Section: Casino

Macau casino Melco Crown rakes in 560% rise in Q4 profits – Reuters

Macau casino Melco Crown rakes in 560% rise in Q4 profitsReuters2011 Q4 $107.5 mln v 16.3 mln in 2010 * CEO expects gross gaming revenue between 15-20 pct, optimistic on 2012 * Macau Studio City awaiting construction permit * Junket commission wars unlikely-CEO By Farah Master HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Macau ...Melco Crown

Melco Crown Entertainment Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings – MarketWatch (press release)

Melco Crown Entertainment Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2011 EarningsMarketWatch (press release)NEW YORK, Feb 9, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (sehk:6883) /quotes/zigman/104187/quotes/nls/mpel MPEL +4.11% , a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment resort facilities focused on the Macau market ...and more »

Sheldon Adelson: The American behind Israel’s right wing – GlobalPost

FortuneSheldon Adelson: The American behind Israel's right wingGlobalPostSheldon Adelson, chief executive of the Las Vegas, at the Venetian Resort in Macau on Aug. 27, 2007. Adelson, an American, now owns the largest conservative newspaper in Israel and is a major backer of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich.Meet With Sheldon Adelson, the Zionist Master of Newt

Crown Entertainment: Worth a Flutter – The Motley Fool

Crown Entertainment: Worth a FlutterThe Motley FoolIt counts among its assets the casinos in Melbourne and Perth, as well as one-third shareholding in Melco Crown Entertainment (Nasdaq: MPEL), which itself owns casinos in Macau, one of two special administrative regions of China (Hong Kong is the ...Melco Crown Entertainment Announces Unaudited Fourth Quarter 2011 EarningsMarketWatch

New doubts over triad leader’s release date – Macau Daily Times

New doubts over triad leader's release dateMacau Daily TimesMacau Daily Times confirmed that the new date is based on another verdict from 1999. In 1989, when Wan ruled over local VIP gaming in Macau, he was sentenced to nine months of imprisonment for violating a ban on casino entry.

Gaming staff accuse gov’t of neglect – Macau Daily Times

Gaming staff accuse gov't of neglectMacau Daily TimesBut a casino workers' representative complained of negligence by the government and expressed reservations as to whether the new body could do something to help them. Attending the launching ceremony of the Macau Responsible Gaming Association (MRGA), ...and more »

Pokerstars APPT Cebu Announced – Miller’s Guide

Pokerstars APPT Cebu AnnouncedMiller's GuideThe most popular stop on the season, the APPT Cebu will return once again in 2012 at the incredible Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu. While things in Macau may be coming to a close for poker, the rest of the Asia Pacific region is certainly heating ...and more »

Billionaire casino moguls to play best hand, in court – Reuters

Macau BusinessBillionaire casino moguls to play best hand, in courtReutersFROM JUKEBOXES TO CASINOS The falling out of the longtime friends - Wynn named a restaurant after Okada in his Macau casino - took many in the industry by surprise. The Japanese businessman helped pull Steve Wynn back from the brink after he unloaded ...Macau to

Billionaire casino moguls to play best hand, in court – Reuters

Sydney Morning HeraldBillionaire casino moguls to play best hand, in courtReuters* Okada suing Wynn for access to financial records * Lawsuit questions $135 mln donation to Macau University * Lawsuit outcome closely watched by investors * Wynn says Okada "disappointed" over Philippines casino By Farah Master Feb 8 (Reuters) - Las ...Casino's new man linked

The criminal probe of Sheldon Adelson’s casino empire – Reuters

Sydney Morning HeraldThe criminal probe of Sheldon Adelson's casino empireReutersProbes by the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission focus on the casino company's operations in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, court documents show. A former executive in Adelson's empire, whose allegations are ...Casino's new man linked to US inquirySydney Morning HeraldHow