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Gaming Standards Association announces 2017 board
The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has elected its new Board of Directors and officers for...
More visitors good but luck bad for Macau
A seven percent year-on-year rise in Chinese visitation during the second half of January suggests...
Sydney to host world’s richest turf race
Sydney is set to play host to the richest turf race in the world with the announcement of...
Macau January GGR up 3.1 percent
Macau’s gross gaming revenue rose 3.1 percent in January to MOP$19.26 billion, representing the...
Former Sands China boss Ed Tracy to head up Hard Rock Japan
Former Sands China Chief Executive Officer Ed Tracy has been appointed CEO of newly launched Hard...
Macau management quota can’t be rushed
A respected Macau gaming industry academic has warned against rushing locals into upper and middle...
Shun Tak expands Singapore interests
Shun Tak Holdings Ltd, the Hong Kong conglomerate whose interests include VIP gaming in Macau, has...
Macau January revenue slows ahead of CNY
Macau’s average daily rate (ADR) fell 14 percent last week from the first two weeks of the...
Adelson, Wynn among Trump inauguration guests
Casino moguls Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn were among Donald Trump’s high profile campaign...
Cambodian border casinos to suffer Vietnam hit
Cambodia’s many border casinos could find themselves the unlucky losers after Vietnam...
Macau college teams show off eSports skills
The rapidly growing popularity of eSports in Macau was on show late last week with the G4 eSports...
Las Vegas Sands settles over anti-bribery claim
Las Vegas Sands has agreed to pay a criminal penalty of almost US$7 million to settle a...
67 nations to be represented at ICE
This year’s ICE Totally Gaming exhibition will see an incredible 67 jurisdictions and...
Resorts World Las Vegas build almost underway
Construction of the US$4 billion, Chinese-themed Resorts World Las Vegas could start imminently...
Morgan Stanley raises 2017 Macau expectations
Macau can look forward to gross gaming revenue growth of around 10 percent in 2017 – its first...
Macau’s MdMe announces new global gaming law practice
Leading Macau law firm MdME has announced the launch of an International Gaming Law Practice –...
Mass, not VIP, drove last quarter growth
Macau’s Gaming Inspection, and Coordination Bureau released its official figures for 4Q16 on...
Mark Brown out as Best Sunshine CEO
Best Sunshine CEO Mark Brown is set to vacate his current role to take up a position as Chairman of...
Bleak outlook for Crown Resorts staff
The 17 Crown Resorts staff currently being detained in China could be waiting another 12 months...
Chinese credit growth to limit Macau recovery
Slower Chinese credit growth could limit the rate of Macau’s gaming recovery in 2017...
2017 ICE gaming show to attract record attention
This year’s ICE Totally Gaming, already recognized as the world’s biggest annual gaming trade...
IAGA annual gaming summit heads to NYC
Having traveled to the iGaming hub of Malta in 2016, the International Association of Gaming...
Cheap inbound travel key to Macau future: Bernstein
Visitation would likely increase if transport to and from Macau was cheaper, according to a survey...
James Packer returns to Crown Resorts board
Casino mogul James Packer is back on the board of Crown Resorts barely 12 months after stepping...
Philippines issues unique order against illegal gambling
The Philippine government has ordered key law enforcement agencies, headed by the Philippine...
Melco Crown appointments a “significant change” in direction
Melco Crown’s announcement of a number of new senior management appointments late last week...
Macau operators head back to China
Macau’s concessionaires have begun moving staff back into China following the arrest of 18 Crown...
Rising star
This article first appeared in the Jan/Feb 2017 issue of WGM. WGM sits down with Lu Tsai, Chief...
Local ownership to play key Japan role
Japanese regulators are likely to have a significant focus on local ownership when issuing casino...