Asia News - Page 32

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.

Casino employees are unhappy with Macau government's exemption for casinos from proposed transition to smoking ban for entertainment establishments.

In a televised broadcast in Hong Kong, Stanley Ho said he was transferring ownership of his Macau casinos to several of his 17 children and his third wife.

Japan's sumo wrestling scandal of 2009 now sees arrests made specifically for illegal gambling activities.

A Hong Kong lawyer said the transfer of Stanley Ho's Macau casino ownership stake to several of his 17 children took place without his consent.

Analyst predicts continued growth, with no indication of when the market may peak.