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Crown Resorts Employees Detained in China Since Last Year Now Charged With “Promoting Gambling”
Australia's Crown Resorts says their 17 employees who've been detained in China since late last year have been formally charged with "offenses related to the promotion of gambling." Last October's arrest was...
Does Isolation of Qatar by Neighboring Arab Nations Jeopardize 2022 World Cup?
When?seven nations in the Middle East announced?this week they were severing diplomatic, economic, and travel ties?with Qatar, almost immediately punters on Twitter?wanted to know if any international sports books were taking action...
Men and Women Handle Gambling Addiction Differently, Research Finds
Both men and women are susceptible to problem gambling. But when addiction hits?and the gambler is headed toward rock bottom, the two sexes differ in how they handle the distress. That’s according...
Melco’s Lawrence Ho Breaks Silence on Split From James Packer’s Crown
Hong Kong billionaire Lawrence Ho is finally opening up about what led to his company severing ties with fellow billionaire James Packer's Crown Resorts. Speaking with the Financial Times, an Aussie business...
Aristocrat Leisure Hits Jackpot, Gaming and Slot Manufacturer Earnings Soar 53 Percent
Earnings for Aristocrat Leisure aren't taking a leisurely stroll on the Australian Securities Exchange, but instead racing towards record profits for the Sydney-based gambling machine manufacturer. Aristocrat revealed this week through its...
Korean Gambler Charged with Laundering Dirty (and Smelly) Money
When a Korean high roller handed over AU$3.6 million ($2.7 million) at the VIP cage of the Star Casino in Brisbane, Australia, at the beginning of May, staff were almost certain something...
Duterte’s Pro China Policy Helps Make Melco Crown Philippines the Hottest Stock in the World
Business is booming at Melco?Crown’s City of Dreams Manila, thanks to a renewed influx of Chinese tourism. In fact, as Bloomberg pointed out late last week, its operator, Melco Crown Philippines, has...
Crown Resorts Looks to Sell Las Vegas Property for $400 Million
Crown Resorts wants to make a deal for its vacant acreage on the Strip just north of Fashion Show Drive in Las Vegas, but only for the right price. In late 2016,...
Crown Resorts Initiates Complete Withdrawal from Macau, Sells Remaining Shares to Melco International
Crown Resorts will divest itself of its remaining shares in Melco Resorts and Entertainment, the company that was, until last month, known as Melco Crown. The move completes James Packer’s total withdrawal...
Hope for Crown Resorts Employees Caged in China, Charges Could be “Low Level”
Fourteen Crown Resorts employees arrested in China, who have languished since October without charges in a grim detention center in Shanghai, have at last been presented with a glimmer of hope. According...