News - Hong Kong

Housing cameras to beat gambling

Closed-circuit television has been installed to deter illegal gambling in nine public housing estates, and residents found gambling or illegally...
Hong Kong | 10 Oct 2007

Hong Kong Jockey Club horse racing starts at Foxwoods

Mashantucket, Connecticut - Foxwoods Resort Casino, the Northeast's largest casino in Mashantucket, CT, today announced that live horse...
Hong Kong | 10 Sep 2007

Nevada commission approves HKJC betting

In a historic decision, the Nevada Gaming Commission has given its approval to allow the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to accept commingled...
Hong Kong | 24 Aug 2007

Jockey Club betting receipts reach record milestone

Hong Kong - Revenue from betting on horse racing, football matches and lottery tickets topped a record 100 billion Hong Kong dollars (12.82...
Hong Kong | 01 Aug 2007

Gambling king gets a throne in record auction

HONG KONG - The king of Macau’s gambling industry, Stanley Ho, paid HK$13.76 million (US$1.76 million) for an imperial throne at auction...
Hong Kong | 29 May 2007

22 people arrested for illegal gambling in Hong Kong

Police in Hong Kong Wednesday arrested 22 people on charges of illegal gambling and seized chips and cash totalling around 5,000 US dollars....
Hong Kong | 04 Apr 2007

Macau gambling mogul Stanley Ho hospitalized

Hong Kong: Elderly Macau gambling mogul Stanley Ho has been hospitalized for an injury suffered when he was undergoing a procedure to relieve...
Hong Kong | 03 Apr 2007