31st
October Australia
Source: ABC News Online
PBL confirms online casino
will be based in Vanuatu
30th
October New Zealand
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
NZ's Sky City celebrates
record yr with share split
29th
October Queensland
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
Shares
in Australia's Jupiter Rise 2% on Growth Expectations
29th
October Sydney
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Asian Stock Focus: Australia's
Aristocrat A Popular Bet
The Australian slot manufacturer
now derives 45% of total revenue from International sales and aims to be
the second largest player in the US by 2005.
28th
October South Korea
Source: Chosun.com
Casino
Celebrates Profitable First Anniversary
27th
October Auckland, New Zealand
Source: NZoom.com
New
centre to study gambling
26th
October South Korea
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
S
Korea's Kangwon Land Trades Higher On Growth Hopes
26th
October Kuala Lumpur
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Malaysian
gaming king says has no stake in Genton
25th
October South Korea
Source: Yahoo Singapore/AFP
Casino
shares make hit in South Korean stock market
On the first day of trading
KangwonLand's market capitalization surged to 2.74 trillion won, the second
largest company on the KOSDAQ after Korea Telecom Freetel.
24th
October Kuala Lumpur
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Malaysia's Genting gambles
on Macau licence
24th
October Seoul, South Korea
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Casino's
debut on Korea Kosdaq seen to be a sure win
Shares in Kangwon Land Inc.
that operates the only casino for South Korean's are expected to soar when
trading begins on Thursday.
23rd
October Perth
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Australia's
Burswood Reports Stronger 1Q Performance
Burswood's net profit was
A$22.1 million for the year ending 30th June. Average daily attendance
is around 12,500 daily.
22nd
October Macau
Source: Yahoo Singapore/AP
Macau Says 22 Companies
Keen In Bidding For 3 Gambling Licenses
An interesting field lining
up at the start. Those competing for a license include MGM Mirage, The
Venetian, Aspinall's & Gentings International.
21st
October Macau
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Macau
gets 23 bids for casino licences
Sealed envelopes will begin
to be opened on Monday containing bids for the three gambling concessions
that become available on the 1st January.
21st
October Australia
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse - Oct 19th
Australian
Bookmaker's Plans for ASX Listing Collapse
21st
October Seoul, South Korea
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters - Oct 17th
South
Korea casino operator to list on Kosdaq
20th
October Taiwan
Source: Taipei Times
Welfare
groups say casinos would only hurt Penghu
18th
October New Zealand
Source: Newsroom.com.nz
New
Gambling Laws Are On The Way
Gaming
Review Acknowledges Value Of Racing
The New Zealand Government
has announced that there will be no more casino licenses and future expansion
of existing properties will be not allowed.
17th
October Victoria, Australia
Source: TheAge.com.au
Quarter
of chronic gamblers under 30
15th
October Victoria, Australia
Source: Herald Sun
Pokies
swallow $75 a second
Victorian gamblers lost
more than A$2.36 billion on the states 27,500 machines.
15th
October Australia
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Ainsworth
keen to go ahead with float of new gaming company
Len Ainsworth is the 78-year-old
founder of Aristocrat Leisure, he established Ainsworth Game Technology
after selling his holding in Aristocrat in 1997.
14th
October Australia
Source: The Independent
PBL
bets on UK casino deals
14th
October Australia
Source: ABC.net.au - Oct 10th & 11th
New effort to tackle problem
gambling
Gambling taskforce queries
new gaming code
10th
October Canberra
Source: Sydney Morning Herald/Technology
eBet
gains ACT approval to sell loyalty, tracking systems
10th
October Burma
Source: Bangkok Post
Walkbridge backed for casino
trade
10th
October Jakarta, Indonesia
Source: The Jakarta Post
Sutiyoso
supports gambling center
8th
October Korea
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
Korean
Revenues From Gambling, Race Betting Rise
8th
October New Zealand
Source: New Zealand Herald
Hamilton
casino battle over but its influence may linger
5th
October Bermuda & China
Source: Northern Light/Business Wire
Creator
Capital Announces Opening Date Of China's First Soccer Lottery Betting
Facility
5th
October Las Vegas
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aristocrat Joins American
Gaming Association
3rd
October Victoria, Australia
Source: TheAge.com.au
Inquiry
into casino body's $400,000 'fee'
3rd
October Las Vegas &
Sydney Source: Yahoo/Business Wire
Harrah's Commits to Aristocrat's
CASH EXPRESS Jackpot Systems
2nd
October Melbourne, Victoria
Source: TheAge.com.au
It's
high time, gaming venues warned
Pokie operators who have
not fitted digital clocks on their machines could face fines of up to A$2000.
30 inspectors being sent out to check the states 30,000 machines.
1st
October Melbourne, Victoria
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
State
Govt Levy to Cost Australia's Tabcorp US$4.19 MLN a Year
The levy on the 30,000 gaming
machines in Victoria rose to A$1,533 on the 1st July.
21st
September Perth Source:
Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
Australia's
Burswood Set for Improved Earnings
21st
September Sydney Source:
Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
Australia's
Mycasino Convinces Barclays to Write Off Debt
The company has had a massive
A$934,000 in Credit Card chargebacks since January. On Friday the share
price was up 50% at A$0.03 - in May 2000 it touched $0.80.
20th
September Kuala Lumpur
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
Genting 2H Arrivals To Match
1H
20th
September Philippines
Source: The Philippine Inquirer
Palace
reminder: Gov’t men banned from casinos
19th
September Kuala Lumpur
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
U.S.
attacks don't scare visitors, says Genting
17th
September Australia
Source: TheAge.com.au
Investors
offered a second punt on sex and gambling
15th
September Las Vegas & Australia
Source: Yahoo/PRNewswire
Aristocrat Employees Create
Relief Fund for Red Cross; Company Donates $100,000 to Start Account
13th
September Australia
Source: ABC News Online
SA
Govt waits on support for gambling research proposal
12th
September Australia
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Computer Daily News
Ebet
Takes A Punt On Online Gambling In The US
11th
September Kuala Lumpur
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Dow Jones
PAS
To Shut Genting Casino If It Wins Poll
11th
September New Zealand
Source: Newsroom.co.za
Casino
Workers Settle
10th
September Australia
Source: ABC News
SA
loses more than $500m on pokies each year
10th
September Singapore
Source: Yahoo Singapore/Channel News Asia
250
nabbed in raid on open-air gambling, prostitution den
9th
September Manila Source:
Yahoo Singapore/Reuters
Mondragon
gets adviser for rehabilitation
8th
September Victoria, Australia
Source: TheAge.com.au - 6th Sept
Panel
probes state gaming problems
The
Victorian State Government will fund a Gambling Research Panel costing
A$500,000. Gamblers lost A$2.6 Billion on Pokies in the State during the
last financial year.
5th
September Victoria, Australia
Source: Herald Sun
Minister
under fire over pokies
Opposition
parties claim that Victorian State Government is addicted to gambling revenues.
4th
September Hong Kong
Source: Yahoo Singapore
Dwindling
attendance, turnover greets Hong Kong's opening race meet
4th
September Victoria, Australia
Source: The Herald Sun
$2.36b
lost on pokies
$2.3b
pokie losses spark control calls
The
A$2,360,000,000 win for operators is an increase of 9% over 2000. Pokies
win on average A$6.5 million a day or A$75 a second. Website: Victoria
Casino and Gaming Authority
3rd
September Manila Source:
Yahoo Singapore/Asia Pulse
Philippines'
Waterfront Plans to Set up Hotel-Casinos
Waterfront
Philippines, Inc. operates the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel, Waterfront
Mactan in Cebu and Waterfront Insular Hotel in Davao City.
1st
September Tokyo Source:
National Post & Indepenent.co.uk
44
die in fire, explosion at Tokyo casino
44
dead after explosion in Tokyo gaming club
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