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Rolling Chip Turnover for the month of December 2011 at the company’s VIP rooms in Macau was up 31% year-over-year.

Macau's 2011 gaming revenue total surpassed the combined casino revenues produced by the top 20 U.S. commercial casino markets in 2010.

Singapore's two casino are anticipating large crowds for Chinese New Year.

North Korea's Emperor Hotel & Casino has closed temporarily for the national mourning of Jim Jong II.

The PokerStars Asia Pacific Poker Tour will set up shop in Seoul, South Korea from March 7-11 at the Paradise Walkerhill Casino.

150 lawmakers to propose legislation that would allow slots and table games at hotels and restaurants in Japan.

A potential casino complex in Miami could siphon an estimated $1 billion to $2 billion in annual gaming revenues away from the Las Vegas Strip.

Macau's 34 casino collected more than $30.5 billion in gaming revenues in 2011, surpassing last year's $23.5 billion mark during the third quarter.

In 2010, Macau produced $23.5 billion in gaming revenues, more than five times the total on the Las Vegas Strip.

Singapore introduces stricter advertising and promotion controls on casinos, to prevent them targeting locals.

Susan Hensel named to run International Association of Gaming Regulators for a one-year-term.

Moody's Investors Service upgraded its opinion of MGM Resorts International, Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts.

Las Vegas has taken a back seat to the exploding gaming markets of Macau and to a lesser extent, Singapore.

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.