The Mystic Gambler

Global gaming giant MGM Resorts has watched the efforts to regulate casinos in Thailand from the front seats, hoping to capitalize on emerging opportunities in the country. As these efforts progressed, the company encouraged local authorities to adopt a competitive casino tax. Thailand Casinos Inch Closer to Reality Thailand recently warmed up toward the idea […]

According to police in the Philippines, two casino junket operators have allegedly received and transferred $3.6 million in ransom money paid by the family of a kidnapped Chinese businessman, Congyuan Guo, who was later found dead. Businessman Found Dead Despite $3.6M Being Paid Also known as Anson Tan or Anson Que, the affluent leader of […]

Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has shared details about new verification and screening processes that may apply at Thailand’s casinos. The country is now tinkering with the idea of running KYC and AML checks on land-based customers, and foreign nationals in particular, adding to a previous suggestion that would have needed for any local entering […]

After more than 10 years of legal maneuvering, the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has reached the end of the line in its ambitions to establish a casino near Detroit. The US Supreme Court recently declined to hear the tribe’s appeal, upholding lower-court rulings that blocked the federal government from taking land into […]