Monday, 23 June 2025
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INSIDER INSIGHTS I A new battle royale in online gaming as tycoon Razon enters the arena
By: Miguel R. Camus
Inside Bloomberry’s early strategy as it makes its first major move into online gaming.
8 Jun 2025
11:40PM
IPO-bound Hann targets global gaming partner, unveils P57-B expansion program
By: Miguel R. Camus
Hann Holdings Inc., owner of the largest integrated casino outside Metro Manila, is aggressively expanding its online gambling presence, with plans to team up with an international gaming partner to seize market share.
21 May 2025
6:52PM
Suntrust Resort’s $1-B casino faces new delay in Manila’s Entertainment City
By: Miguel R. Camus
The opening of the Westside City casino, the final project meant to complete the Entertainment City casino hub along Manila Bay, is facing yet another delay, its developer said in a new regulatory filing.
21 Apr 2025
11:29AM
Okada Manila slips in the first quarter of 2025, casting shadow over casino industry outlook
By: Miguel R. Camus
Okada Manila, the sprawling Manila Bay casino operated by Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc. (TRLEI), is the first big casino in the Philippines to report results for the first quarter of 2025, and it’s not the best start.
14 Mar 2025
12:08PM
Tycoon Villar ditches foreign partner, takes solo gamble on $1-B casino dream
By: Miguel R. Camus
Tycoon Manuel Villar Jr. is going all-in on his proposed $1 billion casino ventures in southern Metro Manila, dropping plans for a foreign partner and pursuing the business alone despite challenges in the land-based casino industry.
6 Mar 2025
9:58AM
Solaire casino operator grows revenue but profit takes a hit amid expansion
Tycoon Enrique Razon Jr.’s Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (BLOOM) delivered revenue growth in 2024, supported by the first full year of operations at Solaire Resort North, despite profitability being impacted by expansion costs and a weaker VIP gaming market.
3 Feb 2025
7:33PM
Pagcor shutters 2 unprofitable casinos ahead of 2026 asset privatization
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) is shutting down two unprofitable Casino Filipino branches as part of a broader effort to streamline operations.
30 Jan 2025
7:54PM
Gaming tycoon bets P150M on emerging e-casino in ‘explosive’ growth sector
By: Miguel R. Camus
Gaming tycoon Willy Ocier-led Pacific Online Systems Corp. is diversifying from lotto games into the red-hot online casino segment as it agreed to the purchase of a P150 million stake in the firm behind e-casino operator Buenas.
29 Nov 2024
4:12PM
Okada Manila operator faces 2024 loss as VIP casino earnings plunge 84%
By: Miguel R. Camus
Okada Manila’s operator has slashed its 2024 outlook and is now projecting a loss instead of a previously expected profit, as high-roller casino earnings plunge at its Manila Bay casino and Japan’s gaming sector faces challenges.
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