Police have launched an investigation into a burglary at a luxury mansion on Repulse Bay Road belonging to Angela Leong On-kei, executive director of Macau gaming operator SJM Holdings (00880.HK) and ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-29
A single player sits at a baccarat table hidden inside the private room of an exclusive gaming area in a Macau casino. As the cards are turned, the player, a hired hand, gives a play-by-play account ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-02
SJM Holdings (00880.HK), the flagship firm of Macau casino tycoon Stanley Ho, is cutting its dividend payout following a steep slide in its annual profit. The gaming company announced Tuesday a final ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
Paradise Entertainment Ltd., a Hong Kong-based gaming machine manufacturer and supplier, has unveiled a prototype of a human-like electronic croupier, which its creators say could revolutionize card-d ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
The Hang Seng Index is likely to rally further amid improving market sentiment after hitting a 20-day average of 22,653 points last week. The Federal Reserve has sent a clear signal for the first US ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-23
Macau authorities expect gaming revenues to take a 4.6 percent hit at the most when the city implements a new regulation on smoking ban in casinos, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported. The policy ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-25
The Macau government has introduced austerity measures to prevent the city from slipping into a deficit, after its average monthly gaming revenue fell below the alert level of 20 billion patacas (US$2 ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-02
Macau casino operators are facing more headwinds after the government expanded a smoking ban to all areas of their premises. The move is a significant threat to the gaming sector, So Shu-fai, chief ex ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-02
The gaming sector in Macau may bottom out within two months, after a 12-month slump in revenues, a report Friday in the Hong Kong Economic Journal quoted SJM Holdings Ltd. (00880.HK) chief executive S ...More
EJ Insight2015-06-19
There have been less hotel room bookings for the three-day Labor Day weekend in Macau this year, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday. So far only five of the 18 resorts and hotels managed b ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-27
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has cut its share price targets on Macau gaming plays, citing potential further headwinds for the sector amid rising costs and reduced revenues. The brokerage estimates that M ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
Macau saw its casino earnings decline over the Lunar New Year holiday, a less than auspicious start to the Year of the Goat. According to Barclays, average daily table revenues in the world's gambling ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-26
Macau Legend Development Ltd. (01680.HK), a satellite casino running on the license of gaming giant SJM Holdings Ltd. (00880.HK), is urging the government to consider the interests of all casino opera ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-12
Macau's gaming industry is expected to move into a new era in which casino operators will focus more on the non-gambling segments of their businesses, according to a leading player. The fight will be ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-26
How much vitality do our leading Hong Kong corporates have? One approach is to look at the age of the chairman. Generally speaking, the older the boss gets, the fewer are their corporate exercises. Th ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-23
A former bar captain at a three-Michelin-starred restaurant in Macau has been arrested for substituting cheap wines for 50 bottles of top Burgundy wine, Apple Daily reported Thursday. The real bottles ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
SJM Holdings Ltd. (00880.HK), the Macau casino operator controlled by the family of Stanley Ho, has given a 5-percent wage hike to all its staff this year, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported. Th ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
