In Focus
Back on a Tear
Macau’s VIP sector appears to have returned to growth mode, though the mass market will continue to drive industry profitability over the coming year
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Technology’s Next Generation
Macao Polytechnic Institute is teaching computer science with a specialization in gaming—a unique course of study born of a unique collaboration with the industry
Monday, 18 March 2013
Monday, 18 March 2013
VIP Business Basics
In its authoritative report on the Macau gaming industry, “Still Raining Cash,” leading regional independent brokerage and investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets details the workings of the still-dominant VIP sector
Thursday, 07 February 2013
Thursday, 07 February 2013
Built for Speed
Though it has been accused by some as an attempt to skirt Macau’s table cap, Sands China’s new Fast Action Baccarat is much more. It is designed to heighten excitement on the floor, and through various time-saving innovations, allows much lower minimum bets, paving the way to court a neglected&#...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Passing the Buffett Test
New research from CLSA suggests that even WarrenBuffett, the ultra-safe “Sage of Omaha,” would score Macauhighly on his well-known investment checklist.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Smokers Cornered
The 1st January deadline to designate 50% of Macau’s casino floors as non-smoking areas is looming, and although the crucial issue of how VIP rooms are to be treated remains unanswered, as Cláudia Aranda reports, pragmatism will likely prevail
Monday, 19 November 2012
Monday, 19 November 2012
Business Not as Usual
Neptune Group’s Nicholas Niglio on Macau, the state of the high end, and a new junket model for the market
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Isle of Man—the Choice for e-Gaming
The Isle of Man is a global center for the regulation of online and remote gaming. Julia Connolly of Sovereign Trust (Hong Kong) Limited explains why the island, which is expected to issue its 50th license soon, is the preferred jurisdiction for many e-Gaming operators, especially those based in Asi...
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Different Visions
What makes Asia’s most bullish casino resort developer loath to enter the Philippines?
Monday, 06 August 2012
Monday, 06 August 2012
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Foreign Affairs
Barack Obama’s Justice Department is prosecuting more overseas bribery cases involving US companies than any previous administration’s. No gaming operator or executive has yet been charged. But it does cast the highly publicized feud between Wynn Resorts and Kazuo Okada in a dangerous light.
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Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Backwards Into the Future
Casinos could do wonders for Japan’s ailing economy, but getting to a consensus on how to take that forward is proving difficult among a political leadership that cannot agree on what has gone before
Wednesday, 16 January 2013
Snakes and Ladders
A VIP renaissance, a booming mass market— what’s not to like in this most auspicious of Chinese New Years?
Wednesday, 06 February 2013
Caught in the Net
Organized crime is running up the score, rigging professional football matches at the highest levels and pocketing billions from bets placed on the outcomes. And most of it is controlled from Asia, investigators say. The question is, what can be done to stop it?
Monday, 18 March 2013
