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  • Wednesday, 29 March, 2023
    North Korea
    Inside North Korea’s oil smuggling

    An investigation into the Chinese criminal networks helping to prop up the rogue nuclear regime

  • Friday, 10 March, 2023
    Travel & leisure industry
    MGM China leads casino operator recovery in Macau

    Market share increases and share price more than doubles as gamblers return to the table

  • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Fall of Asia’s gambling kingpin augurs change for Macau industry

    Alvin Chau’s jailing comes as Beijing cracks down on money laundering and capital flight

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Lex
    Macau gaming: Chau’s jail term warns punters and investors alike Premium content

    Caution should now be applied to local gambling stocks

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    Gambling industry
    Macau ‘junket king’ Alvin Chau sentenced to 18 years in prison

    Former Suncity boss is highest-profile target of Beijing’s crackdown on VIP gambling and capital outflows

  • Sunday, 8 January, 2023
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Casino mecca Macau gambles on becoming a global tourist attraction

    Big Six operators will invest $15bn over 10 years, with more than 90% spent on non-gaming developments

  • Monday, 26 December, 2022
    Chinese society
    Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs

    Explosion of cases and ban on more effective western shots lead residents to look abroad

  • Monday, 28 November, 2022
    Macau casino stocks soar after new licences granted

    Operators struggle to recover as Beijing’s strict pandemic rules curb tourism

  • Tuesday, 2 August, 2022
    Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd
    Hong Kong casino tycoon considers Macau move to avoid US delisting

    Melco is exploring a loophole as negotiations between Beijing and Washington reach a stalemate

  • Friday, 15 July, 2022
    Lex
    Macau/gaming: casino operators bet on unlikely comeback Premium content

    Recovery is a distant prospect given the twin effects of Covid and China’s bleak economic outlook

  • Sunday, 10 July, 2022
    Coronavirus pandemic
    China reimposes curbs as BA.5 variant spreads Omicron outbreaks

    Authorities in cities across the country are rushing to fight more infectious Covid-19 strain

  • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
    Macau’s Covid crackdown leaves Stanley Ho’s SJM casino group burning cash

    Liquidity declines at operator founded by late tycoon as coronavirus curbs hit gambling sector

  • Monday, 17 January, 2022
    Gambling industry
    Macau casino shares rally after gaming law offers reprieve to US companies

    Sands China, MGM China and Wynn Macau jump after authorities maintain number of operating licences

  • Tuesday, 30 November, 2021
    Lex
    Macau gaming: Beijing junks the junkets and imperils local economy Premium content

    Such betting trips are the backbone of Macau’s $30bn gambling market

  • Monday, 29 November, 2021
    Macau casino stocks tumble after arrest of junket executive

    Detention of Suncity chair Alvin Chau for ‘damaging social order’ sends shares down sharply

  • Sunday, 28 November, 2021
    The Big Read
    Macau casinos gamble on relations with Beijing

    Hit hard by the pandemic, operators in the world’s biggest gambling hub are facing scrutiny from the Xi government

  • Wednesday, 22 September, 2021
    News in-depthGambling industry
    Macau casino operators fear end of winning streak with new gaming law

    Proposals could force operators to become ‘more Chinese’ as Beijing cracks down on capital outflow

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    Gambling industry
    Casino stocks shed $20bn as Macau government seeks greater oversight

    Operators in world’s biggest gambling hub suffer worst day ever as authorities review gaming law

  • Wednesday, 15 September, 2021
    Lex
    Casinos/Macau: it is time to take the chips off the table  Premium content

    Restricting the number of licences is most worrying part of Beijing’s latest crackdown

  • Monday, 3 May, 2021
    Inside BusinessTom Mitchell
    Ho casino empire starts to emerge from shadow of late patriarch

    Launch of Grand Lisboa Palace integrated resort signals new direction for SJM group

  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
    ObituaryStanley Ho
    Stanley Ho, Macau gambling tycoon, 1921-2020 

    Swashbuckling businessman established China’s modern casino industry

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    Lex
    Coronavirus/casinos: busted flush Premium content

    If the outbreak lasts anywhere as long as Sars, the industry’s business model could come undone

  • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
    Coronavirus pandemic
    Hong Kong confirms first coronavirus death as Macau closes casinos

    Man is second fatality outside mainland China as Beijing says infections exceed 20,000

  • Friday, 31 January, 2020
    China’s coronavirus crisis empties Macau’s mega casinos

    US operators Wynn, MGM and Sands hit as visitors vanish from world’s biggest gambling hub

  • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
    News in-depthThe Big Read
    Macau: lessons for Hong Kong from Beijing’s ‘good student’

    There is growing anger over inequality in the former Portuguese colony, so why are the people not protesting?

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