Location: Asia
Culture ministry licenses first foreigners-only casino in 19 years
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Wednesday it has granted Inspire Integrated Resort a license to operate a foreigners-only... more
Earnings season kicks off with high expectations from F1 for Wynn and MGM
The gaming-industry’s fourth-quarter earnings’ season gets underway Wednesday when Las Vegas Sands holds its call with Wall Street analysts... more
Macau GGR run-rate still accelerating through third week of January
Macau’s gross gaming revenues are estimated to have reached MOP$13 billion (US$1.61 billion) for the first 21 days of January, translating... more
PAGCOR to lay off 665 workers from Manila’s New Coast Hotel as Hong Kong’s IEC prepares to take over casino ops: report
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR will lay off 665 workers from its casino at Malate’s New Coast Hotel Manila when it hands over control... more
Analyst revises Sands Macau estimates downward
Deutsche Bank analyst Carlo Santarelli adjusted his fourth-quarter projections for Las Vegas Sands’s performance in Macau. He took his... more
Macau’s DICJ reveals mass table games accounted for 75% of all GGR in 4Q23
Macau’s mass gaming tables continues to increase their market share, accounting for 75.2% of total table revenue in 4Q23 – up from 74.4% in... more
Horse racing in China’s gaming hub of Macau to end in April, after more than 40 years
HONG KONG (AP) — The government in China’s gambling hub of Macao said Monday that after more than 40 years, there will be no more horse... more
888 cuts dozens of jobs in Israel as part of global layoffs
Gambling group 888 is laying off dozens of its employees in Israel as part of a significant round of layoffs in the organization. 888,... more
Former Tak Chun Group boss Levo Chan sees prison sentence reduced but financial penalties increased by Macau court
Macau’s Court of Second Instance has reduced the prison sentence of former Tak Chun Group chairman Levo Chan by 12 months to 13 years and... more
World Poker Tour hoping to bring tournament poker back to Macau
The World Poker Tour (WPT) is looking to bring tournament poker back to Asia’s gaming hub of Macau, with CEO Adam Pliska stating the... more



