21st December
Macau
The China Daily
Macau
SAR government embraces rosy picture
17th December
Las Vegas & Macau
IHT/Bloomberg News
Galaxy
outlines $591 million casino plan
Galaxy Resort Casino intends spending
$591 million on three hotel casinos in Macau. The Waldo opening in April
with 38 tables and 150 slots.
15th December
Macau
China View/Xinhua.net
Macao
to ensure security in logistic, personnel
11th December
Macau
Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Macau's
Economy Grew At Record Rate Of 25% In 3Q
Visitors increased 33% in the September
quarter and government revenues from Stanley Ho's casinos jumped 43%.
4th December
Macau
BBC.co.uk
Macau's
gambling shake-up
18th November
Las Vegas & Macau
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wynn
impressed with gaming potential in Asia
Wynn Macau will open in early 2006
however Shelton Adelson's project will be doing business much earlier.
15th November
Macau
Xinhuan Net/China View
Casinos
in Macao pay record high tax
Stanley Ho's 11 casinos have so
far contributed U.S. $1.125 billion to the Macao Special Administrative
Region in 2003. The amount for the whole of 2002 was U.S.$937.5 million.
12th November
Hong Kong
News.gov.hk
Police
smash Wong Tai Sin gambling den
4th November
Macau
Channel News Asia
More
Mainland Chinese head for Macau's 2 casinos
2nd November
Macau Bloomberg.com
Macau
Property Market to Rebound on Casino Ventures, Post Says
1st November
Las Vegas & Macau
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Wynn,
board expected to hold meeting in Macau next week
22nd October
Macau San Francisco
Chronicle/AP
Casino
mogul Steve Wynn urges Macau to suppress wanton loansharking
15th October
Hong Kong HK
Information Services
Gambling
counselling hotline opens
5th October
Taiwan & Macau
China Post
Second
cash card holder uses scam to borrow millions
Despite having a limit of NT$50,000
a Taiwanese punter in Macau managed to withdraw NT$2.56 million with his
ATM card.
26th September
Hong Kong Fox
Sports World/AP
Hong
Kong betting operator accepts bets on UEFA Cup match already underway
19th September
Macau & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Chinese
regulator critical of Wynn remarks
The article also covers panel discussions
from G2E with comments by Peter Dean of the GBGB and Teresa Tunstall from
Gamcare.
5th September
Macau & Las Vegas
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Labor
problem erupts at Adelson's casino project in China
1st September
Hong Kong
Source: Channel News Asia, BBC.co.uk & FoxSports
Asian
countries fight illegal offshore betting on horse racing
Asia
tackles offshore betting
Hong
Kong teams up with seven countries to fight illegal offshore betting
The Racing Federations of Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, India and Singapore have
signed an agreement not to advertise or promote their products in each
others countries without permission.
29th August
Hong Kong Source:
Sporting Life
HK
betting pools may be opened
28th August
Las Vegas & Macau
Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal
Progress
in Las Vegas, waiting in Macau for Wynn
Wynn
Las Vegas ahead of schedule, developer says
28th August
Las Vegas & Macau
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune/AP
Casino
developer: Time running out for gambling reforms in Macau
10th
August
Hong Kong Source:
Sydney Morning Herald
$50m
carry-over a triple treat for HK
8th
August
Las Vegas & Macau
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Analysts:
Legislation could delay Wynn Macau project
It could possibly be late
in 2004 or even 2005 before The Venetian and Wynn Resorts open their casinos
in Macau.
4th
August
Hong Kong Source:
FoxSports/AP
Legal
soccer betting in Hong Kong attracting mostly small-time gamblers
2nd
August
Hong Kong Source:
Taipei Times
Hong
Kong places its bets on soccer games for first time
28th
July
Hong Kong Source:
TelecomAsia.com
HK
cellcos to cash in on legalized soccer betting
25th
July
Macau Source: Manila
Times/Bloomberg - Opinion
Macau’s
Ho faces onslaught from Vegas casino owners
Everything you ever wanted
to know about the 81 year old Dr Stanley Ho, STDM & the two U.S.competitors
hoping to compete with his new company SJM.
23rd
July
Las Vegas & Macau, China
Source: Las Vegas Sun
Adelson
details plans for new Strip in China
22nd
July
Las Vegas & Macau
Source: Yahoo/Reuters & Las Vegas Sun
U.S.
gaming mogul seeks developers for Macau site
Adelson
details plans for new Strip in China
22nd
July
Las Vegas & Macau
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Las
Vegas Sands, Inc., Parent Company of The Venetian Las Vegas, Begins Development
of a Las Vegas-Styled Strip on Cotai, Macao,
21st
July
Hong Kong Source:
MSNBC.com/Reuters
Legal
Hong Kong soccer betting kicks off August 1st
16th
July
Hong Kong Source:
Informa Media
Galaxy
plans HK's first iTV gambling
- In brief
13th
July
Hong Kong Source:
The Standard
Gambling
on football no sure bet for club coffers
Betting on Soccer has now
been legalised in Hong Kong. Turnover on racing at the Hong Kong Jockey
Club declined to HK$72 billion this season. In 1997 it was HK$92.3 billion.
11th
July
Hong Kong Source:
News Channel Asia
HK
passes bill to allow betting on soccer
Lawmakers passed the gambling
bill 30-24 yesterday, there had been strong opposition from Christian groups.
The soccer betting franchise will be operated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.
10th
July
Macau Source:
The Peoples Daily
Macao's
Gaming Company Settles Decades Long Labor Dispute
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