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Lunar New Year 2022: Why is this holiday celebrated by 2 billion people around the world?
February 2, 2022
February 1, 2022 is the most important day in the Chinese calendar with the start of the Lunar New Year. This event is not only r...
80,000 Arrests as Chinese Gambling Crackdown Continues
January 26, 2022
More than 80,000 arrests for cross-border gambling were made by the Chinese authorities last year, with over 2,200 illegal online...
Asian gambling hub to limit new casino licences
January 17, 2022
Macau on Friday unveiled plans to slash the duration of new gaming licences to just 10 years, half the length awarded the last ti...
Macau casino operators encounter challenging start to the year
January 11, 2022
The casino hotspot of Macau has reportedly experienced a disappointing start to 2022 although local operators are continuing to c...
China’s Big Tech crackdown: number of apps falls 40 per cent over 3 years amid new data laws and clean-up campaigns
December 21, 2021
Chinese app stores had just 2.78 million apps in October, down from 4.52 million in December 2018
The biggest declines came th...
Macau Casinos’ Investment Payback Period Balloons From a Year to Decades
November 16, 2021
Sands Macau stands out on the city’s skyline with its gold facade and reflective glass panels -- a reminder of the gilded age o...
Fans celebrate Chinese team’s esports world title
November 8, 2021
In pubs, university campuses and homes around the nation, millions of esports fans erupted with joy on Saturday night when Chine...
Las Vegas Sands CEO Praises China With Macau Gaming License Up for Renewal
October 21, 2021
Now is apparently not the time for Las Vegas Sands leadership to start spouting off what they don’t like about their largest ga...
Esports powerhouse Ninjas in Pyjamas agrees to merge with Chinese team
July 12, 2021
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sweden’s Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP), one of the world’s best-known esports teams, has merged with a Chines...
Marina Bay Sands to Launch VIP Gaming & Paiza Sky Palace by September
August 2, 2024
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore plans to launch VIP gaming on levels 53 and 54 of Tower 2 by September, according to a spokesperson ...