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Cambodia Spurred by US State Dept. Rebuff to Overhaul Casino Regulations
Cambodia is the latest nation to introduce tighter regulations for its casino industry, in part to attract new investment from international operators. The move follows a US State Department report that described the country’s casino sector as “unregulated or under-regulated,” a designation...
Philippine Billionaire Enrique Razon Jr. Sells $74.7M Slice of Bloomberry Resorts
In a shuffling of assets to prepare for his next phase of domestic development, Philippine billionaire Enrique Razon, Jr., has sold 3.18 percent of his stake in casino operator Bloomberry Resorts for PHP3.8 billion ($74.7 million). The Bloomberry chairman’s holding company Prime...
Scotland Named Britain’s Gambling Capital, 68 Percent of Scots Placing Bets
The Scottish people are Britain’s most avid gamblers, according to figures newly published by the UK Gambling Commission, with over two-thirds of adults saying they had gambled in the past year. Or more specifically, 68 percent of Scottish respondents admitted to having...
Typhoon Hato Reveals Shortcomings in Government Attention to Macau Infrastructure
The Macau government has been too conservative with its tax revenue when it comes to funding and improving infrastructure throughout the city. Last month's Typhoon Hato and subsequent Tropical Storm Pakhar exposed the aging city, as bridges, business buildings, and residences in...
Not Quite Area 51, But Area 15 Will Bring Sci-Fi Entertainment to Las Vegas
Area 15 hopes to one day attract sci-fi and comic book fans to a yet-to-be-constructed 146,000-square-foot entertainment facility just steps off the Las Vegas Strip. Proposed by New York real estate development company Fisher Brothers, the venue's blueprint calls for multiple arenas...
Florida Horse Racetracks Safely Harness Hurricane Irma, Damage Minimal
Florida horse racetracks are reporting minimal damages in the wake of Hurricane Irma, once a powerful and violent Category 5 tropical cyclone that stormed up the west coast of the Sunshine State. Gulfstream Park, Hialeah Park Race Track, and Tampa Bay Downs,...
Philippines to Begin Privatizing PAGCOR Properties in 2018
The Philippine government will begin the sale of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation’s (PAGCOR) 17 casinos to private operators early next year, but privatization could take several years, the country’s finance minister said this week. As the country’s casino sector booms, driven...
Junket Operators, Casino Boss Cleared in $101M Bangladeshi Cyber Bank Heist
Philippine prosecutors investigating last year’s notorious Bangladeshi bank heist have dismissed all charges against casino boss Kim Wong and junket operator Weikang Xu. But late last week they recommended the filing of charges against Maia Deguito, a former branch manager at Philippine...
Casino eSports Conference Skipped by Strip Operators, Nevada Expands eSports Betting
Last week's Casino eSports Conference (CEC) held at the Westgate failed to entice representatives from the nearby Strip resorts to take in a series of discussions on the emerging industry. The two-day conference aimed to bring together leaders from gambling and eSports...
College Football Title Odds Scramble After Ohio State Loses to Oklahoma
College football national championship futures look a lot different this Monday morning than they did heading into the weekend, after #5 Oklahoma pulled off a stunner in upsetting #2 Ohio State on their home turf Saturday night. The Sooners win in Columbus...
