Tag Archives: VIP
China – New VIP Jimei slot hall could disrupt Macau
The status quo of Macau’s Premium slot sector is set to be shaken up by the launch of Macau’s first ever junket-run VIP slot hall which has debuted within the walls of Jimei Casino, boasting 130 high-limit slots. Analysts believe the new concept could kick-start a ‘price war’ in Macau, disrupting the market as it…
South Africa – Gold Reef opens VIP room
Gold Reef City, one of Gauteng’s favourite casinos, has opened a Salle Privé for select VIP players, which includes a VIP host desk, private internet access, private cash desk facilities, slots tables and a room solely dedicated to Baccarat. The entire Privé was built from scratch to include entrances from both the parking area and…
Cambodia – Heng Sheng to bring VIP’s to Donaco’s StarVegas
Donaco International has signed an agreement with Heng Sheng Group, one of Macau’s leading VIP gaming promoters, to bring its VIP players to the Star Vegas Resort & Club. Heng Sheng Group was established in Macau in 2011, and provides dedicated services to its members in the form of gaming options and leisure travel. The…
China – US union calls for action over Macau’s junkets
The International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE), a US-based trade union, has sent a communication to Wang Qishan, Head of the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), to highlight flaws in Macau’s regulation of the VIP junket system. Gaming promoters are licensed in Macau to recruit and often provide credit to high…
Australia – Macau junket signs up with Crown in Perth and Melbourne
Macau-based VIP room gaming promoter Iao Kun Group Holding is to start providing VIP players to the Crown Perth Casino in Perth, Australia and for the Crown Melbourne Casino in Melbourne, Australia. The junket group has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding whereby it will acquire all of the profit interests of Lou Kan…
China – Junkets closing Macau VIP rooms to expand internationally
With a tightening of transit visas and a continued crackdown on austerity for Chinese gamblers, Macau’s junket operators are now looking overseas for new opportunities to ship in their VIP player bases. Junket operators helped generate 60 per cent of Macau’s $44bn in casino revenue in 2014. But now a host of junkets including Gold…
Singapore – Battle heats up for Chinese VIPs in Singapore
The fight for VIP customers is heating up in Singapore where the dwindling stream of Chinese high-rollers has seen Resorts World Sentosa and Marina Bay Sands intensify their VIP efforts. Genting Singapore third quarter profit was down by 43 per cent whilst Las Vegas Sands’ most recent quarterly results saw its revenue down by 8.7…
Australia – Tasmanian museum wants to add a VIP casino
The Tasmanian Government is considering breaking a 20-year monopoly to allow a new casino licence to be issued as part of a proposal put together by the owner of Hobart’s Museum of Old and New Art (MONA). MONA Founder David Walsh has presented plans to construct a small casino for high rollers as part of…
