Author: Paulo Coutinho, MDT
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Up 7.4pct: Macau gaming revenue growth beats estimates as new resorts open in Cotai
Macau’s gaming revenue swelled more than estimated in September, with new casino projects from the local units of Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Wynn Resorts Ltd. ... -
The Buzz | Caetano, David, Sandra: Macau talent triumphs around the world
João Caetano launched his first single, a duet with legendary jazzman Jean-Paul “Bluey” Maunick, leader and founder of the band Incognito. “A single voice” (“Uma Só ... -
Euro 2016| Portugal leaves it late again to beat Poland on penalties
France (AP) — Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not. The Portuguese have been level ... -
Brexit live: Germany’s Merkel says EU is strong enough to find “right answers” to referendum
AP: Live coverage on Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union (all times are UK time): Just in: Germany’s Merkel says EU is strong enough to ... -
Janet McNab | Sheraton & St. Regis Managing Director: ‘Macau is an easy destination’
Janet McNab took over the position of managing director of Sheraton Grand Macao Hotel and The St. Regis Macao on the Cotai strip eight months ago ... -
Australia regulator cracks down on alleged exportation of dogs to Macau
The top body for greyhound racing in New South Wales, Australia “has charged 179 dog trainers and owners with breaching the industry regulator’s rules, for the ... -
Taipei police officers suspects in MOP1b investment scam involving Galaxy casino
A Taipei court this week ordered the city’s Investigation Bureau’s Office to pursue their probe into police officers in the Greater Taipei area who are potential suspects in ... -
Opening today: Macau takes central role in Now You See Me 2
Macau features for a good 45 minutes in the blockbuster Hollywood film “Now You See Me 2” the sequel, and it takes a central role in ... -
Las Vegas Sands settles with former Macau CEO Jacobs
Bringing an end to a near six-year legal battle, Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has agreed to pay more than “USD75 million to end a lawsuit by ... -
Editorial | Canidoomed
We live in a world of causes, as opposed to a world of ideologies. From the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution throughout the 20th century, ... -
MDT Interview | Vítor Sereno: ‘Portugal is a good place to live and certainly a good place to invest’
Portugal supports all China’s “initiatives to boost Macau’s interface role,” namely as part of the Belt and Road initiative, the CEPA mechanism, and the Forum Macao. ... -
Champions League Final: Ronaldo fails to shine but scores the winner
Cristiano Ronaldo stole the headlines with the winning kick in a penalty shootout in the Champions League final, more than compensating for what was a quiet ... -
Canidrome may have its days numbered, decision in ‘one or two months’
It has become “more and more difficult” to import greyhounds to Macau and that will be a “crucial aspect for the government to consider when making ... -
The Latest: Egyptian officials say EgyptAir plane crashed, 66 on board
CAIRO (AP) — The latest news on EgyptAir Flight 804 from Paris to Cairo, carrying 66 people, which disappeared early today (Thursday). (All times are Egyptian.) ... -
Vertical and horizontal careers at Sands China | From dealer to handyman
Just ahead of Labor Day, Macau Daily Times was given a rare insight into what is going on behind those paper walls of Venice, Cotai – ... -
António Ramirez | ‘First we look at Sands, then Macau’
MDT – With new properties on the horizon, do you think there will be an HR war for local human capital? AR – Listen, the Macau ... -
Hao vs Adelson | Billions lawsuit against LVS to be trialed in Macau court
A Macau court has ruled that Asian American Entertainment Corporation (AAEC), a former business partner of Las Vegas Sands, can proceed with a lawsuit seeking billions ... -
Taiwanese businessman billions lawsuit against LVS is going to trial – Macau court
A Macau court has ruled that Asian American, a former business partner of Las Vegas Sands, can proceed with a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for ... -
Media report: More fall for ‘Macau Scam’ in Malacca
Four people in Malacca have fallen prey to the ‘Macau Scam’ syndicate this year, the New Straits Times reported today (Friday). State Commercial Crime Investigation Department ... -
Officials: US killed senior Islamic State leader
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says U.S. forces have killed a senior Islamic State leader known as Haji Iman, marking a further erosion of top leadership in ... -
Editorial | Sheriff gone rogue
In this year’s Best Picture movie “Spotlight”, inspired by the work of the investigative reporting section of the Boston Globe – exposing decades-old pedophilia crime inside ... -
Former Prosecutor General Ho Chio Meng, other MP officials detained for alleged fraud
Former high-ranking officials from the Public Prosecutions Office (MP) are under investigation by the Commission Against Corruption (CCAC) in a case involving alleged illicit business transactions ... -
J. Ian Burchett Canada’s Consul General | ‘There are more ‘Canadians’ in Macau than you think’
The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macau continues to explore additional opportunities for engagement between Canadians and the local community of Macau, “thus ... -
Editorial | Pataca unpegged or (the day I’ll leave Macau)
The peg-unpeg of the pataca to the American dollar – indirectly via the link to the Hong Kong dollar – is a decades-old discussion. Lately however, ... -
Macau gaming revenues continue to drop: down 21.4pct in Jan
Gaming revenues were down 21.4 per cent in January from a year earlier to MOP18.674 billion (USD2.33bn), Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reported today (Monday) on ... -
Editorial | Hypothermia
Cold weather all over the planet is killing hundreds, especially the most delicate: the old, the sick, the homeless, and the lonely. In greater China and ... -
Macau Bishop José Lai tenders resignation, bishop from HK appointed
Pope Francis, to meet this legitimate desire of Bishop Lai, has accepted his resignation and, at the same time, has appointed Bishop Stephen Lee Bun-sang who ... -
We Correct: MGM Macau says no decision made yet on salary increase for 2016
The Macau Daily Times erroneously reported today (Friday) that MGM Macau has announced a salary increase, in our newspaper edition, on page 7. “We would like ... -
Brazen attacks in Jakarta leave 5 gunmen, 2 others dead
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia’s capital and waged gunbattles with police today ... -
Macau casino fortunes hit 5-year low, lead on Vegas narrows
(Bloomberg) — Macau casino revenue sunk to the lowest level in five years as Chinese high-rollers stayed away in 2015, narrowing the world’s largest gambling hub’s ... -
MDT INTERVIEW | SHELDON ADELSON: ‘My gaming license is a privilege, it’s not a right’
Sheldon Adelson, 82, is grateful to the MSAR because he understands that his license to operate here is “a privilege.” That is why he also plays ... -
Adelson sees Macau ‘at or near’ bottom of gambling downturn
Las Vegas casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson said he expects Macau’s economy and hard-hit casino industry, in the midst of an 18-month downturn, to start recovering next ... -
MDT Interview | Wilfred Wong President and COO, Sands China | ‘I think next year the overall pie is not going to shrink’
The St Regis Hotel is opening without a casino this week in Cotai and Sheldon Adelson will be coming to town for the occasion. This will ... -
Godsend delay
Some newsman once said – and I like to quote – there is no good or bad news, just news. Well, to every rule there are ...
