Promise of Jobs Central to New Bedford Casino Debate
City officials have said KG Urban’s casino project would create 2,164 construction jobs and 3,831 permanent jobs. Those figures are from consultant Global Market Advisors, which has done feasibility studies on the developer.
Rough Around the Edges
You won’t see hitching posts, tumbleweeds or swinging door saloons, but Poipet in Cambodia is the frontier. The casino strip lies just past Thailand’s busy border checkpoint at Aranya Prathet, where some 5,000 people cross into Cambodia daily. After passing an arch crowned in the style of Buddhist stupas, travelers must walk some 200 meters through the heart of the strip to reach Cambodia’s immigration post and receive their visas.
Tribe Starts Work on Travel Plaza South of Town
The Record Courier
Work south of Gardnerville has begun on the $11.78 million Washoe Travel Plaza, which could eventually includes a casino operated by another tribe.
“Primorye” Integrated Entertainment Zone
“Primorsky Krai Development Corporation” OJSC performs the function of the general developer Integrated Entertainment Zone territory, carries attracting investors and provides design and construction of engineering, transport and social infrastructure.
by Muhammad Cohen
Diversification remains one of Macau’s loudest buzzwords, a government imperative for casino operators and a key to making Macau the world center of tourism and leisure envisioned by Beijing’s Five Year Plan for 2011-2015. Economic diversification has proven elusive in view of Macau’s gaming-centric tourist mix; customers want what they want.
Casinos not a fix-all for urban redevelopment: GMA
GGR Asia
The “single greatest mistake” that a government or jurisdiction can make is to allocate land for a gaming project simply on the basis that it wants urban redevelopment in that spot, says a new report from Global Market Advisors LLC.
Asia Gaming Brief
Global Market Advisors (GMA), a leading international consulting firm to the casino gaming, lodging, and airline industries, has issued a white paper on the effects of urban casino development. The paper, titled “Casinos and the City” explores the history of casino development in cities, past and current trends, and recommendations for future development of casinos in urban areas.
Global Market Advisors issues white paper on the effects of urban casino development
You may download a copy of the white paper HERE
Macau Comes to Manila
by Muhammad Cohen
Inside Asian Gaming
For its opening night concert, City of Dreams Manila brought in international stars Ne-Yo and Kelly Rowland. Industry observers are anxious to see how many more international players the US$1.3 billion CoD Manila will bring to the Philippine capital’s Entertainment City district. They’ll probably need to be patient
New Bedford casino players cover their cards
by Mike Lawrence
South Coast Today
Negotiations involving a proposed resort casino on New Bedford’s waterfront took a quieter tone Monday, representing a marked change from the two days of bombast late last week that indicated the $500 million project could be close to a fiery end.
Brewery, restaurant on tap for Scioto Downs
A microbrewery with a restaurant, stage and outdoor patio is coming to Scioto Downs Racino, as the owners of the gambling venue invest in amenities to attract a wider range of patrons.