Former Macau junket figure Huang Shan, who disappeared in 2014 and is alleged to have taken an estimated HK$10 million of investors’ money, has been found in Cambodia, according to the Macau Gaming Information Association (MGIA). According to the Macau Gaming Information Association (MGIA), Huang...
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Golden Week providing Macau October boom
A busy Golden Week spells good news for Macau’s casinos, according to Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen, with the city likely on track for a third consecutive month of year-on-year revenue growth. Govertsen said that his company’s “on the ground” observations differed significantly from...
Imperial Pacific hits record VIP numbers in Saipan
Casino operator Imperial Pacific saw VIP turnover at its Saipan property rise by a staggering 153 percent in September, setting a new all-time record of US$3.95 billion. The figure comfortably topped the US$3.2 billion it turned over in April and makes amends for a disappointing August in which...
MGM begins MGM Cotai recruitment program
MGM has held the first of a series of Mass Recruitment Fairs as it looks to fill 1,200 of the roughly 6,000 gaming and non-gaming positions needed when MGM Cotai opens in early 2017. Hosted in MGM Macau’s Grand Ballroom on Tuesday afternoon, the first Mass Recruitment Fair was focussed on...
Formula 1 looks to gambling for revenue
Formula 1’s new owner believes the sport is missing out on gambling revenue. US mass media company Liberty Media is currently in the process of purchasing the sport from 85-year-old Bernie Ecclestone for US$4.4 billion, and one of their top priorities is to bring F1’s revenue streams...