Tim Shepherd

Macau is preparing for a significant increase in tourist numbers during the upcoming October Golden Week.

Thailand's new prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, is set to officially unveil her policy agenda this week, with the "Entertainment Complex Law" emerging as a key highlight.

Macau's gaming sector experienced a dramatic increase in receipts in 2023, soaring by 308.1 percent year-on-year to $23.5 billion.

A Philippine legislator has urged the country’s Land Registration Authority (LRA) to seize real estate illegally owned by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and the family of ex-Bamban mayor Alice Guo.

The Philippine Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality has cited former Bamban mayor Alice Guo in contempt for evading questions during a recent hearing.

A politician in the Philippines has called for the shutdown of any remaining Philippine Offshore Gambling Operators (POGOs) to be accelerated.

A total of 13 individuals were arrested and charged in Singapore after a recent operation at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino for allegedly offering unlicensed services, including the buying and selling of casino chips to patrons.

The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed charges against 16 foreign nationals following a raid in Cebu. The Central Visayas office of the NBI charged the individuals with qualified human trafficking after raiding a suspected Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Barangay Agus, Lapu-Lapu City.

Australian gaming operator The Star Entertainment has appointed former Crown Resorts COO Mark Mackay as its Chief Executive Officer of The Star Gold Coast, effective from Tuesday.

Wynn Resorts has announced that it has reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay the largest penalty ever by a Nevada gaming company: $130.13 million.

SkyCity’s Auckland casino has officially commenced the five-day closure period of its casino, as mandated by New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs.

Australian gaming operator The Star Entertainment Group has announced that is subsidiary in Queensland has reached an agreement to sell its leasehold on the Treasury Brisbane Casino building for $45.5 million.

The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission deported 75 Chinese nationals after discovering they were employed at an illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) hub in Pasay City.

Japanese conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp, the parent company of Okada Manila, has completed the early redemption of overseas privately placed notes valued at $760 million.

The unsecured creditors of Imperial Pacific International continue opposed to the bid price for the sale of the casino property, filing an opposition to IPI’s motion to approve the bid price of $10 million.

No report on displaced Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers has yet been received by the nation’s Department of Labor and Employment, according to the Labor Secretary.

The AGEM Index marked August with a high note, rising by 5.5 percent from the prior month. Compared to one year ago, the index was up by 35.7 percent.

Dismissed Bamban 'POGO Mayor' Alice Guo is back in Manila and, together with alleged conspirators, could face up to 560 years in prison if convicted of money laundering.

Super typhoon Yagi has already severely limited non-land based travel to Macau, with ferry services between the gaming hub and Hong Kong suspended entirely as of 3pm (from Hong Kong) and 4pm (from Macau).

Authorities from the Philippines and Indonesia are discussing a potential prisoner swap involving fugitive POGO mayor Alice Guo and an Australian drug smuggling suspect wanted by Jakarta.