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The article states that revenue in gambling in Macau, China, was expected to have declined to $30 billion in 2015, a third of the revenue from 2014, as a result of capital flight and Chinese governmental efforts to fight corruption, and that shares of stock in Macau casinos fell by an average of 48 percent.

The article discusses the financial prospects for fantasy-sports operators FanDuel Inc. and DraftKings Inc. at the start of the regular season of the professional sports organization the National Football League (NFL) in September 2015. According to the article, FanDuel and DraftKings were both valued at over a billion dollars following fundraising rounds in July 2015, though neither had turned a profit due to significant advertising spending, and several U.S. states were considering whether to exempt the fantasy-sports industry from gambling regulations.

The article discusses the troubled tenure of casino company Caesars Entertainment Corp. chief executive officer (CEO) Gary Loveman. According to the article, Loveman was scheduled to step down as CEO on June 30, 2015, but stay on as chairman. The article states that Loveman culled nearly 20,000 jobs at Caesars from 2007 to the end of 2014 and was criticized for his compensation. The article also discusses the financial performance of Caesars and and employee morale during Loveman's time as CEO.

The article discusses revenue generated by businesses along the stretch of land known as the Las Vegas, Nevada, Strip, investor interest in Las Vegas, and the economic significance of plans for the sale of a plot of land on the Strip known as Project Jackpot. According to the article, the Project Jackpot site is owned by the firm Spectrum Group Management LLC. The article also discusses Las Vegas casino projects headed by companies such as the Genting Group and Crown Resorts Ltd.

The article discusses how financial difficulties at casino company Caesars Entertainment Corp., whose Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. unit is preparing to file for bankruptcy, were exacerbated by the company's failure to establish a presence in Macau, China. Twice Caesars declined to bid on available gaming licenses in Macau. In 2006 the company's bid for a casino license in Singapore was defeated by a bid from rival Las Vegas Sands Corp.

The article discusses efforts to legalize gambling in Japan, with a focus on the Japan Casino School, opened by the school's principal, Masayoshi Oiwane, in 2004. According to the article, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will support an impending casino bill on grounds that it will support economic growth in Japan. Other topics include possible foreign investment in Japanese casino resorts, the curriculum of the Casino School, and enrollment at the school.

The article discusses labor practices in the garment industry in Cambodia as of December 2013, reporting that some teenage workers such as Lim Loeung have suggested that they work up to 80 hours a week and lie about their ages to get hired. Topics include the New Star Shoes Co. which produces shoes for the sneaker company Asics Corp., working conditions, factory safety, and child labor laws.

The article discusses casino company Caesars Entertainment Corp.'s decision to put up for sale a golf course in Macau, China that it had bought in 2007 with the intention of building a casino on it. Caesars chief executive Gary Loveman said Macau officials have indicated they will grant no more casino licenses to U.S. companies. Caesars' U.S.-based rivals Wynn Resorts Ltd., Las Vegas Sands Corp., and MGM Resorts International all have licenses to operate casinos in Macau.

The article discusses concerns among U.S. officials about money laundering and organized crime prompted by efforts of the Las Vegas, Nevada casino industry to attract gamblers from China who bet large sums. To circumvent a $50,000 limit on how much money the Chinese government lets its citizens take abroad each year, gamblers often obtain funds from tour operators based in Macau, China, some of whom are suspected of wrongdoing. INSET: Triad Story: Connection Seen to Las Vegas Operators.

The article reports that the U.S. Justice Department is investigating casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. regarding suspected violations of federal money-laundering laws. At issue are large cash sums that were transferred to the firm by Mexican national Zhenli Ye Gon and former retail executive Ausaf Umar Siddiqui.

The article looks at conflict between the casino development firm Wynn Resorts Ltd., owned by Steve Wynn, and its business partner, Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada. Okada is accused of making improper payments to gambling regulators in the Philippines, according to a private investigator's testimony. Wynn emailed Okada to terminate the partnership and to say that Wynn Resorts would buy out his 20 percent stake in the partnership at a discount. Okada's plan to sue Wynn Resorts in response is noted.

The article focuses on Sheldon Adelson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the gambling industry company Las Vegas Sands Corp. An estimated $343 million Adelson will earn as a result of the company declaring its first dividend is considered. Campaign fund contributions made by Adelson to U.S. Republican Party presidential candidate Newt Gingrich are discussed.

The article examines a controversy among securities traders, members of and employees of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in Hong Kong, China over a proposal by the exchange to shorten the break in trading taken for lunch from 90 minutes to one hour. It is noted that no major stock exchange in a Western country has a midday break in trading. Choi Chen Po-sun, a woman stockbroker leading the protest of the proposal, states that lunch is a Chinese tradition.

The article examines a civil complaint in Nevada filed by financier Kazuo Okada against the gambling industry company Wynn Resorts Ltd. It is noted Okada is a director of that corporation and its largest individual stockholder. Okada's allegation that company founder Steve Wynn prevented him from seeing its financial records relating to its operations in Macau, China is discussed.

The article discusses the optimistic outlook on Chinese stocks among securities analysts despite concerns among some about continued Chinese economic growth and accounting fraud. Research outfit Forensic Asia Ltd. says that for every Chinese stock analysts have a "sell" recommendation on, there are over 19 other stocks for which they have "buy" ratings.

The article discusses comments from Martin Wheatley, the departing head of the Securities and Futures Commission in Hong Kong, China. Wheatley urged that investors be cautious about investing in China, noting that a bull market in Chinese stocks was reminiscent of a mania for U.S. Internet companies in the late 1990s that ultimately collapsed.

The article focuses on Angela Leong, former wife of Macau, China casino financier Stanley Ho. An agreement between Leong and other members of Ho's family, including two other ex-wives and their children which keeps Leong in her position as executive director of SJM Holdings Ltd., Ho's holding company for his gambling industry activities, is discussed.

The article discusses developments in the struggle for the assets of ailing casino mogul Stanley Ho. In a televised statement in Hong Kong, China, Ho explained how he wants his assets distributed among two of his several wives, and the five children of a different wife. Angela Ho, a daughter of Ho whose family has been left out of his plans, has contested the proposed division of assets. Stanley Ho owns 18% of holding company SJM Holdings Ltd.

The article discusses a complicated struggle over the assets of ailing casino mogul Stanley Ho. His controlling share of SJM Holdings Ltd., which runs Ho's casino in Macau, China, is worth $1.7 billion. Ho has had 17 children by four different women. One of these women, Angela Leong, is fighting one of the kids, Pansy Ho, for control of Ho's holdings.

The article discusses controversy over a proposed division of the assets of Macau, China casino magnate Stanley Ho. SJM Holdings Ltd., whose parent firm Ho owns a 32% share of, released a statement indicating Ho's third wife, Ina Chan, would get about half of Ho's assets. Attorneys for Ho have challenged that plan, though, claiming that it goes against the wishes of the ailing, 89-year-old Ho.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. in 2015 including the second-quarter sales of personal care company Kimberly-Clark Corp., the Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino's anti-money laundering case with the Justice Department, and the quarter sales result of restaurant firm Dunkin' Brands Group Inc.

The article reports that gambling revenues in the Chinese territory of Macau fell for the ninth consecutive month in February 2015, due in part to anti-corruption efforts by Chinese President Xi Jinping that have discouraged wealthy Chinese away from Macau's casinos.

The article discusses a decision by the board of directors of casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. not to renominate for another term as director Elaine Wynn, the former wife of company chief executive Steve Wynn.

The article announces the appointment of Sheldon Adelsn as chief executive officer (CEO) of Sands China Ltd., the Macau unit of gambling company Las Vegas Sands Corp.

The article discusses the January 2015 bankruptcy filing of the Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. unit of casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp., with a particular focus on a proposed restructuring that would benefit private-equity firms TPG and Apollo Global Management, who loaded the unit with debt during a 2008 leveraged buyout.

The article discusses a Federal Bureau of Investigation bust in Las Vegas, Nevada which revealed connections between junkets, middlemen prominent in Macau, China used to facilitate high-stakes gambling, online sports betting, and high-stakes poker, including the indictment of junket Paul Phua.

The article discusses the Hong Kong, China Police Department's launch of a money-laundering investigation into Macau, China gambling-junket executive Cheung Chi Tai, focusing on the freezing of Cheung Chi Tai's assets, as well as information about the Neptune Guangdon Group junket operator.

The article discusses the decreases in gambling revenue in Macau, China with mention of the effect of the Chinese government's efforts to reduce corruption on gambling in the country.

The article reports that the casino management company Caesars Entertainment Corp. has approached creditors about a plan to convert the operating company Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. into a real estate investment trust (REIT).

The article reports gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau declined by 23 percent in October 2014 from the same month in 2013, stating that the brokerage CLSA forecast revenue would decline between 15-20 percent in November and December from the previous year, and talks about factors behind poor performance in Macau.

The article reports on competing lawsuits filed by casino owner Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. and several junior bondholders over aspects of a restructuring arrangement being undertaken by public gaming corporation Caesars Entertainment Corp., and includes information on Caesars' debt and assets.

The article looks at the gaming industry in Singapore as of 2014, reporting that revenues at the country's two casinos have levelled off, citing Singapore's strict gambling regulations as a factor limiting their growth, and discussing trends in the casino industry in Asia overall.

The article focuses on efforts to legalize casino gambling in Japan in 2014, commenting that casino proponents are concerned the plan is losing momentum, and mentions plans by opposition parties in Japan's parliament plan on blocking the bill by preventing it from being discussed.

The article reports that gambling industry firm Caesars Entertainment Corp. will sell four casinos in New Orleans, Louisiana and Las Vegas, Nevada to Caesars Growth Properties, a separate corporation it controls.

The article looks at online gambling in New Jersey as of January 2014, noting the state legalized it as of November 2013, saying the volumes of online gambling and the resulting tax revenue have been low, and citing some banks' policies prohibiting use of their credit cards for Internet gambling.

The article reports that seven major retailers wrote an open letter to the Cambodian government asking them to stop the use of violence in crackdowns on garment industry workers who are on strike and asking for higher wages.

The article reports that the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations (UN) has reached an agreement with Cambodia and that country's clothing industry trade association to continue operating its Better Factories Cambodia monitoring program of the industry through 2016.

The article focuses on Guiuan, Philippines Mayor Christopher Gonzales' decision to allow looting and ask businesses to donate their goods to the town after the November 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan.

The article explores how Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the Philippines in November 2013, exposed the limits of the country's typhoon warning system, the technology available to Philippine officials, including Doppler radar systems, and Philippine weather forecaster Marianito "Marianing" Macasa.

The article reports that a United Nations (UN)-backed monitoring group, called Better Factories Cambodia, has said it plans to publicize Cambodian garment factories' compliance with worker rights and safety standards, citing efforts to improve working conditions. Topics include factory accidents, the reaction of Cambodia's government to Better Factories' program, and a chart showing the top noncompliance issues in Cambodia's garment industry from November 2012-April 2013.

News briefs on corporations are presented including the bankruptcy reorganization of Eastman Kodak Co., the death of periodical editor and executive Judith Glassman Daniels and the resignation of executive David Sisk from gambling industry firm Las Vegas Sands Corp.

The article reports that fashion company Gianni Versace SpA and casino-operator SJM Holdings Ltd. will open a hotel as part of a casino-resort project SJM is undertaking in the Chinese territory of Macau.

The article looks at athletic footwear company Asics, focusing on a fatal May 2013 partial building collapse at the Phnom Penh, Cambodia, factory of a supplier to the company, Wing Star Shoes Co., and discussing the company's safety measures and compensation payments to the victims.

The article reports on the apparel industry in Cambodia as the country attempts to improve working conditions for employees following two factory collapses in May 2013, discussing why the United Nations' (UN) International Labour Organization (ILO) has been unable to regulate Cambodia's garment industry.

The article reports that fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz disclosed on May 21, 2013 that some of its clothing was being made without its permission at a factory in Cambodia where 23 people were injured when a rest area at the facility collapsed into a pond.

The article reports that a rest shelter outside a garment factory in Phnom Penh collapsed in May 2013, injuring more than twenty people, only days after a portion of another factory in Cambodia collapsed, killing three people, and examines the need for stronger stronger safety regulations in the garment industry.

The article reports that as of May 14, 2013 a Nevada jury ordered the casino firm Las Vegas Sands Corp. to make a payment to Hong Kong, China businessman Richard Suen for helping the firm to acquire a casino license in Macau, China, with allegations of bribery also involved.