Philippine Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) announced on Sunday that it was freezing applications for casino franchises following President Benigno Aquino III’s decision to stem the mushrooming of gambling facilities in the country. Jay Santiago, Pagcor spokesperson,... read more...

Macau-based Sands China, the world’s second-most valuable casino operator, has its sights on expanding into Japan, which it predicts could become Asian largest gambling market. In Macau, the firm’s second-quarter outlook is “extremely good,” said... read more...

Yiannis Mostrous, editor of The Silk Road Investor sees opportunity in the shares of a Cambodian casino operator, but it’s not without risk. My expectation is that Asia will come out of the crisis in... read more...

The Japanese Liberal Democratic Party has had a team studying the possibility of lifting the ban on casinos in Japan since February. The party is responding to the demands of about half of the country’s... read more...

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed in principle to the construction of a large tourism and entertainment centre with a casino on Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien giang. He has... read more...

Construction will commence in October on a new casino resort near the Angkor Wat temples in Cambodia. The US$290 million development, by Korea’s Intercity Group, is targeting high-rollers. Bellus Angkor Resort & City James Cho,... read more...

Asian Coast Development Ltd. hired Lloyd Nathan, formerly president of MGM Mirage Global Gaming Development, to run the first Las Vegas-style casino in Vietnam, the company said in a statement today. Asian Coast, a Vancouver-based... read more...

Singapore’s second casino-resort opened Tuesday, a massive $5.7 billion project by Las Vegas Sands Corp. that aims to makeover the city-state as a Southeast Asian gambling and tourism magnet. After big cost overruns and months... read more...

Things are returning to normal at Western Australia’s Burswood Casino, and for one of the security team, after a court heard of their security staff (“bouncer”) put the hurt on a patron. Media Man and... read more...

Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has signed an agreement with MJC Investments Corporation, for PAGCOR to establish, manage and operate a casino at a hotel to be constructed by MIC. In a disclosure to... read more...