Cambodia casino clashes Australia-listed Donaco with top shareholders, co-founder

Genting founder Lim Goh Tong started Donaco with grandson Joey Lim for boutique casino opportunities in Asia. Uniquely, Donaco’s Star Vegas casino on the Thai border in Cambodia has prompted clashes with its top shareholders and led to Joey Lim’s ouster in a saga still playing out.

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.

Cambodia border casino hub extends ambitions

Poipet, the Cambodian border casino hub closest to Bangkok, caters to Thais. Australia listed Donaco International’s DNA Star Vegas, Poipet’s market leader, hopes to broaden the enclave’s appeal beyond the Thai market.

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.