Las Vegas Sands does not need S’pore junkets – TODAYonline
April 27, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Jakarta Globe Las Vegas Sands does not need S'pore junketsTODAYonlineSINGAPORE – Las Vegas Sands is not interested in working with Singapore-licensed junket operators to bring gamblers to the Marina Bay Sands casino, chief executive Sheldon Adelson said yesterday. Mr Adelson's comments come after Singapore's Casino …Cards Firmly Stacked in Marina Bay Sands Favor as Its [...]
Casino scandal leads to questions of authority – ABC Online
April 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Casino scandal leads to questions of authorityABC OnlineBeneath all the glitz, glamour and non-stop partying lies The Star's true life-blood and it comes from abroad; international junkets of predominantly Asian high roller players. ALAN PEDLEY, GAMBLING COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT: It's just an area of business …
Vietnam edges towards casino capitalism – Asia Times Online
April 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Vietnam edges towards casino capitalismAsia Times OnlineLike China, Vietnam does not allow its citizens to gamble within the country. Would-be punters are forced into accepting a casino junket, where gamblers are flown to an area where legalized gambling is available. They are booked into a hotel-casino at … and more »
Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in China – The Guardian
April 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Guardian Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in ChinaThe GuardianSome spirit billions out of the country, buying up luxury villas abroad; one reportedly lavished wealth on 18 mistresses; another blew a quarter of a million dollars in a two-day gambling spree. Chinese bureaucrats may have a grey image but their … and more »
Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in China – The Guardian
April 19, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
The Guardian Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in ChinaThe GuardianSome spirit billions out of the country, buying up luxury villas abroad; one reportedly lavished wealth on 18 mistresses; another blew a quarter of a million dollars in a two-day gambling spree. Chinese bureaucrats may have a grey image but their … and more »
Casino scandal leads to questions of Authority – ABC Online
April 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Casino scandal leads to questions of AuthorityABC OnlineBeneath all the glitz, glamour and non-stop partying lies The Star's true life-blood and it comes from abroad; international junkets of predominantly Asian high roller players. ALAN PEDLEY, GAMBLING COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT: It's just an area of business … and more »
Sands launches $4.4b Macau casino-resort – Foster’s Daily Democrat
April 17, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
AsiaOne Sands launches $4.4b Macau casino-resortFoster’s Daily DemocratThe wealthy mainland Chinese gamblers visiting Macau typically play in private rooms with money borrowed from so-called "junket operators," who arrange gambling trips for high-rollers and collect debts when they return home.Consider buying Sands China as new casino opens in MacauChina Economic Review all 44 news articles »
Girls Like To Gamble, Too – The Chattanoogan
April 16, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Girls Like To Gamble, TooThe ChattanooganJunkets to Atlantic City were all the rage from Chattanooga's Lovell field in the 1980's and 90's, and over half of the small plane's seating were filled with women ready to hit the black jack table. The purpose was lawful gambling, not clandestine and …
Leaving Las Vegas…next stop Macau – New Zealand Herald
April 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
msnbc.com Leaving Las Vegas…next stop MacauNew Zealand HeraldBy Peter Huck High rollers head for Chinese enclave as American recession takes huge toll on 'original' gambling mecca. In the go-go 1990s, Las Vegas was hyped as America's fastest growing city, a magnet for those who wished to share spiralling profits …Sands launches $4.4B Macau casino-resortWSLSSands Cotai [...]
Leaving Las Vegas…next stop Macau – New Zealand Herald
April 14, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
msnbc.com Leaving Las Vegas…next stop MacauNew Zealand HeraldBy Peter Huck High rollers head for Chinese enclave as American recession takes huge toll on 'original' gambling mecca. In the go-go 1990s, Las Vegas was hyped as America's fastest growing city, a magnet for those who wished to share spiralling profits …Sands launches $4.4B Macau casino-resortWSLSSands Cotai [...]