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...Apart from its Galaxy and StarWorld casinos on Macau, the group has a shareholding in rival Wynn Resorts and is seen as better adapted to the current environment where the focus is on the mass market....
...1972 was quite a year for Pula, a port and holiday resort on the Croatian peninsula of Istria....
...The question now is: if losses begin to mount, will the punters stick around? joshua.oliver@ft.com...
...Vassi Chamberlain travelled as a guest of Elegant Resorts, flying with British Airways from London Heathrow to Antigua, and with Tradewind Aviation from Antigua to St Barths...
...The question now is: if losses begin to mount, will the punters stick around?...
...Some, such as Villa Carlotta or Villa del Balbianello — a location for both Casino Royale and Star Wars — turned out to harbour magnificent botanic gardens, open to the public....
...Global gaming companies including Wynn Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts, Genting and Melco are pursuing partnerships in concessions that will open up some of the world’s wealthiest cities to casino...
...(FT, NYT, NBC News) In the news Eldorado close to merger deal with Caesars US casino operator Caesars Entertainment has agreed to merge with rival Eldorado Resorts in a $17bn deal to create the US’s largest...
...In March, the Mount Kumgang special development zone announced it was seeking a $20m investment from overseas entities to set up a casino-equipped cruise ship that would ply waters between South East Asia...
...(BBC) Video of the day A look at the week ahead Daniel Garrahan previews some of the stories the FT is watching in the coming days, including Disney opening its first theme park resort in mainland China...
...Companies ranging from technology behemoth Apple to fast food operator Yum Brands and casino operator Wynn Resorts were caught in the sell-off as the market took the view that the weaker renminbi could further...
...The resort belongs to Sotheby’s board member Pansy Ho, daughter of the casino mogul Stanley Ho, but the reason for Phillips’ presence was that it will be hosting an exhibition of 45 of the Portuguese artist...
...Namibia’s capital is a slightly scrappy place of low-slung buildings dominated by a single huge casino and a high-rise, glass-fronted Hilton....
...Macau’s status as Asia’s top casino hub faces its toughest competition from Singapore, but the Philippines also aims to mount a serious challenge and has started to attract foreign investors....
...The money that Mr Adelson has earned from his resort casinos would have been beyond the comprehension of his father....
...Stowe has become, literally, the people’s resort....
...It isn’t that now, though the guide book tells me that the 19th-century architecture of this tiny resort town is “inspiration enough to carry a camera around at all times”....
...New York has fallen away as a challenger – it lacks the hotel rooms and exhibition space to mount the biggest of shows....
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