2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Grand Lisboa Palace Cotai Faces New Delays as Construction Costs Rise
SJM Holdings Ltd. has once again postponed the opening of the Grand Lisboa Palace -- the company’s first integrated resort on China’s Cotai strip -- to sometime in the second half of 2020. The venue was supposed to open by the end...
Leisure and Resorts World Philippines Expansion Comes as Government Scrutinizes Gaming
Leisure and Resorts World (LRWC) is adding between 10 and 15 new arcades in the Philippines while national officials flip-flop on support for gaming. Under the plan, LRWC will open its own new arcades. Or, it will acquire existing venues. The company...
Resorts World Genting Malaysia Theme Park Projected to Open in 2020 After Legal Battle
A delayed theme park at Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting casino could open as early as next year after Genting Malaysia Berhad recently settled lawsuits in a licensing dispute involving 21st Century Fox and the Walt Disney Company. Located near Kuala Lumpur --...
Philippines Police Close Down Lottery Outlets after President Duterte Alleges Widespread Corruption
Philippine National Police (PNP) shut down several hundred venues across the nation Saturday that had featured Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) games -- in a brazen crackdown ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte due to what he called “massive corruption.” The controversial leader...
Construction on Hard Rock Gary May Start in September as Casino Competition Looms from Illinois
Hard Rock Casino Gary construction could begin as early as September and be completed by the end of next year -- if owner Spectacle Entertainment gets required city and Indiana state approvals over the summer. Spectacle officials told the Gary Plan Commission...
PAGCOR Refuses to Shut Down Casino Filipino Manila Bay, Rejects Audit Claims
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) Monday -- dismissed a national auditor’s recommendation -- that its Casino Filipino Manila Bay consider closing after it was alleged the property had five successive years of net losses totaling about $41.3 million (PHP 2.113...
SJM Holdings Macau Casinos Could Go to Facial Recognition Technology, Pending Regulatory Approval
SJM Holdings Ltd Macau gaming venues so far have not installed facial recognition systems. But company CEO Ambrose So Shu Fai has not ruled out their use in the future. "We don’t have those devices installed in our premises,” Ambrose So told...
Chinese Tourists Soon Will Cruise into Manila, Philippines Gaming Venues
Cruising to Philippines resort casinos likely will be more of a breeze once Solaire Cruise Center -- a two-berth pier for cruise ships -- opens on Manila Bay in 2021. The cruise center is being developed by Sureste Properties. The company is...
Martha’s Vineyard Tribe Agrees to Stop Construction on Gaming Venue as Wampanoag Courtroom Challenges Loom
Leaders of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) promised this week they will halt construction on their Martha’s Vineyard bingo hall. But compliance with a new local order came only after the Massachusetts tribe worked on foundation walls and footings. A...
Foxwoods Incoming CEO John James Faces Regional Gaming Competition, Declining Slot Revenue at New Post
Foxwoods Resort Casino new President and CEO John J. James has multiple challenges ahead, including an increasingly competitive Northeast gambling market and declining slot revenue at the Connecticut tribal venue when he takes over next month. James has a tough job,” the...
