Asia News - Page 49

International news brief: Questions have been raised about the health of the US gaming company building Singapore's Marina Bay Sands resort.

International news brief: Macau's gaming revenues fell a tenth in the third quarter as Chinese travel curbs and slowing economies cooled the gaming haven's three-year boom.

International news brief: Macau casino joint venture tipped to delay opening by three months amid a downturn in the world's largest casino market.

The Asian Poker Tour will follow its inaugural 2008 season with a 2009 schedule that begins with the APT Philippines at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel from Jan. 27-Feb. 1.

News brief: Shares of casino stocks hit new lows Tuesday as credit markets remain frozen.

For the second straight day, bad news from Macau has reverberated on Wall Street.

A new round of visa restrictions by the Chinese government that impedes the number of visitors into Macau was not well-received Thursday by Wall Street.

International news brief: Even before Singapore’s first casino opens, applications to bar people from entering the gaming establishment may be received as early as January.

International news brief: South Korean prosecutors have busted an online gambling ring operated by Koreans from the Philippine capital Manila.

International news brief: Marina Bay Sands is expected to be profitable from day one and the expected payback timeframe is between five and eight years.

International news brief: Macao may be starting to feel the pinch after a long lasting boom

International News Brief: Macau's success as a gaming haven is spurring the industry in Asia, experts said Tuesday.

International News Brief: Victims had eaten oysters from Pearlwin Ltd, a Hong Kong supplier, at the Venetian Macau, Sands Hotel, Gold Dragon Hotel and Macau Tower

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International News Brief: A visitor from Singapore yesterday won a 1.04 million Hong Kong dollar jackpot at StarWorld casino.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko, a highly rated player from the United States of Ukrainian descent has won the 2008 APT Macau, Asia's largest guaranteed tournament, at the glamourous Galaxy StarWorld.

International Gambling College is introducing serious gambling students to state-of-the-art player training methods, and prepares to expand its training to people in Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Zaia, the very first permanent Cirque du Soleil production to open in Asia, celebrated its world premiere on August 28, 2008 at the Venetian Macao- Resort-Hotel to coincide with the 1st anniversary of its host resort-hotel.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. today celebrated the opening of its second Cotai Strip property, the Four Seasons Hotel Macao.

With the recent revelation by 8 time Olympic gold medallist Michael Phelps that he is a big poker fan, the Asian Poker Tour have invited him to stop off on his way home and play in the APT Maca0 next week.