Articles tagged “gaming”

Tourism

Las Vegas Sands Eyes NY’s Long Island as Meetings and Tourism Draw

Move over Macau and Singapore. Las Vegas Sands is betting on Long Island, unlike other city-centric developers spending millions to win a casino license in New York. All these new proposals are focusing on corporate meeting spaces and tourism boosts to the economy to turn the odds in their favor.

Sherry Sun | 2 months ago

Las Vegas Sands Eyes NY’s Long Island as Meetings and Tourism Draw

Hotels

Macau Still Empty After Casino Hub Reopened

Businesses in Macau, a special Chinese administrative region, are having to readjust expectations after the euphoria that came with the reopening earlier this month. Streets and casinos are still eerily empty.

Joyce Zhou and Tyrone Siu, Reuters | 3 months ago

Macau Still Empty After Casino Hub Reopened

Hotels

Hotel Design Goes Very Big

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at a new hotel design trend, United's deal with Mesa Air, and a rare big non-gaming deal in Macau.

Tom Lowry | 3 months ago

Hotel Design Goes Very Big

Online Travel

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

Many will argue that Barry Diller's views are contrarian, but he's indeed correct that many sustainability programs are puffery.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Full Video: Expedia Group Chairman Barry Diller at Skift Global Forum 2022

News Blog

Macau Announces November Return of Mainland China Tour Groups

Macau plans to reopen to tour groups from Mainland China in November, the city's government announced on Saturday. Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng said China's central government approved the city's request to welcome mainland tour groups again. Their return should be an enormous boost for Macau, a gambling hub that's been hit hard by China's…

Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago

Hotels

Hyatt’s Leisure Travelers Are Fueling Its Revenue

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Hyatt’s strong second quarter earnings, Thailand’s gamble on gaming, and the attraction of digital nomads.

Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago

Hyatt’s Leisure Travelers Are Fueling Its Revenue

Hotels

Crown Resorts Shareholders Approve $6.3 Billion Sale to Blackstone

A step nearer for Blackstone, but a few gambling regulators dotted around Australia now get to have their say. It's not a done deal yet.

Harish Sridharan and Indranil Sarkar, Reuters | 10 months ago

Crown Resorts Shareholders Approve $6.3 Billion Sale to Blackstone

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Resort Owners Watch Dubai for Ban on Gambling to Be Lifted

Gambling is currently banned in the UAE. However, as the oil-dependent economies in the Middle East pivot towards tourism, speculation is rife that gambling in some form may be permitted in the country. Will casinos hit the Dubai jackpot?

Lisa Barrington and Farah Master, Reuters | 11 months ago

Resort Owners Watch Dubai for Ban on Gambling to Be Lifted

Hotels

MGM Resorts Overhauls Loyalty Program to Track Big Non-Gambling Spenders

Loyalty is big business. Presumably, MGM Resorts replaced its old program with a new one to juice revenues. But it's not exactly clear why this program is better than the old one.

Brian Sumers | 1 year ago

MGM Resorts Overhauls Loyalty Program to Track Big Non-Gambling Spenders

Hotels

Wynn to Build UAE Luxury Resort Paving Way for Possible Gambling

The resort, located on man-made island Al Marjan, won't be ready until 2026. The question is whether the sheikhdom will have relaxed the rules around gambling by that point.

Lisa Barrington and Aziz El Yaakoubi, Reuters | 1 year ago

Wynn to Build UAE Luxury Resort Paving Way for Possible Gambling