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Star turn

Published: 
01 April, 2013

After a glittering 2012, that saw its stock price more than double, Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd hopes to break ground this year on the third phase of Galaxy Macau. Construction of the second phase is underway and is scheduled for a 2015 opening. Galaxy Entertainment deputy chairman Francis Lui Yiu Tung spoke exclusively with Macau Business at the China Rouge club, one of his favourite places at Galaxy Macau. He talked about the company’s future in Cotai and argued that no casino operator is short of tables

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Payment in kind

Published: 
01 March, 2013

The government says only Sands China and Galaxy Entertainment will be granted more live tables this year

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Second Coming

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03 February, 2013

Two records to round out last year have shattered some gloomy estimates and have analysts excited about the year ahead

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Playing by the rules

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03 January, 2013

Casino panel cautions on U.S. law violations, diversification and licence expiry

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Adults only

Published: 
01 December, 2012

Casino operators do not expect the new minimum age for entry to casinos to harm their business

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Bet on the future

Published: 
01 November, 2012

Bad news about growth in VIP gaming revenue may really be good news for casinos, investors and the government

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G2E Asia: An excellent show for Novomatic

Published: 
01 July, 2012

Europe’s leading innovator and manufacturer for the casino industry enjoyed a stellar G2E Asia…

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Cotai’s Jewel: Galaxy Macau

Published: 
01 July, 2012

Galaxy’s attempt to bring Macau gaming to the mass market has exceeded all expectations – and they’ve only just begun

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Hungry for Asia

Published: 
01 July, 2012

The roulette wheel is spinning and TCSJOHNHUXLEY are placing their bets on Asia’s greener pastures with a new strategic growth plan for the region

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Wielding a brand

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01 July, 2012

Increased competition is forcing Cotai’s casino resorts to improve their marketing efforts

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COTAI revolution

Published: 
01 June, 2012

After years of waiting, Wynn Macau Ltd was officially granted a piece of land in Cotai earlier this month. The plot is nearly 206,000 square metres, is located behind City of Dreams and will be home to the gaming operator’s first Cotai property. In this exclusive interview — the first since the land grant announcement — company chairman and chief executive Steve Wynn unveils details about the project.

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Lucky Number Three

Published: 
01 May, 2012

In a Macau Business exclusive, senior executives from Sands China Ltd talk about opening Cotai Central – a casino resort built for the mass-market tourist trade

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Wynn at War

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02 April, 2012

Wynn Macau Ltd. has removed Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada from its board of directors but the Wynn Okada saga is just heating up Reports are a far cry from what has unfolded between Steve Wynn and former friend and business partner Kazuo Okada.

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Bright prospects

Published: 
01 March, 2012

Results season has started, with good news coming from Sands China Ltd.

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“We can bring more”

Published: 
01 February, 2012

MGM Resorts International will this month open its first mainland hotel but the company is keeping its eye on Macau, says MGM Resorts chairman and chief executive Jim Murren, who is also MGM China’s co-chairman. In an exclusive interview with Macau Business, Mr Murren reveals that MGM China wants more than just two casino-hotels in Macau and argues that his company is best positioned to deliver the kind of high-standard, non-gaming amenities wanted by the government

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Making managers

Published: 
01 January, 2012

Casino culture is altering the city’s academic landscape with the University of Macau launching a master’s degree in resort management

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“I don’t want to fight the government"

Published: 
01 December, 2011

Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Sands China Ltd. chairman Sheldon Adelson wants to cooperate with the government to solve the dispute over Cotai parcels seven and eight. In an exclusive interview with Macau Business, he also unveils his next investment targets and what he would have done differently in Singapore and Macau

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Play by the rules

Published: 
01 November, 2011

Macau regulator issues draft standard for slots, electronic games

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Slow boil

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01 November, 2011

The government will limit annual growth in the number of gaming tables to 3 percent from 2013

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Playing for keeps

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01 October, 2011

Galaxy Macau is proving a handful for its competitors after a stellar first quarter

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Running on Empty

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01 September, 2011

More pathological gamblers are seeking counselling and spiritual help when their luck runs out. Casino croupiers are among them

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Old enough to know better

Published: 
01 July, 2011

The government wants to follow Nevada and Singapore in raising the minimum age limit for entering casinos

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Star attraction

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01 June, 2011

May saw Macau welcome a big, new player to town: Galaxy Macau

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Lion City pride

Published: 
01 May, 2011

In its first year of operation, Marina Bay Sands is already a roaring success for Singapore and Las Vegas Sands. But the casino resort still has hurdles to clear, including finishing construction and finding a new chief executive

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Macau on the Mekong

Published: 
01 April, 2011

Chinese-run casinos in Laos give mainland gamblers an atmosphere that’s just like home, just over the border. They could threaten Macau, except for one key ingredient

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The long haul

Published: 
01 February, 2011

MGM Resorts International is placing its biggest bets in Asia. The company’s Macau joint venture with businesswoman Pansy Ho Chiu King will soon launch its IPO in Hong Kong, while it also eyes developing a hotel-casino resort in Cotai. In this exclusive interview with Macau Business, James Murren, chairman and chief executive officer of MGM Resorts International, talks about the future and the painful obstacles the company must overcome in Macau and the United States in order to achieve their great comeback

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“We still have a ton of stuff to prove”

Published: 
01 December, 2010

There have been ups and downs for Melco Crown Entertainment but it is now a multibillion dollar, US-listed company. In a Macau Business exclusive, the young man at its helm says the journey has been fun and rewarding but “we still have a long road ahead”. Melco Crown chief executive Lawrence Ho says it is time to improve the results on the mass market, to generate higher cash flow and get more land in Cotai. Would his company be interested in the Macao Studio City plot if it went on the market? Definitely

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