Macau casinos ace August, beating estimates

Following three disappointing months, Macau casinos post strong August revenue. Though investors remain cautious, the underlying growth story of Macau’s transition from VIP gambling hub to middle market tourist destination keeps moving ahead.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

Okada claims elaborate frame up behind ouster

Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada claims Universal Entertainment subordinates created shady deals then blamed him to remove Okada from the gaming machine company he founded and the Okada Manila casino resort he created. Those allegations are part of a three hour-plus interview with Okada to be featured in the upcoming October issue of Inside Asian Gaming. Earlier, Okada expressed confidence he will get his empire back.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.