Philippines News - Page 4

International News Brief: Australian national David Saab emerged as the top winner of the 2008 Asian Poker Tour.

The top professional poker players with Asian heritage are aiming for nothing less than the top prize at the upcoming Asian Poker Tour Philippines leg this coming May 27 to June 1.

International News Brief: Waterfront Philippines Inc. plans to put up a 2,500-room hotel and casino facility within the 40-hectare Bagong Nayong Pilipino-Manila Bay Integrated Tourism City on the reclaimed area.

International News Brief: Star Cruises plans to team up with Alliance Global Group to develop hotels and casinos in the Philippines.

Titan Poker will stage its Asian Poker Tour Manila Super Satellite Series this spring.

IGT-Asia has announced the launch of Asia’s first Star Wars progressive slot at the Almond Slot Club in Manila.

International News Brief: Officials and students of the Angeles University Foundation on Wednesday began holding pickets in front of a casino that is scheduled to open tomorrow at the city’s University Belt.

International News Brief: A Singapore-based company has won the Bureau of Internal Revenue's bidding for M/V Philippine Dream, a floating casino in Cebu, Philippines.

Elixir Gaming Technologies has delivered agreements for the placement of 700 slot machines to Manila Prince Hotel & Casino and Isis Slot Club in the Philippines.

VendingData Corporation announced today that Elixir Group Limited has delivered agreements for, and placed, a total of 374 slot machines on a recurring revenue model at two venues in the Philippines.

PacificNet, Inc. reports today that its subsidiary PacGames Limited has been granted an Internet gaming license by the First Cagayan and Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) of the Philippines.

International News Brief: A newly formed company has obtained the endorsement of the Department of Tourism to invest P25 billion for the development of a tourism and gaming complex at a reclaimed portion of Manila Bay in Parañaque City.

nternational News Brief: Wynn Resorts said it is pursuing investment opportunities in the Philippines, one of which is a hotel casino similar to its Macau facility.

PanAsia Poker Tour will debut its Pan-Asian Tour in Manila, The Philippines.

nternational News Brief: Members of the Cagayan de Oro Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation Inc. have expressed their support for the establishment of a casino in the Filipino city.

Kenilworth Systems Corporation has been granted final approval to commence real time, live in-progress casino table game broadcasts by the Board of Directors of the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation.

International News Brief: The court-appointed liquidator of Legend International Resorts Inc. yesterday vowed to reopen the controversial Legenda Hotel and Casino in the Philippines without firing a single employee.

International News Brief: The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. is standing firm on its decision to close down the Legenda Hotel Casino at the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.

International News Brief: Legends International Resorts Ltd. yesterday warned the closure of its local operations, Legenda Hotel Casino in Subic, by state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. will affect future foreign investments in the country.

International News Brief: After being granted the government license to operate the first Philippine-based online sports betting exchange, Interactive Entertainment Solutions Technologies is set to make a splash in the Asian market.