Following the hugely popular Las Vegas Grand Prix, Formula 1 has emerged as the dark horse of the sports betting world Sin City witnessed a historic surge in bets during the race,…
MGM China Refutes Rumors of Pansy Ho Share Sell-Off
Pansy Ho holds a substantial stake in MGM China, which most recently totaled 380 million shares MGM China has categorically dismissed rumors suggesting that its co-chairperson and executive director, Pansy Ho Chiu…
Efforts against Smoking in Atlantic City’s Casinos Continue
For nearly two decades, casinos in Atlantic City have been exempt from the statewide ban that prohibits smoking within public areas across New Jersey. The exemption in the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air…
Crown Sydney to reduce casino opening hours due to “ongoing economic and financial pressures”
The casino at Crown Sydney will no longer operate 24/7 with management revealing on Monday a reduction in operations as of next Wednesday 29 November. In yet another indication of how Australia’s…
Macau Prosecutor’s Office files appeal demanding reinstatement of fraud charges, concessionaire compensation against former Suncity boss Alvin Chau
The Macau Prosecutor’s Office has filed an appeal to the Court of Final Appeal claiming charges of fraud against the former Chairman of collapsed junket Suncity Group should be reinstated, sources have…
Macau Jockey Club narrowly avoids trainer, jockey strike over reduced pay but future still uncertain
Trainers and jockeys at Macau Jockey Club were planning to strike over a recent decision to reduce prize money by 30% before the organization agreed to delay any such reduction just before…
Macau visitor arrivals up 19% month-on-month to 2.76 million in October
Macau’s visitor arrivals increased by 380% year-on-year and by 19% sequentially to 2,757,308 in October, according to figures from the Statistics and Census Service. Among those, 1,949,510 were from mainland China, up…
Star Entertainment Group inks binding agreement with NSW government on casino duty rates
Australia’s Star Entertainment Group said in a Tuesday morning filing that it has signed a binding agreement with the NSW state government in regard to the casino duty rates it will pay…
Singapore visitor numbers continue to slow in October on seasonality
Singapore welcomed a total of 1,125,948 international visitor arrivals in October, up 37.8% on the same month last year although slightly down on the 1,130,757 who arrived in September. It also represents…
Philippines to see 48 new hotels with 15,000 rooms built by 2028
A Philippines hotels group has unveiled new figures which show a total of 48 new hotels will be developed across the country between now and 2028, adding at least 15,000 more hotel…