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Poker in Macau: Can it save the casino industry in China?

Poker in Macau: Can it save the casino industry in China?

Frederick H. August 23, 2015 10:05:42

Poker in Macau has the potential to be a righteous combination Poker in Macau has traveled from a different world. China had gambling 140 years before the onset of Chinese casinos. Gambling in modern day China wasn’t realized until 1962, when the government legalized it following Macau’s return by the Portuguese. The Peoples Republic of […]

Macau’s Fall Opens the Door for New Gambling Attractions in Asia

Macau’s Fall Opens the Door for New Gambling Attractions in Asia

Petar July 1, 2015 10:18:04

Several new gambling centers in the Asian region are trying to fulfill the empty place left by Macau. Macau, a former Portuguese colony and special administrative region in the south eastern part of China, is currently experiencing a decline in fortunes. Although only a few years ago it was considered to be one of the […]

PokerStars Aims to Expand Chinese Market with Poker Tournament

PokerStars Aims to Expand Chinese Market with Poker Tournament

Bence March 9, 2015 05:51:10

PokerStars, together with Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), have announced to sponsor the 2015 Nanjing Millions tournament. PokerStars and Asia Pacific Poker tour have reached an agreement which will see them organize the 2015 Nanjing Millions. The application for the competition has already been approved by the Jiangsu Provincial Chess Sports Association. CNY 1 million […]

Regulators Say Hong Kong Gambling Laws Will Not Block Illegal Websites

Regulators Say Hong Kong Gambling Laws Will Not Block Illegal Websites

Monica E. September 22, 2014 19:46:41

While Singapore is taking measures to block illegal betting sites, authorities in Hong Kong say their current legislation is strict enough. As a special administrative region that’s still part of the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong is against most forms of gambling. Officially, the law imposes a number of restrictions. Local players are allowed […]

Macau Before and After the Gambling Revolution

Macau Before and After the Gambling Revolution

Monica E. July 30, 2014 14:07:06

Well-established companies from Las Vegas turned Macau into the world’s most popular and glamorous gambling hub. For decades, anyone who visited Macau knew the cylinder-shaped hotel tower of the Casino Lisboa to be the symbol of the former Portuguese colony. But today, Macau is the most luxurious, most visited and certainly most profitable gambling destination […]

Hopeless in Hainan: China Won’t Allow Casinos on the Island

Hopeless in Hainan: China Won’t Allow Casinos on the Island

Monica E. March 12, 2014 13:11:05

The island of Hainan has a lot of potential for development, but local authorities won’t take full advantage of it. When rumors got out that the beautiful island of Hainan could become the new gambling destination for Chinese players, everyone was excited. With so many avid gamblers and rich high-rollers in Asia, it seemed to […]

How Sheldon Adelson Built His Very Own Casino Kingdom from Nothing

How Sheldon Adelson Built His Very Own Casino Kingdom from Nothing

Monica E. February 27, 2014 15:18:49

The president of Las Vegas Sands started his career when he was 12 and became a millionaire by the time he was in his thirties. One of the most controversial figures on the American business and political scene, 80-year old Sheldon Gary Adelson is the chairman and chief executive officer of Las Vegas Sands, one […]