictured), according to a...

Hotel Okura Manila names Marshall general manager

Aug 14, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines

Hotel Okura Manila announced on Monday the appointment of Jan Marshall (pictured) as its general manager. The new hotel is due to open in the first quarter of 2019 as part of the third-phase...

Chinese apps Alipay, WeChat Pay now at Manila’s Solaire

Aug 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila, and Asia United Bank (AUB), have linked up so that patrons of Solaire can use the Chinese electronic payment services Alipay and WeChat Pay, reports the Manila...

Non-ops gain boosts Travellers Int 1H profit

Aug 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

First-half unaudited profit at Philippine casino operator Travellers International Hotel Group Inc rose 353 percent year-on-year, on gross revenues that actually fell 1.5 percent. Net profit for the...

Govt counsel to review Landing’s Manila land lease

Aug 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippines’ Department of Justice has ordered the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel to review the land lease contract between Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) and casino resort...

IPO for Okada Manila’s promoter in 2019: Universal Ent

Aug 10, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Sales at the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippines rose 30.2 percent sequentially in the second quarter ending June 30, to JPY12.74 billion (US$114.9 million) compared to nearly...

Boracay dream alive, Galaxy Macau Phase 3 delay: exec

Aug 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Francis Lui Yiu Tung (pictured in a file photo), vice-chairman of Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, says the Macau casino operator still believes its plan for a casino resort on Boracay in the...

Duterte orders review of Landing’s land lease contract

Aug 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the country’s Department of Justice to review of the land lease contract between Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NPF) and casino resort investor...

Bloomberry 2Q profit down 17pct on losses from Jeju ops

Aug 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippines-based casino investor Bloomberry Resorts Corp saw its second-quarter profit decline 16.7 percent year-on-year, to nearly PHP1.64 billion (US$30.9 million), compared to PHP1.97 billion in...

Landing Manila plan unaffected by NPF board removal: firm

Aug 07, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Casino resort investor Landing International Development Ltd stated on Tuesday that its plan to develop a casino resort at Entertainment City, in the Philippine capital Manila, would not be affected...