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PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa will host the third leg of the PokerStars.net Asia Pacific Poker Tour from Nov. 17-27.

The overall winner of the promotion gets to go on a trip to one of the famous Genting Resorts World destinations in either Singapore or New York.

In the aftermath of the cricket spot-fixing trial, there are strong calls for decisive action by the International Cricket Council.

Genting Singapore shares rise on news of rival's strong Q3 performance.

Lengthy jail sentences were doled out in the Pakistan cricket spot-fixing trial yesterday.

Three former Pakistan cricketers have been convicted of "spot-fixing" after a trial in London.

Macau casino operators collected gaming revenues of $3.36 billion in October, an eight percent increase of the previous one-month record set in August.

Boom times for Korea's casinos.

Las Vegas Sands reported that its third-quarter net income had increased by 110.5 percent compared to a year ago.

More foreigners than locals apply for self-exclusion status from Singapore casinos, newly released figures show.

Sportingbet's Turkish website frozen as regulators try to prevent sale of its business.

A 41.7 percent increase in revenues at Wynn Macau helped return Wynn Resorts to profitability in the third quarter.

Cricket fixing trial underway in London hears how players would allegedly accept bribes to manipulate the score within the brackets system.

Kyrgyzstan bans gambling under new law, single designated gambling zone only will be permitted.

Shares prices for Wynn Macau and Sands China fall sharply over fear that China's growth may slow.

With Macau Gaming revenues showing no signs of slowing, casino operators from across the globe continue to invest in the world's largest gaming hub.

Macau government renews Macau Slot sports betting contract for third year, no plans for changes to the monopoly.

James Packer and Lawrence Ho could invest $1 billion in a Manila casino venture.

Wynn Macau opened on Sept. 6, 2006 and the luxury resort has thrived in the booming Macau gaming market.

Macau's 34 casinos shattered single-month gaming revenue figures in August, collecting $3.09 billion from gamblers.