Casino News

Temmuz 23, 2015

Wide market expected for Tigre de Cristal casino in Russia

According to Macau Business Daily, Lawrence Ho, co-chairman and chief executive officer of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., hopes the Russian casino-resort project Tiger De Cristal in Vladivostok, Russia will fulfill the local demands of South Korea for casinos, and will not only target Chinese gamblers, but also those from Russia, Japan and South Korea. Although Ho’s company’s other projects in […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

Vietnam’s Laguna Resort receives RFC extension till 15th September 2015

Vietnam is one country that has benefited greatly from the collapse of Macau’s casino industry. High stake gamblers from Mainland China have shown a preference to travel to Vietnamese casinos where the gambling laws are more relaxed. The Vietnamese government has encouraged foreign investors to set up new casinos in the country as the gambling tax generated will be extremely […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

Rivers Casino and Mohawk Harbor developers provide tour of construction site

On July 21st 2015 in Schenectady, the developers of the Rivers Casino and Mohawk Harbor are showing off their latest project. Project leaders hosted a tour of the construction site on Erie Boulevard. The tour included a walk of the eastern side of the 60-acre property where the Mohawk Harbor will be situated. The Mohawk Harbor will be a 50-boat […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

34 gambling establishments apply for South Korea casino licenses

The Asian gaming boom continues even as revenues shrink in flagship Macau. Seeing massive tax possibilities and tourism benefits, coupled with an exodus of VIPs from Macau, several Asian countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines and South Korea are upping the stakes to attract gamblers from nearby countries. South Korea appears to be the biggest benefactor from Macau’s decline as […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

Cambodian gaming tax revenue Up 20% first 6 Months

The Cambodian Daily is reporting that gaming tax revenue increased year on year a full 20% in the first half of 2015 to $12 million. A Finance Minister is cited as saying that the increase is due to an increase in Thai gamblers crossing the border to play in Cambodian casinos. In the January through June period of 2014, casinos […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting could earn immunity from smoking ban

Malaysia, a pre-dominantly Islamic country, has extremely strict gambling laws and only one casino is permitted to operate in the country. The Resorts World Genting casino resort is a popular tourist destination for people to hang out, have fun and try their luck as the casino of the area. Malaysia has decided to tighten its public smoking laws and by […]
Temmuz 23, 2015

1st Gaming Congress Kazakhstan begins in Almaty August 20th

The gambling industry is growing in what are now known as the The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The CIS consists of the former Soviet Republics of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Before now there was has been no centralized organization for the industry players to network, share knowledge, and expand their businesses. Thus […]