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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.