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A cruise ship will operate under the Maltese flag and will carry out 5 trips a week
Russian casino finds neutral ground -
Russian Federation | 03/12/2010(Russia).- A cruise ship has begun selling tickets in Russia for regular trips from St. Petersburg to Helsinki that will allow the company to get around Russians laws banning gambling on most of its territory. Propeller The Princess Maria cruise ship, acquired by line operator St. Peter Line, will operate a casino on the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, reports Business FM.
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The government expects growth this year between 4.5 % and 6.5 %
Singapore expects jump in tourist arrivals this year as casino-resorts lure visitors -
Singapore | 03/08/2010(Singapore).- Singapore said it expects tourist arrivals to surge as much as 29 % this year as two new casino-resorts lure visitors to the Southest Asian city-state. Arrivals will likely increase to between 11.5 million and 12.5 million this year from 9.7 million last year when they fell 4.3 %, the Singapore Tourism Board said last week.
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He controls SJM Holdings, the casino operator with the biggest market share in Macau
Casino billionaire Stanley Ho leaves hospital -
Macau | 03/08/2010(Macau).- Macau casino billionaire Stanley Ho has been discharged from hospital on Monday, Radio Television Hong Kong reported. Ho, accompanied by his family, was seen waving to reporters at the front door of Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital.
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Gross revenue at Macau casinos increased 10 % to a record of us$ 14.9 billion in 2009
MGM Mirage and Ho plan Macau casino IPO in third quarter -
Macau | 03/04/2010(Macau).- MGM Mirage, the biggest casino owner on Las Vegas Strip, will sell shares in its Macau venture with Pansy Ho in the third quarter, CEO Jim Murren said.
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Gambling revenue in Macau reached a high of us$ 1.8 billion in January
Sands China says 2009 net profit up 22 % -
Macau | 03/03/2010(Macau).- Sands China, the world's most valuable casino operator by market capitalization, said its 2009 net profit rose 22 % from a year earlier, driven by a surge in gambling revenue in Macau.
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Gambling revenue totaled us$ 1.68 billion for the month
Macau's February casino revenue reportedly up 70% -
Macau | 03/02/2010(Macau).- Gambling revenue in Macau rose about 70% in February from a year earlier, according to reports citing the Portuguese-language media group Lusa News Agency.
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The company targets emerging Asian markets
Marina Bay Sands Singapore orders 33 DEQ’s G3 Systems -
Singapore | 02/26/2010(Singapore).- Leading provider of table game bonusing, jackpot and loyalty solutions DEQ Systems Corp., announced that Marina Bay Sands Singapore has ordered 33 G3 systems for their poker derivatives.
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Marina Bay Sands could generate an annual profit of us$ 1 billion
Las Vegas Sands betting on Singapore -
Singapore | 02/26/2010(Singapore).- Las Vegas Sands Corp, which will open its us$ 5.5 billion Singapore casino resort in late April, remains uncertain about the resort's financial performance, the company's chief operating officer said this week.
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It was inaugurated last February 14
Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa opens with right mix of IGT games and systems -
Singapore | 02/26/2010(Singapore).- Singapore’s first public casino, Genting’s Resorts World Sentosa, opened its doors February 14 with a number of IGT’s premiere video slot themes and Network Systems products.
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But anticipates an upturn this year
Macau's economy estimated to fall 2.6 in real terms in 2009 -
Macau | 02/25/2010(Macau).- Most recent report on Macau published by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) estimates that Macau's economy recorded a real fall of 2.6 % in 2009.
