Asia News - Page 30

The Macau Poker Cup kicks off on Feb. 21 with signs pointing to a record-breaking week for PokerStars Macau at Casino Grand Lisboa.

Two arrested at Resorts World Sentosa for using false identity cards to gain entry.

National Council on Problem Gaming sends letters via employers to let foreign workers know they can apply for voluntary self-exclusion from Singapore casinos.

Controversial unlicensed Syrian casino may close soon.

Only a year since the first resort opened, Singapore now poised to become Asia-Pacific's second largest gaming market within 2011.

Other Asian markets may be looking to copy the Singapore model after the island country has seen great success with two new hotel-casinos.

Three of Stanley Ho's four wives and 17 of his children are tussling over their share of his estimated $3 billion in assets.

After Pakistan cricket scandal, Australian sports body calls for national legislation to tackle match-fixing and sport related corruption.

Macau lawmaker raises issues around explosion in number of casino shuttle buses and their impact, asks for regulation and monitoring.

Melco chase punter in Vancouver, BC who owes them 3 and a half million HK dollars.

The Las Vegas-based firm, which publishes equity research and analysis on the casino industry, has opened a subsidiary on the Macau peninsula.

Revenue lower than predicted for Chinese New Year period.

Nepal orders casinos to close and others to relocate outside the capital Kathmandu.

Suspected players and agent in last year's scandal that rocket cricket to face criminal charges over spot-fixing allegations.

The Marina Bay Sands helped reverse Las Vegas Sands' fourth-quarter net loss by posting net revenues of $560.4 million.

Sumo wrestling in Japan rocked again by second round of gambling allegations.

Ho now says he wants "a fair division among my family" in ongoing drama.

Gaming revenues produced at Macau's more than three dozen casinos grew 33 percent in January.

Stanley Ho calls truce in the interests of family harmony.

Azerbaijan has relaxed the gambling laws to allow the introduction of sports betting to help fund sports programs.