Jun

26

Introducing: DailyDoseofVegas.com

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How could I write about Cotai, Manila Bay, and the global casino business, but not write about Vegas? So now I introduce to you Daily Dose of Vegas, which is basically a news blog / aggregator of the most relevant and interesting items in the press, the Vegas blog community, and other Vegas websites, brought to you on a daily basis (or almost daily basis).

Since there are already a lot of great blogs out there already about Vegas, I thought I could add more value by scouring the web each day and bringing them all together on one site, along with all the mainstream media news out there. My goal is to focus mainly on the Las Vegas casino and tourism industry Read more

Jun

26

Which Macao casino company is investing in Russia’s Azov City?

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Many of you may not be aware of this, or if you are aware you dont care, or if you do care you dont believe it, but there are plans for a huge Las Vegas style casino destination planned for somewhere in Russia. The details are:

The casino town will be spread over 2,000 hectares and have 50 hotels with a planned 35,000 thousand rooms. It’ll even have its own airport and a small port on a specially constructed island for the super-rich arriving in yachts. When it’s finished, Azov City is expected to have a population of around 60,000.

But thats not why Im writing this. Doing a little digging today, I came across this quote Read more

Jun

25

Three quick Cotai articles

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Away from Stanley Ho’s SJM IPO, things are kind of slow.  Here are three quickies for you:  Read more

Jun

23

SJM IPO looks to be a go

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Recent press reports are saying that Stanley Ho’s SJM launched the marketing of its IPO today. The company hopes to raise up to US$654 with the stock planned to start trading July 10th. This has been a long time in coming so lets hope it gets done. Im sure we would all love to have another public company to follow.

Jun

19

Singapore vs. Macau

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“Macau doesn’t seem to know what it wants from its casino industry. Singapore does”

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Hows that for an opening line? That quote comes courtesy of Inside Asian Gaming from an article titled “Orderly Competitor“. Read more

Jun

19

MGM Mirage expands into China

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MGM Mirage put out a press release officially announcing a jbig oint venture project where the company will run an MGM Mirage hotel (no casino) in China.  This is part of the company’s new growth strategy. 

I imagine this will help introduce more Chinese to its brand, which should boost the awareness Read more

Jun

17

Two new Macao photo galleries

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Some good new photos of Macau casinos:  Read more

Jun

17

What about Taipa?

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Cotai, Cotai, Cotai…all I ever talk about is Cotai.  What about Taipa?  You cant have Cotai without Taipa, because then you’d just have “Co”.

Its about time Taipa gets its due in the blog, so here are two quick stories about Taipa:  Read more

Jun

17

Crown flirting with Pagcor’s Manila Bay Tourism City

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I have a post about this on GlobalCasinoBoom.com for those who care.

Jun

16

Four Seasons Hotel Macao hiring

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four seasons hotel macaoWe will be seeing a lot more of this over the next few years, but in much, much bigger numbers. The Four Seasons is relatively small compared to everything else that will be popping up in Cotai and the Cotai Strip® hotel complex.

Macau Daily Times reports: Read more

Jun

13

SJM IPO Part II…or is it Part III?

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To be honest, ive lost track of how many times SJM has been rumored to try and pull off an IPO. With the recent restrictions in Macau making life easier for the current casinos and putting a halt to future competition, maybe things will go smoother this go around. Although, if you take a look at the recent stock Read more

Jun

12

G2E Asia field trip blog at GamingFloor.com

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Ian from GamingFloor.com attended the recent G2E Asia, and we are lucky enough that he decided to chronicle the trip on his forum.  Make sure you check it out because there is some good insight and great tidbits throughout his multi-day trip blog.

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