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Ladbrokes Poised To Take Bets From China
15th August 2007

The British "High Street" bookmaker, Ladbrokes, is making headlines once again with plans to enter the lucrative Chinese sports betting market. This nearly exclusive deal for Ladbrokes follows other successful expansions into countries such as Italy, and with simultaneous expansion plans set for Spain and other locations.

Police In Vietnam Raid Hotel Casinos
30th May 2007

Police in Vietnam have conducted a series of raids on upscale hotels that have casino operations. Hotels rated 4 stars or higher are allowed to operate casinos in Vietnam, but only for foreign guests. Hundreds have been caught in the police dragnet for illegal gambling in Vietnam's upscale hotels.

PAGCOR In Talks With Greek Casino Company
21st March 2007

State-operated Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is preparing to break ground on a $20 Billion entertainment city to be built on the coast of Manila Bay. As part of it's initial talks with foreign investment groups, PAGCOR has entered into discussions with Greece's Loutraki Casino.

Gambling On The Cricket World Cup
10th March 2007

The Cricket World Cup is an international sporting sensation watched closely by cricket fans around the world. In an age where sports and betting go hand-in-hand, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep a lid on bookmakers looking to cash in on such events. Authorities in Pakistan are having a particularly difficult time with bookmakers, with the bookies apparently winning the war of wagers.

Genting Severs Ties To Stanley Ho
6th March 2007

Genting International announced earlier today that they will be removing all ties to Macau casino mogul, Stanley Ho, following concerns expressed by authorities in Singapore. As part of this effort, Star Cruises will be selling it's stake in the Singapore Casino Resort project to Genting, who will now own 100% of the property.

Las Vegas Casino Mogul Defends China
2nd March 2007

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp, Sheldon Adelson, spoke out against China's critics on Thursday. Adelson, one of the wealthiest men in America, stated that the Chinese are living a good life, and that the United States should not take on the position of being the world's police force.

China To Crack Down On Net Gambling
26th February 2007

Officials of the Chinese Government have announced a new initiative to crack down on illegal internet gambling in the country's mainland. Although the activity is illegal in China, it enjoys widespread popularity in most areas of the country.

Branson nixed in casino deal
20th February 2007

A proposed partnership between Britain's Virgin conglomerate and Australia's Tabcorp to open a casino in the southern Chinese boomtown Macau has collapsed, a report said on Tuesday.

Go ahead for casinos to recover RM7.1m gambling debts from former CM
6th February 2007

The Court of Appeal here today allowed the appeal with costs by two foreign casinos to recover RM7.1 million gambling debts owed by former Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Osu Sukam.

Korea's son of Kim lives high life in gambling paradise
2nd February 2007

CHINA has secretly harboured the eldest son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il in Macau for three years, despite the US-led crackdown on North Korea's finances in the former Portuguese colony, local reports say.

Asian gambling stocks set records
2nd February 2007

Asian gambling stocks, industry laggards last year, are setting records as investors bet on new casino projects in Macao and Singapore.

Branson betting on global gambling capital Macau with $4.3b complex
27th January 2007

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group is close to securing a 20-hectare site in Macau to build a US$3 billion ($4.3 billion) casino complex which could add to the city's rise as the world's gambling capital, a newspaper reported yesterday.

Arcade Operators Resist Gambling Clampdown
26th January 2007

To curb the growth of the illegal gambling business, law enforcement officials have been tightening the clampdown on adults-only video game arcades and game machine companies.

Macau gambling revenue jumps
24th January 2007

Macau may have dethroned the Las Vegas Strip as the world's biggest casino center, according to figures available Wednesday that show the Chinese territory's gambling revenue jumped 22 percent to US$6.95 billion last year.

MB orders investigations into illegal gambling dens
10th January 2007

Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo rejected explanations given for the existence of a cluster of alleged illegal gambling dens in Sekinchan and an unlicenced theme park in Ampang.

Penang Police Crush Gambling Syndicate
1st January 2007

Police have crushed the biggest gambling syndicate of 2006 in Penang, which raked in more than RM1 million in bets a month, and detained six people, four of them women.

Macao morphs into a mecca for gambling
31st December 2006

Las Vegas casino operators have been setting up shop in the Chinese territory, and now Macao is poised to overtake Sin City itself.

Gambling on Law lessness
30th December 2006

The precise government figure of 660,206 tourist arrivals in Burma in the past year doesn’t included my short holiday trip by small boat across a small tributary of the Mekong River at Sop Ruak, a sleepy village at the northern edge of Thailand.

Ranong strictly prohibits officials from gambling
28th December 2006

Ranong Province warns state officials not to get involved in all forms of gambling, especially lottery. They will face both criminal charges and disciplinary punishments if they do.

Bill On gambling industry reported out to the Mazhilis
26th December 2006

A bill on On gambling industry has been considered at today’s plenary sitting of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan.

Treasury gets P8.76b from Pagcor
22nd December 2006

Remittance of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. to the national coffers reached P8.76 billion during the first 11 months of the year, data from the Bureau of Treasury show.

Wall St punts on Macau casinos
19th December 2006

WALL Street investors have found the golden touch of the Packer and Ho families to be irresistible, listing their Macau casino interests at the upper end of expectations.

Goa on the road to being Las Vegas
18th December 2006

The biggest floating casino in India, Caravela, is located on a yatch moored offshore near Goa's capital Panaji.

Prosecution to donate computers from video gambling parlors to poor
17th December 2006

The Supreme Prosecutors' Office (SPO) will donate tens of thousands of personal computers seized during crackdowns on illegal video gambling parlors across the country to underprivileged people, SPO officials said Sunday.

Ex-Minister Linked to Gambling Scandal
15th December 2006

Prosecutors are tracing the bank account transactions of former Culture and Tourism Minister Chung Dong-chea as they investigate suspicions that government officials were bribed by businessmen looking for licenses to sell gift vouchers used as payouts in an illegal gambling scheme.

CRM Vendor Bets On Macau Gambling
14th December 2006

PacificNet Inc., a vendor of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), mobile internet, e-commerce and gambling technology in China, has announced it has acquired an additional six percent interest in PacificNet Games Limited (PacGames).

MGM Mirage in talks to build hotels in China
13th December 2006

Hotel and casino company MGM Mirage Inc. (MGM.N) said on Wednesday it is in advanced talks with Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing to create a joint venture to develop non-gaming luxury hotels and resorts globally.

Dynasty Gaming to Offer Mahjong to Chinese Gaming Market through JV with Betex
13th December 2006

Dynasty Gaming Inc. (TSXV: "DNY") today announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with U.K.-based Betex Group plc ("Betex") under which Betex and Dynasty will form a joint venture aimed at helping Dynasty become a gaming content provider in China. Betex is a company under the Chairmanship of Dr. Johnny Hon, who has established himself as one of the leading entrepreneurs helping Chinese companies to gain a foothold in the U.K. and assisting them in being listed on a U.K. exchange.

Sibling rivalry halts Macao gambling IPO
13th December 2006

Winnie Ho, sister of the Macao gambling billionaire, Stanley Ho, said she offered to buy out his stake in the company that controls 16 of the 23 casinos in Macao to settle a legal dispute that has stalled a $1.9 billion public share sale.

Singapore lost, PBL rolls the dice for Japan
11th December 2006

JAMES Packer will continue searching Asia for gaming assets, with Japan tipped to be the major target, after a consortium involving Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd failed to win Singapore's second casino licence.

'Bingo sa Barangay' legitimate, RTC rules
3rd December 2006

BAGUIO CITY – The Regional Trial Court’s (RTC) Branch 5 here has ruled that the operation of the controversial "Bingo sa Barangay" is legal despite claims that the numbers game is being used as a front for "jueteng."

Macau? You bet: Casino lovers will also hit cultural, historical jackpot
2rd December 2006

MACAU - This tiny territory in southern China may be known as the “Vegas of the East,” but don’t let that nickname fool you. There are no fat Elvises, no Cirque du Soleil shows and no Celine Dion musical revues here - yet.

Melco PBL Casino Venture Seeks $1.1 Billion in IPO
2nd December 2006

The Macau gaming venture of Melco International Development Ltd., run by the son of billionaire Stanley Ho, and James Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd., will raise as much as $1.1 billion selling new shares to fund its casino license purchase and hotel construction.

Twelve to stand trial for organized gambling
30th November 2006

Vietnam’s central police department Wednesday said it had finished its investigation into an international football betting ring, including 12 persons to be tried early next year.

Viva Macau! Asia's gambling capital
8th October 2006

The dice are rolling hot on the tables of what was once a sleepy Portuguese colony. With millions of mainland Chinese high rollers arriving every year, developers in Macau are racing to turn the former enclave into Asia's glittering gambling capital.

A new type of treasure island rises
8th October 2006

Macao has a newfound Vegas-like glitz (22 casinos and counting -- and yes, there's a strip) that belies a deeper exotica born of Chinese-Portuguese roots.

Harrah's says it is reviewing Singapore casino bid
4th October 2006

Harrah's Entertainment Inc. , the world's top gaming operator, said on Wednesday it was reviewing its bid for Singapore's second casino resort after it received a $15 billion buyout offer in the United States.

Macau Opens Its 2nd Casino in a Month
29th September 2006

Macau opened its second new casino in a month Friday, with the Grand Waldo Casino and Hotel celebrating its official start in the Chinese territory that may soon replace the Las Vegas Strip as the world's gambling epicenter.

Betting notes value at 600,000 HKD seized in HK prison
25th September 2006

Hong Kong Stanley Prison security officers conducted a special search and found 76 suspected soccer betting notes, said the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department on Monday.

Casino explosion is a job spinner
27th August 2006

MACAU'S DREAM OF becoming Asia's Las Vegas looks good on paper even before it materialises. The first of the new wave of resort casinos, Sheldon Adelson's Sands Macau is reportedly winning US$3million a day, or 3.5 times as much as the group earns from its flagship Venetian Casino Hotel Resort in Nevada. In all likelihood, Sands Macau has already paid for itself.

Casino boom may roll across Asia
25th August 2006

"There could be as many as 10 'Las Vegases' in Asia," said Sheldon Adelson, chief executive officer of the US-based luxury casino operator. "Other countries will say: 'If it's good enough for wholesome Singapore, it's good enough for us."'

Rival parties unite over gaming scandal
25th August 2006

Chances of Cheong Wa Dae reconciling with the country's leading political parties dimmed significantly after both Uri and the Grand National Party took a stab at the presidential office over the latest gaming fiasco.

Prosecutors raid gaming watchdogs
22nd August 2006

State prosecutors yesterday raided the offices of two government agencies on allegations that they took kickbacks from game developers and gift certificate issuers.

Gaming probe focuses on certificate issuers
22nd August 2006

State prosecutors have launched a full-fledged investigation into allegations that issuers of gift certificates used for gambling arcades lobbied politicians and government officials to obtain government approval for their business.

Macao's casino taxes see year-on-year rise in first 7 months
22nd August 2006

The government of the Macao Special Administrative Region has collected 10.81 billion patacas (1.35 billion U.S. dollars) in direct gaming taxes in the first seven months of the year, a year-on-year rise of 13.7 percent.

Bad old days return as Macau casino boss found murdered
21st August 2006

Casino haven Macau's violent past came back to haunt it over the weekend when the boss of one of the city's most lucrative gaming rooms was found brutally murdered, police said Sunday.

Urmila Matondkar adds glamour to Nepal's gaming industry
12th August 2006

Kathmandu, Bollywood's oomph girl Urmila Matondkar, who joined the ranks of the mega-billion film industry's sex symbols with director Ram Gopal Varma's 1995 hit "Rangeela", now has a new role lined up in Nepal - adding glamour to Nepal's gaming industry.

Macau Gaming Co. set for IPO
2nd August 2006

Casino mogul Stanley Ho's Macau Gaming Co. is set to launch a US$1.9 billion (euro1.49 billion) initial public offering in Hong Kong after a Macau court declined his sister's request to block the IPO, a newspaper reported Wednesday.

Harrah's, Genting in Singapore casino bid
31st July 2006

Two consortia -- Malaysia's Genting group (GENT.KL) and Harrah's Entertainment (HET.N) with its Singapore partner Keppel Land (KLAN.SI) -- on Monday formally joined the contest to build Singapore's second casino.

LEGALIZING GAMBLING TO BE ON GUAM BALLOT
31st July 2006

Today the final batch of signatures required to get the initiative that seeks to legalize slot machine gambling is expected to be turned in to the Guam Election Commission.

China police step up gambling fight
28th July 2006 - UPI

China's Ministry of Public Security announced Friday that police in the country will step up the fight against illegal gambling.

Growth of gaming industry a boon to real estate
26th July 2006 - Sabah Daily Express

Real estate development is the main beneficiary of phenomenal growth in Asia's gaming industry and overall economic growth has followed, a property expert said Tuesday.

Banks to fund `water casino'
26th July 2006 - The Standard

The gaming venture between Hong Kong's Melco International Development and Australia's Publishing & Broadcasting has hired four banks to fund an underwater casino resort in Macau, said bankers involved.

Japan Is in Talks With Harrah's, Sands on Casinos (Update1)
25th July 2006 - Bloomberg

Japan's ruling party is holding talks with global gaming companies including Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Harrah's Entertainment Inc. to operate the nation's first casinos after 2010.

Las Vegas Sands to invest US$8b in Macau casinos
24th July 2006 - Channel News Asia

Las Vegas Sands will double its investment in casinos in Macau, spending more than eight billion dollars there and on a neighbouring island over the next four to six years, a report said Monday.

Legalize gambling, Peking University professor suggests
20th July 2006 - Taipei Times

A Chinese academic has called for legalizing gambling to cash in on some of the 700 billion yuan (US$87.5 billion) lost through illegal channels each year, the official Xinhua news agency reported.

Macao Not to Allow Import of Casino Croupiers
20th July 2006 - China.org

The government of the Macao Special Administrative Region has no plan to allow the import of casino croupiers, local media reported Monday.

China loses USD 75 b annually in online gambling
17th July 2006 - Kerala News

Beijing: Online gambling, though illegal, has become such a fad in China that authorities have been forced to launch repeated crackdowns to stem the outflow of nearly USD 75 billion in such activities every year.

Work on casino likely to start soon
14th July 2006 - The Star

LAS Vegas Sands Corp, which won a bid to build Singapore’s first casino, is in talks with the government to refine the project’s design and expects to start construction by the end of the year, a company official said.

Kerzner To Bid For Casino In Singapore
13th July 2006 - Slots Magazine

Kerzner International Ltd, one of four bidders for Singapore's second casino-resort, plans to submit a proposal with an investment in excess of US$1.5 billion, Chairman Sol Kerzner said.

Mayor calls for junking of casino resolution
18th June 2006 - Sun-Star

Mayor Braulio Yaranon called on the City Council to nullify an earlier resolution allowing the operation of a casino within the Camp John Hay (CJH) special economic zone.

Macau's casino taxes see year-on-year rise in first 5 months
16th June 2006 - Xinhua News

The government of the Macau Special Administrative Region has collected 7.7 billion patacas (US$963 million) in direct gaming taxes in the first five months, a year-on-year rise of 17.4 percent.

Tourist police crack down on gambling during World Cup
16th June 2006 - Pattaya Mail

Extra tourist police will be out on the streets during the World Cup series to ensure that gambling and its related crimes are curtailed.

Princess goes to ground in casino
24th July 2005 - Bangkok Independant Newspaper

HSH Princess Bhanuma Yugala disappeared yesterday inside a Cambodian casino a day after she was arrested by Aranyaprathet immigration police for crossing the border without travel documents.

Macau Casino Boom May Push Luxury Home Prices Up 30% in a Year
30th June 2005 - Bloomberg

Cosco Property Development Ltd. has 1,800 people on the waiting list to buy apartments in a planned condominium in Macau, China's gambling capital. Problem is, the building will only have 56 units.

Universal Studios says still in Singapore casino bid
26th June 2005 - The Edge Daily

Global entertainment giant Universal Studios said on June 23 it remained committed to a Malaysian-led consortium bidding for one of Singapore's two casino resorts, dismissing industry rumours that it had left the group.

Genting looks beyond gaming
24th June 2005 - Business Day

Genting, Asia’s biggest publicly traded casino group, says its GP China unit will spend à71m to buy four power plants in China from El Paso, which is the owner of the largest US network of natural-gas pipelines.

Electronic Game Card Widens Focus to $6 Billion Far East Casino Market
9th June 2005 - News Wire

Electronic Game Card, Inc (EGMI), the US rewards based games company, today signalled that it is to enter the Far East casino market by confirming it will be attending the Macau Asian Gaming Expo, 14-15th June and the Asian Casino Expo in Singapore 21-23rd June 2005.

Int'l hands to play more in Macao's casino boom
4th June 2005 - China Economic Net

When MGM Mirage, a US-based hotel and casino company, broke its first ground here on Wednesday, it seemed that more and more international hands are seeking plays in Macao's casino boom.

Grand Casino Work Begins
1st June 2005 - China Daily

MGM Grand Paradise Ltd, a joint venture between Macao casino-owner Pansy Ho and world gambling giant MGM Mirage, yesterday launched the construction of MGM Grand Macao, a grand casino resort.

Eyes on Arroyo family in Senate gambling probe
31st May 2005 - Sun2Surf

Senators in the Philippines will begin hearings on Monday into an illegal numbers game, with opposition law-makers promising testimony that members of the president's family have taken payoffs from gambling syndicates.

Sun International plans to list Singapore integrated resort if it wins bid
30th May 2005 - Channel News Asia

Singaporeans will have a stake in the integrated resort on Sentosa if South Africa-based Sun International, which is bidding to build a resort there, has its way.

GREEK MYTHOLOGY CASINO Net Income of MOP234 Million in First 4 Months of Operation
30th May 2005 - News Wire

Leading Macau gaming and entertainment group Greek Mythology Casino today reported strong performance for its new casino in Macau since its opening on December 23, 2004. In the first 4 months of 2005, Greek Mythology Casino registered net gaming income of over MOP234 million (net of gambling taxes of about 40 percent and concessions paid).

HWGB’s Poipet casino to turn around
27th May 2005 - The Edge

Ho Wah Genting Bhd (HWGB) expects its Cambodian casino operations to turn around and become the group's main earnings driver this year.

Las Vegas Sands to start gaming courses with local schools if it wins bid for integrated resort
26th May 2005 - Channel News Asia

With 35,000 new jobs created after Singapore's 2 integrated resorts are built, employment will be foremost on the minds of resort companies.

Police Chiefs Told: Stop Illegal Gambling Or Leave
23nd May 2005 - Sun Star

IT WOULD only take an arrest of a bettor, collector or operator in a single raid for a police chief to be removed from his post.

DPP to delay casino talks
22nd May 2005 - Taipei Times

The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) caucus whip said yesterday that it hopes to delay cross-party consultations on a proposed amendment to a law to legalize the establishment of casinos on outlying islands.

NATIONAL LOTTERY : Funds used to ‘stuff govt coffers’
22nd May 2005 - The Nation

The Bt38 billion earned from national lotteries has been hijacked to finance pet projects of the powers that be rather than spent to benefit the public, an economist said yesterday.

Opposition sides with Hsieh on opening legal island casinos
22nd May 2005 - China Post

The opposition is on the side of Premier Frank Hsieh in allowing casinos to be set up on outlying islands, but ruling Democratic Progressive Party lawmakers want to postpone the review of the proposed law for legal gambling.

Las Vegas Sands: Singapore cap on casino earnings lifted
21st May 2005 - The Star

Singapore has dropped a restriction forcing operators of its two casinos to generate no more than half of their revenues from gambling, the president of US gaming giant Las Vegas Sands said on Thursday.

Macau's revenue from gaming taxes rises 23 percent
19th May 2005 - East Day

China's Macau Special Administrative Region has seen a 23 percent increase of revenue from gaming taxes during the first four months over the same period last year, local media reported Thursday.

Macau Cashes In With Underwater Casino
19th May 2005 - Daily Mail

An underwater casino is planned for Macau as part of a $1billion casino resort, the latest in a flood of gaming and tourism-related investments in the former Portuguese colony.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Expands Macao Management Team
19th May 2005 - News Wire

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS), and its subsidiary Venetian Macau Limited (VML), announced today that Wolfram Diener will join the organization in June 2005 as vice president of convention and exhibition for the convention and expo center being built at The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel Casino on the Cotai Strip(TM). Mr. Diener will also be responsible for trade show operations for the company in Macao.

Critic Raps Singapore's Tight Controls Over Casino Project
14th May 2005 - VOA News

American casino tycoon Steve Wynn says the Singapore government's direct involvement in designing two casinos could have adverse consequences.

Report: Wynn Slams Singapore's Casinos
14th May 2005 - Forbes

Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn said the Singapore government's direct involvement in designing the city-state's first two casinos was "unsophisticated" and could compromise the outcome, a newspaper reported Saturday.

Investors Back PBL Plans
14th May 2005 - News.com.au

PLANS by Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd to build a new mega-casino in Macau have received strong support despite a lack of detail leading to varying estimates on the cost to PBL.

Macau's Greek Mythology Casino Reveals Its Expansion Plan
13th May 2005 - Newswire

Mr Michael K.M. Chan, Vice President of Greek Mythology (Macau) Entertainment Group Corporation Limited was interviewed by The Standard recently to discuss the business performance and development plan of the newly opened Greek Mythology Casino. The following is the abstract of the interview:

Melco and PBL plan new Macau casino resort
13th May 2005 - Stuff.co.nz

Leisure and entertainment firm Melco International Development and Kerry Packer's Publishing & Broadcasting plan to team up to build a new casino in Macau, PBL said yesterday.

PBL dives for casinos
13th May 2005 - The Courier Mail

PUBLISHING & Broadcasting Ltd has unveiled plans to develop its biggest casino to date - complete with an underwater gaming hall - with its Asian joint venture gaming partner in Macau.

Wynn Resorts Announces Macau Expansion
4th May 2005 - News Wire

Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) announced today preliminary plans for the expansion of its Wynn Macau resort, currently under construction in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China.

NorthCot gambling lord’s release frustrates law enforcers
3rd May 2005 - Minda News

Operatives of the Cotabato Anti-Vice Team tasked to run after illegal gamblers in the province got the dismay of their lives when they learned that a “big fish” in the illegal gambling world they arrested two weeks ago was released and placed under the custody of the mayor of the municipality of M’lang.

Melco lays bet on more low-end casinos
1st May 2005 - China Daily

Hong Kong-listed leisure and entertainment firm Melco International plans to invest up to 90 million pataca in more low-end gaming lounges of Macao this year, Managing Director Lawrence Ho said yesterday.

‘Jumbo’ tables for dining, not gaming
30th Apr 2005 - Manilla Times

Not a single chip or playing card was in sight at the grand opening of the controversial Jumbo Kingdom floating restaurant on Thursday night.

Singapore gives green light to two casinos
28th Apr 2005 - Shanghai Star

SINGAPORE approved on April 18 a controversial proposal to legalize casino gambling, clearing the way for two multi-billion dollar casino resorts to bring in tourist revenue and overhaul the island's staid image.

Cards on the table in bid to build casinos in Singapore
26th Apr 2005 - Edinburgh Evening News

SINGAPORE has shortlisted 14 groups to develop two casino resorts expected to cost a combined £1.6 billion and give one of Asia’s stuffiest cities a new image.

Argosy Gaming Company Withdraws from Singapore Integrated Resort Proposal Process
26th Apr 2005 - News Wire

Argosy Gaming Company (AGY) today announced that it has been selected by the Singapore Tourism Board to participate in a Request for Proposal to develop an integrated resort complex in Singapore, but has withdrawn its name from further consideration for the project.

Singapore Selects Mark Advent's Eighth Wonder as Finalist for Nation's First Integrated Resort and Gaming Licenses
25th Apr 2005 - News Wire

Eighth Wonder, a resort developer led by gaming and entertainment industry pioneer Mark Advent, has confirmed that the company and partner Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (HOT) are among the finalists being considered to operate one of Singapore's first integrated resorts.

Harrah's, Keppel Land Invited to Submit Proposals for Integrated Resort in Singapore
25th Apr 2005 - News Wire

Harrah's Asia Pte Ltd., an indirect subsidiary of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (HET) and Keppel Land, Ltd., have been invited by the Singapore Tourism Board to submit joint proposals for two integrated resorts in the Republic of Singapore.

MGM MIRAGE Announces Grant of Macau Subconcession to Its Joint Venture With Pansy Ho Chiu-king
19th Apr 2005 - News Wire

MGM MIRAGE (MGG) announced today that its joint venture partnership with Pansy Ho Chiu-king has been granted a subconcession which allows the partnership to develop and operate hotel and casino resorts in Macau. The subconcession has been approved by the government of Macau S.A.R.

Business in Asia -- April 19, 2005
19th Apr 2005 - Newswire

A round-up of Asian stock markets prepared by Asia Pulse, the real-time, Asia-based wire with exclusive news, commercial intelligence and business opportunities.

HK tycoon to create Macau casino firm
18th Apr 2005 - News Wire

Hong Kong tycoon Lui Che-woo plans to turn his K. Wah Construction Materials Ltd. into Hong Kong's first publicly traded casino operator by selling a Macau venture to the company for HK$18.4 billion ($2.4 billion), according to a published report Tuesday.

Singapore to Allow Casinos to Boost Tourism, Add Jobs
18th Apr 2005 - Bloomberg

Singapore scrapped a four-decade ban on casinos to boost tourism, clearing the way for companies including Las Vegas Sands Corp. and MGM Mirage to compete for the right to build an entertainment complex in the city.

Singapore May Drop Casino Ban To Help Triple Tourism Revenues
18th Apr 2005 - Bloomberg

Singapore will probably end a four- decade ban on casinos as part of a plan to triple the island's $5.8 billion of tourism revenue, investors including Templeton Asset Management Ltd.'s Mark Mobius said.

Singapore Warms To Casino
18th Apr 2005 - Herald Sun

TABCORP and Kerry Packer's Publishing and Broadcasting are likely to get serious about Singapore's first casino licence after former prime minister Lee Kwan Yew shifted ground yesterday and lent his support to legalised gambling.

Singapore Set To Announce Decision On Casino Issue
17th Apr 2005 - Channel News Asia

SINGAPORE : The government has rolled the dice on the casino issue, but exactly how the chips have fallen will only be known on Monday when Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announces the decision in Parliament.

Casino A Small Component Of Integrated Resort Proposals
17th Apr 2005 - Channel News Asia

SINGAPORE : The Cabinet has received many good proposals on building an integrated resort, where a casino is a relatively small component, Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean has said.

Report: Singapore Official Touts Casinos
17th Apr 2005 - Forbes

Up to 10,000 jobs could be created if Singapore allows two casino resorts to be built, a newspaper quoted a labor leader as saying Sunday, a day before Parliament was expected to announce whether the project will go ahead.

S'Pore Likely To OK Casino: Analyst
16th Apr 2005 - Sabah Daily Express

SINGAPORE: Singapore will decide next week whether to allow a casino, after receiving 19 concept proposals from some of the world's top gaming operators to build, own and operate a casino resort here.

Taming The Casino Dragon: The Only Certain Thing In Life Is It's Uncertainty
16th Apr 2005 - Home Affairs Ministry

The great CASINO debate has been raging relentlessly for the past months. By now, every Singaporean must be acutely aware, if not already weary, of the issues involved. The proponents have steadfastly argued for the monetary benefits of such a venture while the sceptics frowned on the social ills which it must inadvertently bring. Unfortunately, it is neither an issue which can be clinically analysed nor expeditiously decided.

Home Affairs Ministry releases Chia Teck Leng's paper on casino gambling
16th Apr 2005 - Channel News Asia

SINGAPORE : Once the second biggest casino gambler in the world, he is serving 42 years in jail for cheating banks of $117.1 million to feed his habit.

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