Archive for the ‘Asia’ Category
Posted by Nicolae on June 18th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, European Union, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, Online Gambling, Predictions, Research, Sports Betting
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Gambling revenue will grow to $155 billion in 2012 from a 2007 revenue of $114 billion with an annually rate of 6.5 percent per year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a report released this week.
Asia, and especially Macau, will be the world’s fastest growing gambling region.
In accordance with this report, the US revenue [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 25th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, Events, Gambling industry, Investments, Macau, Poker
Tags: APPT Macau, Asia, cash games, charity, Cotai Strip, Dubbed PokerStars Macau, Events, Grand Waldo, Macau, no-limit, participants, players, Poker, poker room, Poker Stars, texas hold'em, Tournaments •
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Poker Stars started a new experience, beginning to operate a poker room in Cotai Strip (Dubbed PokerStars Macau), at Grand Waldo Hotel and Casino (25 tables, 250 players, cash games and tournaments).
The poker room was launched this week with a No-Limit Texas Hold’em Charity Poker tournament, for the victims of [...]
Posted by Nicolae on May 24th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, Companies, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Projects
Tags: Asian, Asian Coast Development Ltd, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu Province, Canadian, casino-resort, Casinos, championship, country club, cultural center, dolphins, electronic games, Events, gambling, golf course, Greg Norman, Harbinger Capital LLC, Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Tram, Ho Tram Strip, hotels, investment, Las Vegas, museums, Projects, slot machines, spa, Steelman Partners, table games, theatres, Vietnam, VIP, Xuyen Moc Commune •
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$4.5 billion Canadian investment in casino-resort project (”Ho Tram“) in the South of the Vietnam, the theme highlighting the lush natural beauty of the area while showcasing Vietnamese and Asian culture.
The most important investors in this project are Asian Coast Development Ltd. from Toronto and Harbinger Capital LLC [...]
Posted by Nicolae on February 14th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, Companies, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, Projects, United States
Tags: A380, Airbus, Asia, baccarat tables, casino, China, David Velupillai, flights, flying casinos, Francois Chazelle, gaming, Hong Kong, hotel, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Sands, Lockheed Martin, Macau, Nevada, passenger planes, planes, properties, resort, Singapore, superjumbo, VIP charter •
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Airbus is in discussion with more clients interested to use the world’s biggest passenger plane, Airbus superjumbo A380, into a flying casino.
David Velupillai, marketing director for Airbus’s executive and private aviation division, said a fully-fitted casino could be delivered as early as 2012.
The gambling “is clearly a growing business in Asia [...]
Posted by Nicolae on February 13th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, United States
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Interesting change, isn’t it? It seems that starting with this year, Las Vegas will be no more the capital of the gambling world. The Sin City is growing old.
In accordance with Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, casinos in Macau took in gross gambling revenue of $10.4 billion in 2007, [...]
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