Macau

16 Sep 2012

Macau's hospitality industry has seen fast, vast expansion, but does the new Sheraton Hotel complete a full house, asks Nadine Bateman.

Holiday gamblers boost Macau casinos

1 Mar 2013

Macau casinos took in 27.08 billion patacas in gross gaming revenue last month, up 11.5 per cent year on year as the week-long Lunar New Year holiday on the mainland saw the arrival of large...

Praise for Macau's economic and social strides

21 Feb 2013

National legislature chief Wu Bangguo praised the economic and social achievements of Macau during his first official visit to the city yesterday. Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the...

Property tycoon Zhang Baoquan gambles on cashless casino

18 Feb 2013

Owned by art, film and property mogul Zhang Baoquan, the new Mangrove Tree Resort World on Sanya Bay marks Beijing's first tacit approval of a gaming concept outside Macau. Global investors,...

Outside Macau, China tests gambling with cashless casino

17 Feb 2013

Jesters casino bar in Hainan marks the Chinese government’s first tacit approval of a gaming concept outside Macau. Global investors are watching to see how the chips will fall.

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Jump in mainland visitors boosts price of gaming stocks

Macau gaming stocks typically rebound as the Lunar New Year approaches, in expectation of mainland visitors flocking to the city's casinos over the holiday period.

This year, visitor...

Pacquiao weighs up rematch with Marquez in Macau

Pacquiao's chief adviser, Michael Koncz, said the Filipino wants a fifth fight against Juan Manuel Marquez away from Las Vegas, "because of high US taxes" that would be incurred if the bout were...

Macau political group calls for 'colonial' pillbox's demolition

The Association of Political Science and Law of Macau placed a newspaper advert last Friday claiming the pillbox - a coastal defence facility built in the 1930s - was "a symbol of colonial power...

BRIEFS

Briefs, January 27, 2013

An Australian was caught shoplifting two packs of condoms, worth of about HK$70, at a convenience store in Electric Road, Tin Hau, at about 4am.

BARS

Review: The Roadhouse Bar

The last place in Macau to find a Chanel bag or someone hoping to buy one. This is a smoky, locals' pub with dartboards and rock memorabilia on the faux brick walls.

PLACEMENTS

Paul Y shareholders approve Macau fundraising

Hong Kong-based Paul Y Engineering's (PYE) shareholders yesterday approved a fundraising plan through share placement and convertible bonds for a high-end Macau tourist project.