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set25 Melco Resorts & Entertainment has unveiled plans to house a private hospital focused on imaging and diagnostic medical services at its Studio City integrated resort in Macau – part of the company’s commitment to invest in non-gaming attractions. Parent firm Melco International Development Ltd said in a filing that it had entered into an operating agreement with iRad Imaging and Diagnostic Medical Center – described as an associate of Melco Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho – to operate the hospital for an initial period of 10 years commencing 1 October 2025. This is to be followed by a mutual option to extend the agreement for two further periods of five years each. Zedra Asia Limited, the trustee of a discretionary family trust whose beneficiaries include Ho and his family members, indirectly owns 40.63% of iRad. https://asgam.com/2025/09/17/melco-to-launch-private-hospital-at-macaus-studio-city-as-part-of-10-year-non-gaming-concession-commitment/  jul25 Hong Kong health grou...

set25 Gambling crime experienced a year-on-year rise of 66.8 per cent in the first half of 2025, totalling 1,139, up by 456. According to a media conference headed by Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak, the increase in crime was due to heightened attention to unauthorised money exchange offences. In the first half alone, 240 such cases were logged, accounting for nearly 40 per cent of the total gaming crimes reported in the same period in 2024. A new law against illicit gambling offences became effective last October, criminalising currency exchange activity in the territory. Between January and June, a total of 410 money touts were intercepted in police operations, down by 1,805 compared to the same period last year. The police authorities said that there was a considerable fall of 81.5 per cent by comparison. 406 of the intercepted have been arrested, with nearly MOP60 million in cash or chips found. In addition, unauthorised lending and detention for gaming reasons continued to wa...

jul25 From dial-up proxy betting to social gaming, how do land-based operators evolve? ? The gaming floors in Asia have seen a radical redesign over the past 20 years, shifting increasingly away from the physical space to options more accessible from a distance. Proxy bets, live dealers, online casinos and now – the non-gambling sibling –  social gaming . Industry veteran  Shaun McCamley  notes that land-based operations have been slow to move into the social space, despite the many lucrative options it offers. A tidal shift has been seen in recent years in the amount of focus that can be placed on VIP play, most accentuated in the junket space, as Macau – the world’s casino mecca – eviscerated the sector and imprisoned those it deemed to be flagrantly flaunting its benefits (whilst breaking the law). The Philippines’ move to  get off the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list  – which was effective, also saw the  shuttering of offshore gaming  ...