South Korean SK Telecom has announced that it will "aggressively" advance into the Chinese online gaming market, after buying a stake in Shanghai-based service provider Magicgrids Networks. South Korea’s leading mobile carrier said in a statement it has purchased a 30 percent stake in Magicgrids Networks for USD 7.8 million. SK Telecom said that online gaming is crucial in the new convergence industry along with music, citing that the revenue growth of the Chinese online gaming market has reached 82%...

The Bahamas is in a strong position to attract Chinese highrollers who want to combine a vacation stay with their love for gambling. The activity is illegal in mainland China, forcing many of its citizens to travel abroad. The ability of long haul tourist hotspots such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City to attract considerable Chinese tourists, means that the Chinese may be willing to travel to the tropics to gamble.

A plan to boost the number of poker machines at a Chinese community club and shift operations closer to Star City Casino is worrying gambling experts, who warn that Asian people are unlikely to seek help for problem gambling. After 42 years at the corner of Goulburn and Pitt streets, the Mandarin Club has sold its building and lodged a development application with the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority to relocate to 1 Dixon Street, in Chinatown.

Las Vegas - Without the dreamy postcard views of the neon-pulsing Strip, visitors to the V.I.P. lounge at the top of the Venetian hotel and casino here might think they had taken an elevator to someplace in Hong Kong or Shanghai. The televisions in this sanctuary reserved for the wealthiest high rollers are tuned to Chinese stations. The newspapers use Chinese characters.