Asia News - Page 114

News Brief: Las Vegas veteran finally gets to live out his Bugsy Siegal-esque dreams in a small mountain town in Korea.

News Brief: Hoping to curb excessive losses by individuals, the Korean government advises measures to ease concerns, such as the lowering of the maximum bet per game and the shortening of its business hours.

News Brief: The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said it would not permit another casino for Korean citizens. The first one opened in late October.

Crowds are flocking to a new casino in Kangwon, Korea and other provincial governments are jockeying for position to get the central government's permission to build casinos in their own regions.

Barely a week has passed since South Korea's first casino for locals opened and problems are already cropping up.

News Brief: The opening of a Small Casino Hotel no for South Koreans caused a third day of chaos Monday with thousands of people clogging roads to the remote mountain town of Chongson.

News Brief: The South Korean government allows the very first casino for Korean clients to open in hope it will revitalize a former coalmining city.

Hans R. Banziger the President of Sungold Gaming Inc. says they are moving forward with a US $300 million project which will consist of a high stakes Hotel/Casino Destination Resort with associated Amusement facilities.