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Rest of Asia

GEN Sing investors nod domicile swap, final dividend

Apr 18, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Genting Singapore Plc, the operator of the Resorts World Sentosa casino resort (pictured), approved at its extraordinary general meeting on Tuesday a change of legal domicile for the company from the...

Star Vegas casino recovers after vendor breaches: Donaco

Apr 17, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd says its Star Vegas Resort and Club operation at Poipet, Cambodia, “continues to rebuild”, and is “recovering from the damaging effect of the Thai...

S. Korea foreigner casinos see early 2018 sales up 16pct

Apr 16, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Gambling sales at South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos rose 15.9 percent year-on-year in the first two months of the year, reported Yonhap news agency, citing data from the Korea Casino...

Macau official downplays Hainan tourism threat

Apr 16, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, said on Sunday that he does not expect a recent central government announcement regarding neighbouring Hainan (pictured) to have a...

Japan poker outfit to have Taiwan tournament

Apr 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The All Japan Poker Championship (AJPC) has announced a partnership with Taiwan-based poker club Chinese Texas Hold’em Poker Association. The Taiwanese poker organisation will “work with the AJPC...

Philippine casino proxy betting is AML loophole: U.S.

Apr 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Philippines’ tolerance of casino proxy gambling, involving bets placed on behalf of someone not physically present in a gaming venue, was one of the “ongoing deficiencies” of the...

Genting group says prepping Japan casino licence bid

Apr 10, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino investor Genting Bhd has expressed optimism that Japan’s Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill will be tabled during this year’s parliamentary calendar. The Malaysian group is also...

New Tak Chun VIP gambling club in Da Nang, Vietnam

Apr 09, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Macau casino junket operator Tak Chun Group has opened a new VIP club in the city of Da Nang in central Vietnam, a representative of the group confirmed to GGRAsia. The person – who asked not...

Silver Heritage seeks non-court route in Nepal row

Apr 09, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino operator and developer Silver Heritage Group Ltd says it is seeking non-court resolution for a dispute with a former consultant it employed in Nepal. Silver Heritage recently launched a...

Bloomberry net profit more than doubles in 2017

Apr 06, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Asian casino developer Bloomberry Resorts Corp posted a net profit of PHP6.06 billion (US$116.4 million) in the year ending December 31, it said in a filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange on...