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South Korean casino association calls for rethink of proposed levy hike

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South Korea youth online gambling reports rise 74% in one month

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South Korea considers lifting foreigner-only casino levy cap to 15%: report

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South Korea extradites alleged operator behind $7.5B illegal gambling network

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Chinese tourism recovery lifts Korea’s foreigner-only casinos: brokerage 

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China

IMF lifts China 2026 growth forecast to 4.6% while Asia-Pacific outlook diverges

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South Korea extradites alleged operators of $3.9 billion illegal gambling networks from UAE

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South Korea

Jeju Dream Tower casino sales rise 36% in June to $31M

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Korean casino operators urge regulatory relief to counter MGM Osaka threat

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South Korea police investigate Polymarket users for illegal gambling

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South Korea

Jeju Dream Tower May casino sales rise 19.5% to $33M on stronger table games

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South Korea

South Korea weighs gambling classification for Polymarket platform

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South Korea

New rolling commission program could add $67M to Jeju Dream Tower revenue: brokerage

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South Korea

Jeju Dream Tower casino sales jump 48.5% year-on-year in April

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South Korea

Paradise City, Lotte Duty Free team up to target Chinese tourists

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South Korea

Lotte Tour growth momentum builds on rising Jeju arrivals and casino sales: analyst

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South Korea

INSPIRE renews partnership with ‘T1 HOME GROUND’, delivering another year of Playcation Fun

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South Korea casino operators Paradise Co., GKL report March revenue drops

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Jeju Dream Tower posts 40.3% surge in 1Q26 casino sales on strong table play

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Paradise Co. adopts co-CEO model amid governance overhaul

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Cambodia

Cambodia revokes Casino Kchom license over alleged scam activity

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Cambodia’s gaming regulator revoked Casino Kchom’s license after linking the Kampot property to alleged online scam operations.
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Macau

Sands China volume gains fail to prevent margin compression: Morgan Stanley

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Morgan Stanley says Sands China’s strong gaming volumes failed to offset higher reinvestment, rising costs and weaker EBITDA margins.
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Macau

STDM-controlled Estoril Sol posts $28.8M attributable loss in 2025

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Estoril Sol’s attributable loss widened to $28.8 million in 2025 despite growth from the STDM-controlled group’s online business.
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Singapore

LVS sees MBS growth in “early innings” ahead of 2031 expansion

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LVS says Marina Bay Sands is still in the “early innings” of growth as Asian wealth rises and its 2031 expansion advances.
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Macau

Sands China keeps $700M Macau EBITDA target as VIP share rises

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Sands China keeps its $700 million quarterly Macau EBITDA goal, citing a market-leading 26 percent share of rolling-chip volume.
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New Zealand

SkyCity Auckland hotel could fetch up to $146 million: investment firm

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Forsyth Barr estimates SkyCity could raise up to $146 million from The Grand Hotel sale, helping it exceed its asset-sale target.
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Elsewhere

Google to expand programmatic gambling advertising to 37 markets, tighten Google Ads certification

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Google will expand programmatic gambling advertising to 37 markets in August before tightening advertiser certification in September.
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United States

Resorts World New York opens expanded floor with 1,400 new slots

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Genting’s Resorts World New York City has opened a new gaming floor with 1,400 additional slots, raising its inventory to 3,900.
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South Korea

South Korean casino association calls for rethink of proposed levy hike

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South Korea’s casino association is urging the government to rethink plans to raise the tourism levy ceiling from 10% to 15%.
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Singapore

RWS opens 557-room Four Points by Sheraton hotel in Jurong

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RWS has reopened the former Genting Hotel Jurong as a 557-room Four Points by Sheraton property following a major refurbishment.
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