Macau Tries To Position itself as an Entertainment Town
We’ve always been interested in what’s going on in The South China Sea and in Macau in particular. The Chinese gambling enclave (which is now the world’s biggest by betting numbers in any case), is trying to follow in the footsteps of Vegas and position itself as an Entertainment town.
Will this work? Well, we’re not [...]
Hong Kong Casino Shares Going Up
Well, we like to have a flutter on the stock market here at Online Casino King, and occasionally we like to have a flutter on casino stocks- and the good news is that Hong Kong casino shares seem to be having a good run despite a recent slowdown in Macau’s gambling revenue.
Gross gambling revenue for [...]
Stanley Ho, The Casino King of Macau, Orders Durian Fruit by Private Jet
If you thought extravagance was oh so early 21st Century, then think again. The Casino King of Macau, Stanley Ho sent his private jet to Singapore recently to buy some Musang durian fruit (the best type of course)- according to a Malay paper called China Press.
Durian is known as the king of fruit. You either [...]
Travels in Asia, Hong Kong and Macao
Well, we just got back from a tour of Asia- principally Macau and Hong Kong. OK, the weather wasn´t as great as we expected (it´s chilly there too! – although not as cold as it is in Beijing we hear). But all in all, we had a fantastic time. And what really hit home, was [...]
Casino News From Hong Kong and Macau
The Online Casino King team (well some of us) are in Hong Kong at the moment, and it is interesting to experience the “recession” here in Asia, compared to the UK and Europe.
Errrrr….what recession. The Hong Kong stock exchange raised more money for companies doing IPOs than New York in 2009 (there has been a [...]
Macau is Back On A Roll: Did You Buy any Shares? You Should Have!
Well, if you didn´t buy any shares in the recent spate of Macau casino IPOs, you´ll be kicking yourself. Prices surged ahead this week.
Sands China, which is the new boy on the block and the Macau wing of the Las Vegas Sands Group ( LVS – news – people ), surged ahead by 5 percent [...]
Things are Picking Up in Macau- a Sign of Things to Come?
Gaming Share News
Things appear to be hotting up once again in Macau on the news that James Packer has made a move to build up his stock holding in casino group Crown- shares across the board in the casino sector are up.
James Packer, the son of the late Kerry Packer, paid just over $20 million [...]
Wynn to Float Macau Casino Arm on The Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Wynn resorts is planning to raise a sum approaching $1 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange by spinning off its Macau casino arm. The move was widely expected, as Las Vegas Sands made a similar announcement not long ago.
The Hong Kong stock exchange has seen a flurry of activity recently after a lax year [...]
