World Cup gambling raids leads to 5,000 arrests The Independent | More than 5,000 people have been taken into custody in a crackdown on illegal World Cup gambling in Asia. | Police raided hundreds of betting dens, the international police agency, Interpol, said yesterday. | The agency coordinated the operation in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and China, includin...
Macau resort gambles on heritage Asia Times | Jul 9, 2010 Macau resort gambles on heritage | By Muhammad Cohen | MACAU - As a tourism destination, Macau has two powerful selling points. It's truly a place where East meets West, a Chinese city under Portuguese rule for 450 years where cultures mingled and fusion cuisin...
Gambling bankers face Hong Kong jail terms Business Report | Submit your comment | A Merrill Lynch banker and others working in the financial industry have been prosecuted for taking part in a Texas hold 'em poker game in Hong Kong. | New Zealander Michael Tan Boon Suan and seven others were charged w...
Construction of $557-M casino-resort starts Inquirer | Most Read Business New group offers to develop Laiban dam Suarez named PSE president and CEO Lick it or not Philippines seeks faster growth under new leader Peso higher against US dollar as optimism remains BMW fire sale Gov't urges creation of inf...
Overseas casino operators eye Chinese tourists China Daily | BEIJING - Casino operators just love Queenie Liu, the queen of the tables. | The 30-year-old Shanghainese is no stranger to high stakes and spends $15,000 on average when she rolls the dice - at the expense of her high net worth husband who doesn't...
5,000 arrested across Asia in police swoop on illegal gambling on World Cup National Post Reuters July 17, 2010 12:00 AM | More than 5,000 people have been arrested in a swoop on illegal gambling on World Cup soccer across Asia and police have seized nearly $10-million, Interpol said. The police agency said raids on nearly 800 ill...
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Macau resort gambles on heritage Asia Times | Jul 9, 2010 Macau resort gambles on heritage | By Muhammad Cohen | MACAU - As a tourism destination, Macau has two powerful selling points. It's truly a ...
MGM Resorts sells land under AC's Borgata Houston Chronicle | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. | It's part of the casino company's forced exit from the nation's second...
MGM Resorts Sells Land Under AC's Borgata The New York Times | Filed at 7:43 p.m. ET | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. | It's part of the casino company's forced...
MGM Resorts sells land under AC's Borgata The State | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. | It's part of the casino company's forced exit from the nation's second...
MGM Resorts sells land under AC's Borgata Newsvine | ATLANTIC CITY — MGM Resorts International has sold its land under Atlantic City's Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa to Vornado Realty Trust and Geyser Holdings for $73 million. | It's part of the casino company's forced exit from the nation's second...
China Pushes to End Public Shaming of Suspects The New York Times | BEIJING — The Chinese government has called for an end to the public shaming of criminal suspects, a time-honored cudgel of Chinese law enforcement but one that has increasingly rattled the public. | According to the state-run media, the Ministry of Public Security has ordered the police to stop parading suspects in public and has called on...
