31st
October Chongson, South Korea
Source: Yahoo Asia/AFP
South
Koreans stampede to new casino
29th
October Seoul, South Korea
Source: Yahoo Asia/AFP
South
Koreans rediscover gambling habit
28th
October Manila Source:
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Online casino allowed to
resume operations
27th
October Tokyo Source:
Yahoo Asia/Dow Jones
Japan
Business Briefs: Konami Casino Game Machine License
26th
October Aukland, New Zealand
Source: Yahoo Asia/Dow Jones
NZ-Sky
City-Casino -2: Due Diligence On Canbet Continues
24th
October Manila Source: Yahoo
Asia/Dow Jones
Gambling
Obsession Root Of Philippine Political Crisis
19th
October Brisbane Source:
Yahoo Aus/Reuters
Jupiters
says Q1 earnings above budget
17th
October Herts, UK/Australia
Source: PowerVR Press release
Aristocrat
Technologies to use PowerVR technology in Casino Video Machines
14th
October Manila Source: Business
World
State control of legal gambling
to cease, Estrada vows.
11th
October Canberra/Sydney
Source: Yahoo Asia/SMH
Australian
Govt May Try Again on Internet Gambling Ban
Place
your bets, online casinos are ready to roll
Gambling
online set for growth
10th
October Sydney Source:
Yahoo Asia/Dow Jones
Australian
Gambling Bodies Happy Internet Ban Thwarted
10th
October Sydney Source:
Internet.com
Failed
Moratorium Leaves Cheers and Fears in Gambling Industry
10th
October Canberra Source:
Yahoo Asia/Dow Jones
Australian
Govt's 12-Mo Internet Gaming Ban Defeated
9th
October Brisbane Source:
Asia Pulse
Casinos
Austria Holding to Take Over Cai Australia
9th
October Australia
Source: Yahoo Australia/Dow Jones newswires
Casino
Austria Receives Takeover Offer At A$1.20-Shr
8th
October Cambodia Source:
Yahoo Asia/AFP
Malaysian
tycoon gambles on Cambodia's future
4th
October Taipai,Taiwan
Source: China Times Inter@ctive
CEPD
Backs Conditional Opening of Casinos on Offshore Islands
29th
September Manila, Philippines
Source: Yahoo Asia/Dow Jones
PentaCapital
To Manage Mondragon Philippines' Mimosa
12th
September Sydney Source:
Press release
Sydney
based game developers Next
Generation Gaming have announced the successful completion of venture
capital financing. The company specializes in developing games for internet,
WAP and interactive TV.
Founders Tony McAuslan and Mario Castellari both held senior executive
positions with machine manufacturers including Aristocrat and IGT prior
to the companies formation eight months ago.
Next
Generation Gaming scores venture capital trifecta
12th
September Sydney Source: Yahoo
Finance Australia
My
Casino has revealed half year results that show a loss for the period
of A$1.1 million. The company being the target of credit card fraud amounting
to some A$3.5 million from several South East Asian countries. The former
gold mining company relisted on the Australian stock exchange in April
as an online casino operator and is licensed by the Pacific Island of Vanuatu
where gaming tax is just 4%. Part of what were formerly the New Hebrides
the islands are located some 1500km from mainland Australia
Online
Gaming Co My Casino Targeted by Cyber Card Sharks
11th
September Melbourne Source: The
Age/Yahoo Aus/NZ
The
Crown
Casino which is the venue for the World Economic Forum Asia-Pacific
has been fortified with barricades by police ahead of the conference. The
Southern hemispheres largest casino with 350 tables and 2,500 slots will
apparently also remain open round the clock regardless of the disruption
planned by protesters.
Casino
complex resembles fortress ahead of summit
Ragtag
army descends on Melbourne for anti-globalisation protest
4th
September North Korea Source:
AFP/Yahoo Singapore
The
Emperor Group based in Hong Kong is according to a report from the Associated
Free Press planning to open a casino in North Korea. The 16 table and 52
slot operation will be located near the border with China and Russia with
an opening date set for the 17th October. North Korean citizens will be
barred from entry.
Stanley Ho opened the $233 million Casino Pyongyang in North Korea during
1999.
Hong
Kong group to open casino in North Korea next month
1st
September Sydney Source:
SMH
Leading
up to the Sydney Olympics the Australian gaming industry is once again
in the news. An interim government report has revealed alleged criminal
activity at the Star
City Casino. Actions now being taken including the transfer of surveillance
staff to the Casino Control Authority with the hiring of another 12 personnel
for the department. The report also has the recommendation that if players
are barred from one states casinos the ban should apply nationally.
Inquiry
exposes law-breaking at casino
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