Local play pilot at Vietnam’s Ho Tram makes waves regionally Tapping commercial capital Ho Chi Minh City market makes the Vietnamese resort Grand Ho Tram more vibrant for all

Vietnam makes a move toward Asia's casino top tier
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Bain takeover eclipses core issues at Korea’s Inspire Inspire South Korea has ‘got to monetise’ local market while cultivating overseas players, COO Wade Howk tells iGB

Changing ownership doesn't solve foreigner-only casino dilemma
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No plan for Macau US$13.6B non-gaming spend Scattershot, uncoordinated projects aren’t closing the revenue gap with 2019.

Authorities refuse to channel concessionaires’ mandated spending in useful directions

Macau traveling a rocky road to Las Vegas In Macau, non-gaming spending mandates and policy prods are unlilely to turn the gambling mecca into a tourism destination, a la Las Vegas.

Non-gaming faces long odds in Macau.
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Happy Philippine Flavored Felix Unger Day Online gaming and land-based casinos are struggling to live together in the Philippines.

Felix Unger Day spotlights the dust-up in Philippine gambling.

MGM roars ahead in Macau No other Macau casino operator is topping its pre-Covid results.

MGM China is the brightest star is the corporate constellation.

Hard Rock jazzes up global gaming playlist Famed brand raises the ante on its casino side

Hard Rock upping its casino game.

#UWRF2025: Poetry out of the shadows Expect the unexpected, even from yourself, in the inspiring atmosphere of the Ubud Writers Festival

The Ubud Writers Festival inspires everyone.

#UWRF2025: Pico Iyer has eyes for you… and you No identify conflicts for famed travel writer.

No identify conflicts for famed travel writer.

Hard Rock gaming getting heard around the world First casino in Europe, first tribal IR on Vegas Strip, Brazil sports betting herald Hard Rock global expansion

It's a new global playlist for Hard Rock gaming
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Thailand casino drive could revive New government, same issues may spur renewed interest in integrated resorts

Slowing tourism momentum, rising debt that drove casino consideration have not disappeared.

At MGM China, ‘It’s All About Focus on Customers’ - GGB Magazine MGM China President Kenneth Feng walks through the company’s post-Covid turnaround.

MGM flips the script in Macau
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Ubud Writers Festival Oct 29-Nov 2 spans Indonesian archipelago, six continents Bali event features Booker Prize winners, celebrates 80 years of Indonesian independence.

The literary world comes to Bali.

Integrated resorts rarely play well online The growth of online gaming in the Philippines highlights digital dilemmas for land-based casinos

Online gaming and land-based casinos face off in the Philippines.
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Shinawatra dynasty departure resets Thailand casino legalisation debate Case for Thai integrated resorts strengthens as kingdom’s economy, tourism weaken writes Muhammad Cohen.

New government has Thailand integrated resort push "in a coma" alongside sickly economy and limping tourism.

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Philippine Hope - GGB Magazine As online play grows and Entertainment City casino revenue shrinks, Solaire North shows way forward for land-based gaming in Philippines

In Manila, a brave new word is just a dozen miles away.
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Strained US-China relations could upend that world’s top casino market.

Hann Resorts raises the stakes in Clark Dae Sik Han wants to make mountain retreat Clark a world class destination for Philippine and international visitors.

Hann Philippines gambles big on former US air base region and keeps winning.

When do you know a company’s values are for real and not just window… | William Foreman 傅維廉 When do you know a company’s values are for real and not just window dressing? The true test is whether the company sticks with its values even if it causes pain. That’s what The Associated Press is ...

It's not often that an old UPI reporter salutes AP.
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Thailand pauses march toward casino resort legalization to get regulatory structure right Government realizes it must create a suitable regulatory framework to support multibillion dollar integrated resort investment, sources say.

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US-China trade tensions writing new chapter for Macau casinos American operators in Macau's casino sector can author their own stories, or let others do it for them, as US-China trade tensions heat up.

Trump's tariffs magnify targets on US casinos in Macau
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All Hanns on deck to make Clark a regional destination Hann Philippines chairman Dae Sik Han shares his vision for the upcountry escape from Manila and explains Hann’s extra N.

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Lax Thai gaming regulations may make it miss out on top casino companies Thailand's government has reportedly shunned foreign expertise in a bid to create multi-billion dollar casinos and integrated resorts (IR).

Thailand authorities need to step up their game.
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Opportunity in Thailand - GGB Magazine Thailand faces full deck of gaming decisions as Bangkok summit showcases hope to level up tourism with integrated resorts

Still more questions than answers about casinos in Thailand, but still moving ahead.
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Macau mass conversion still in progress Business and politics demand that Asia’s casinos change their game.

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