Steady As They Blow, Millions: Gaming Whales Back In Macau Waters
In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, which devastated Macau, the whales are finally back playing the tables at the world’s biggest…
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Malaysian Political Party Promises to Close Down Country’s Only Casino
Malaysia’s Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS) has vowed to close Resorts World, Genting Highlands—the country’s only casino—if it wins the state of Pahang…
Bagpipes and Fiddles, Football Continues To Bet With Its Future
While anti-gambling activists north of the border are gagging on their haggis, following the news that blue chip William Hill is to…
Flutter Entertainment Opens Strategic Development Centre in India
Flutter Entertainment has officially opened its new Global Capability Centre in Hyderabad, India. Situated in RMZ Spire within Knowledge City, one of…
Special Report: Triads And The Art Of Macau Money Washing
China’s ruling Communist party has long had an ambivalent–if not schizophrenic–obsession with gambling. Across this vast Asian superpower gambling is technically legal…
Kiss Kiss, Bong Bong Asia Gaming On A Boom And A Roll
Amid the frenzied gambling boom in the vast Southeast Asia and East Asia regions, Philippines President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr. has declared…
Hong Kong Sets Record £2.8bn Turnover For China Racing Season
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has had its best ever end-of-racing-season finale, with a final 2023/24 turnover of some HKD28.8 billion…
Getting Ahead of the Curve: Asian Gaming Trends with SiGMA’s Neil Shih
SiGMA’s Asia Summit is one of the region’s largest annual industry conventions. Set in the heart of Asia’s iGaming capital, Manila, the…
Indonesian Treasury Banks Funds in Nationwide Gambling Clamp-Down – Arrests Made
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) signed Presidential Decree 21/2024 into force on June 14th, underscoring the Indonesian government’s unwavering commitment to stamping out…
SPECIAL REPORT: Gambling’s Odds In India
India has 10,000 Gods. And each one, they say, has 400 avatars. Thus imagine the betting permutations in this amazing world, both…