World Cup gambling raids leads to 5,000 arrests The Independent | More than 5,000 people have been taken into custody in a crackdown on illegal World Cup gambling in Asia. | Police raided hundreds of betting dens, the international police agency, Interpol, said yesterday. | The agency coordinated the operation in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and China, includin...
Macau resort gambles on heritage Asia Times | Jul 9, 2010 Macau resort gambles on heritage | By Muhammad Cohen | MACAU - As a tourism destination, Macau has two powerful selling points. It's truly a place where East meets West, a Chinese city under Portuguese rule for 450 years where cultures mingled and fusion cuisin...
Gambling bankers face Hong Kong jail terms Business Report | Submit your comment | A Merrill Lynch banker and others working in the financial industry have been prosecuted for taking part in a Texas hold 'em poker game in Hong Kong. | New Zealander Michael Tan Boon Suan and seven others were charged w...
Construction of $557-M casino-resort starts Inquirer | Most Read Business New group offers to develop Laiban dam Suarez named PSE president and CEO Lick it or not Philippines seeks faster growth under new leader Peso higher against US dollar as optimism remains BMW fire sale Gov't urges creation of inf...
Overseas casino operators eye Chinese tourists China Daily | BEIJING - Casino operators just love Queenie Liu, the queen of the tables. | The 30-year-old Shanghainese is no stranger to high stakes and spends $15,000 on average when she rolls the dice - at the expense of her high net worth husband who doesn't...
5,000 arrested across Asia in police swoop on illegal gambling on World Cup National Post  Reuters July 17, 2010 12:00 AM   | More than 5,000 people have been arrested in a swoop on illegal gambling on World Cup soccer across Asia and police have seized nearly $10-million, Interpol said. The police agency said raids on nearly 800 ill...
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Gaming is competitive tourism Malaya By AMADO MACASAET | Based on purely economic grounds, there may be no way the Philippines can compete in the gaming-tourism business. How can a poor country compete with Japan, Sin...
Cheap labor grows scarcer in China The Columbus Dispatch | SHANGHAI — Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the wor...
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Macau resort gambles on heritage Asia Times | Jul 9, 2010 Macau resort gambles on heritage | By Muhammad Cohen | MACAU - As a tourism destination, Macau has two powerful selling points. It's truly a ...
In China, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts The New York Times | BEIJING — China, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new environmental initiatives. | The quality of air in Chinese cities is increasing...
Golf Capsules The New York Times | Filed at 9:30 p.m. ET | WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) -- Double heart transplant recipient Erik Compton shot a 7-under 63 on Thursday in the inaugural Greenbrier Classic to share the first-round lead with rookie Matt Every. | Playing on a spons...
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Pagcor probe pushed in House Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – Multimillion-peso anomalies have allegedly hounded the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and the House of Representatives wants an investigation. | Representatives Neri Colmenares and Teodoro Casino of Bayan Muna partylist said media reports have exposed various anomalous fund releases that favored the fam...
