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    • 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?

    • Thursday, 21 November, 2019
      Mental health
      Political unrest adds to strains facing workers of Hong Kong

      Employees already contend with long working hours and cramped living conditions

    • Sunday, 25 August, 2019
      Hong Kong politics
      Hong Kong police deploy water cannons for first time in protests

      Tension returns to the financial centre after a lull in violent clashes  

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