By 
Terry Davis ·
Macau’s six casino operators and junket firms working with those have donated more than $25 million for research, prevention, and treatment of the novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed…
By Terry Davis ·
The senior Japanese ruling party lawmaker who got arrested in a widening bribery scandal accepted luxury items from a Chinese gambling company during his trip to Macau, which he made…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau’s gross gaming revenue continued to slide in November as the world’s biggest casino gambling hub is on track to close its worst year since 2016. The tiny Chinese enclave,…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau-based casino resort developer and operator Macau Legend Development Ltd. said this week that it expects to complete the construction of a multimillion integrated resort in Cape Verde by the…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau’s casino regulator has warned the city’s six gaming operators to refrain from using artificial intelligence tools that help them track the biggest spenders among their gamblers, Bloomberg reports citing…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau’s casino regulator has begun conducting surprise inspections at junket-controlled gaming rooms at the city’s casinos in the light of recent allegations by Mainland media that illicit activities might be…
By Terry Davis ·
Four suspected robbers arrested after pepper-spraying casino staff and stealing HK$3.1 million from a baccarat table at a Macau casino Four suspects – three men and one woman – were…
By Terry Davis ·
The Health Bureau of the special administrative region has licensed nearly 550 smoking lounges at 31 casinos since the beginning of the year Macau’s Health Bureau – Serviços de Saúde…
By Terry Davis ·
Las Vegas Sands is betting big on Macau, despite the uncertainty around the expiration and renewal of the city’s six casino concessions and sub-concessions in 2022 Gaming and hospitality powerhouse…
By Terry Davis ·
Pansy Ho, daughter of Macau casino king Stanley Ho, joins SJM Holdings shareholder alliance to secure controlling stake in the company Hong Kong businesswoman Pansy Ho has formed a strategic…
By 
Robert Johnson ·
Melco’s Macau integrated resorts fully booked for Lunar New Year; CEO downplays gaming revenue dip projections Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s Macau properties are sold out for the upcoming Lunar New…
By Robert Johnson ·
In an unprecedented move, Malaysian court allowed Wynn Macau to collect its dues from a gambler A Malaysian court sided on Friday with Wynn Macau in a multi-million-dollar lawsuit against…
By Robert Johnson ·
Studio City to cease VIP rolling chip operations as owner Melco looks to diversify offering beyond gambling Gaming and hospitality company Melco Resorts & Entertainment is set to cease VIP…
By Robert Johnson ·
Melco partners Macau SME to develop the city’s largest array of solar panels as part of corporate social responsibility commitment Casino and hospitality giant Melco Resorts & Entertainment announced today…
By Terry Davis ·
Macau’s Health Bureau issues more than 370 permissions for smoking lounges at city casinos ahead of new law’s implementation Macau’s Health Bureau has licensed 378 smoking lounges at the city…
By Robert Johnson ·
Macau lawmakers continue debate on draft legislation aiming to bar casino workers from entering gambling venues outside work hours A specially appointed inspector will conduct random checks on Macau casino…
By Robert Johnson ·
Macau’s casino operators will initially come across serious challenges in their bidding for a casino license in Japan, a legal experts believes Chinese casino operators might initially face certain setbacks…
By 
Anthony Huber ·
After being forced to shut down for the first time on Saturday night, Macau casinos opened Monday morning as typhoon Mangkhut caused huge devastation in Hong Kong and killed at…
By Robert Johnson ·
Two subsidiaries of US gaming and hospitality giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. have applied for trademark protection in Macau, news outlet Macau Business reports citing a dispatch in the city’s Official…
By Terry Davis ·
A group of Macau casino workers – mostly dealers – participated in a demonstration on Monday, calling for stricter control on smoking at the city’s gambling venues. The protest was…
By Robert Johnson ·
Macau junket operator Suncity Group Holdings Limited has completed the purchase of Vietnam-based integrated resort developer Star Admiral Limited after the finalization of the deal had been delayed several times.…
By 
Susan Sutton ·
The International Monetary Fund expects Macau to become the richest place in the world by 2020, overtaking oil-rich Qatar as the jurisdiction with the highest GDP. Meanwhile, the trade war…
By Robert Johnson ·
A total of 233 requests for casino floor exclusion were submitted to the Macau Gaming Inspection and Co-ordination Bureau during the first half of the year, the regulator said Monday.…
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Macau launched Thursday a public consultation on a draft legislation that, if approved, would allow the special administrative region’s Chief Executive to order the closure of border…
By Robert Johnson ·
The government of Macau introduced Friday a piece of legislation that calls for banning casino workers from entering gaming facilities beyond working hours, local news outlets report. The measure aims…
By Robert Johnson ·
Part of Macau Legend’s $300-million casino resort in Cape Verde will open doors this August, CEO David Chow Kam Fai told local media earlier today after the company’s Annual General…
By Robert Johnson ·
Melco Resorts & Entertainment will not resort to junket operators to bring VIP customers to the new tower at its City of Dreams Macau integrated resort, Lawrence Ho, CEO and…
By Anthony Huber ·
Today, the Health Bureau (SS) of Macau revealed that it has been reached out by two casinos applying to build a total of 12 smoking lounges in their properties as…
By Robert Johnson ·
Construction work on a $500-million casino resort on the Boracay Island is slated to begin in 2019, developers Galaxy Entertainment and Leisure and Resorts World Corp. confirmed earlier today. The…
By Susan Sutton ·
Macau-based CEO and Co-Chairman of Macau Legend Development Limited, David Kam Fai Chow thinks the local gambling market could take two or three more gaming concessionaires. With the current licenses…