Das chinesische neue Jahr beginnt mit dem Neumond anfangs Februar und steht 2017 im Zeichen des Feuer-Hahns. Im chinesischen Tierkreis des Hahnes Geborene zeichnen sich durch ihren Perfektionismus und ihre Eitelkeit aus. Hinter der gepflegten Fassade kommen ehrliche, aufmerksame und unkomplizierte Menschen zum Vorschein.

Macau casinos could benefit from new regulations allowing direct flights between mainland China and Taiwan, Jefferies Research analysts said in a note recently released. The gambling enclave has long served as a stopover between the two regions, restricting the Macau airport’s capacity, and the new regulations would allow it to handle more incoming passengers.

China may increase, yet again, individual visa restrictions to Macau in October, news agency Lusa reported. Quoting an unnamed source, it said that if the Chinese government goes ahead with the move, it can have an impact on the gaming revenues and number of visitors who visit the SAR. According to the same source, the alert was left by Chief Executive Edmund Ho Hau Wah at the Legislative Assembly last week…

MGM Mirage has announced plans for a joint venture on a non-gambling hotel in mainland China. MGM Mirage Hospitality plans to provide development and management services for the plaza project in Tianjin, China. The mixed project would include two towers, with a luxury hotel to be named MGM Grand Tianjin, condominiums and spa, office and restaurant facilities. The Chinese partner in the deal is Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

China prepares to allow online gambling in the country. Casino operators are following close behind. Gambling companies are gleefully rubbing their hands together in anticipation for the forthcoming changes to the Chinese gambling law. The country intends to begin regulating gaming rather than outlawing it. This may open the door to a whole new untapped market for many of the operators who were frozen out of the US market over a year ago.

Bekanntlich feiern die Menschen in China ihr Neujahr immer in der ersten Neumondnacht zwischen dem 21. Januar und dem 20. Februar. Bereits aus Tradition wird das Grand Casino Luzern mit China das „Chinese New Year“ mitfeiern. In diesem Jahr vom 4. bis 10. Februar 2008.

Macau – The world’s busiest casino town is straining to handle the affections of the world’s largest population. By the boatload, gamblers gripping Chinese passports jostle off ferries and cram, sardinelike, into a customs building in this once-sleepy former Portuguese colony on China’s coast. They line up, hundreds deep on a weekend morning, for an entry stamp. Then they line up again for scarce taxis or catch shuttle buses into a town bristling with new casinos, fountains and resorts.

Maui General Store announced that it will be working with the Hoi An Project to assist in financing and help with human resources for the new Hotel Casino Resort and Master Plan Community. The Hoi An Project has 3,237 hectares near the beautiful China Beach area with 12 miles of beachfront to develop. Maui will assist in bringing the right management teams together to build the Hotels / Casinos to create an infrastructure from the ground up.

New York (Reuters) – Wynn Resorts Ltd. said on Thursday it plans to slow expansion at its Macau casino amid increasing competition and slowing travel to the Chinese gambling haven. Wynn also said its board of directors approved a program that will allow it to buy back up to USD 1.2 billion in stocks and convertible bonds.

Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, one of America’s richest men, dismissed critics of China on Thursday, saying that the Chinese are living a good life and the United States shouldn’t try to police the entire world. The capitalist from Las Vegas defended the communist regime as he checked on the progress of a USD 2.3 billion (EUR 1.74 billion) casino resort he is building in Macau on China’s southeastern coast. The tiny city is the only place in China where casino gambling is legal.