Archive for August, 2006

Macau Good Place to do Business

A good place, but also a very though and competitive one too! One must realize that Macau only has a population of +/-500,000, so it is relatively a small market. Surely the opening of some 20+ new casino's and desitination-resorts may make it all a little more attractive, as by then Macau hopefully may

Update on Casino Couple Murder

It seems that this is obviously related to junket gambling debts, as also the Macau authorites have told a few Hong Kong visitors relaled to triads that they are no longer welcome there. Just take a note of the quote by legislator Au Kam-san, he said that there was a chance that casino-related crimes could return.

Top Jockey Larry Cassidy to Ride in Macau

So we are getting one of Asutralia's former top jockey for a 3-month riding stint. Is it not funny that they always come here when they near their retirement! Earlier this week Cassidy announced he would be taking up a three-month riding contract in Macau from October with a view to extending his stay long-term. Read the

Macau visitor expenditure Up

The per-capita spending of visitors in Macao reached 1,468 patacas (183.5 U.S. dollars) in the second quarter, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent, according to official statistics issued Thursday. The figures released by the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed that visitors from the Chinese mainland took the lead on the expenditure list with 2,875

MGM Mirage to bring Elvis Presley show to Macau?

Wow! Elvis show possibly coming to Macau, this would be a great opportunity for MGM Grand Macau as the Chinese absoluty love the 'Pelvis'. Looks like Macau is really going to be the 'Las Vegas of Asia' with so many great shows ultimately opening up there, especially as the compitition starts to heat

GPIC profits up because demand of Macau gaming chips

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC), a leading supplier of casino table game equipment, today announced substantial increases in sales and profits to record levels for both the second quarter and six month periods, compared with results for the corresponding periods one year ago. Net income for the second

Macau Incoming Package Tours Drops

This trend is encouraging news as it means that travelers from Mainland China and Taiwan are becoming savvier and are less afraid to travel on their own. This must be good news to the developers who are building major Casino Destination Resorts on the Cotai Strip. However as Year-to-Year the numbers are still up 17.6%, one

Property Purchases and Prices down

As I mentioned earlier, Property Value Down, this is not suprising news to me. Macau Government SAR just released the 2nd Quarter 2006 Transactions on Real Estate report that shows that transactions is down by 47%, whilst value is down 54% compared to last year. I think that some property buyers are just waiting in the

SJM and Sands Macau at loggerheads

As reported by BlogMacau - Well it looks like the competition is starting to heat-up as , Sands Macau and next month Wynn Macau are now starting to eat out of Stanley Ho's rice bowl. By the look of it he does not seem to like it!Read full story here Stanley Ho at WarTechnorati Tags:

Return to the Classics – ” The Legend of the White Snake “

By Macau Cultural Centre, Performance on August 13, 2006 start at 19.30PM A thousand-year love story unfolds and a classical Jingkun Opera tells the plaintive story...Full details here at The Legend of the White Snake Technorati Tags: chinese opera, macau cultural centre, macau