U.S. casino billionaires place bets in Japan’s tale of two cities
OSAKA/TOKYO (Reuters) - Two U.S. billionaires are betting on rival cities, Tokyo and Osaka, to be the first in Japan to open casino resorts - once the government gives the...
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Exclusive: Mt. Gox faced questions on handling client cash long before crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two years before Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, a half dozen employees at the Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange challenged CEO Mark Karpeles over whether client money was being...
Exclusive: Mt. Gox faced questions on handling client cash long before crisis
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two years before Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy, a half dozen employees at the Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange challenged CEO Mark Karpeles over whether client money was being...
Bitcoin true believers unfazed by losses in Mt. Gox collapse
TOKYO (Reuters) - Like other bitcoin evangelists, Ken Shishido is ready to write off the money he lost in the bankruptcy of Tokyo-based virtual currency exchange Mt. Gox as the...
Gaming magnate Adelson bets on himself to win Japan’s casino race
TOKYO/MACAU (Reuters) - Billionaire Sheldon Adelson is willing to bet $10 billion that his Las Vegas Sands will become the leader in casino gambling in Japan, an offer he says...
Sands CEO says to spend ‘whatever it takes’ for Japan casino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson said on Monday his company was willing to spend "whatever it takes" to set up a casino project in...
Sands CEO says to spend ‘whatever it takes’ for Japan casino
TOKYO (Reuters) - Las Vegas Sands Corp Chief Executive Sheldon Adelson said on Monday his company was willing to spend "whatever it takes" to set up a casino project in...
Melco bets on Japanese culture as casino debate heats up
TOKYO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd on Wednesday said it had pledged $10 million for cultural projects in Japan, a signal of its commitment to the...
Please can we have our bells back? ravaged Philippine town asks U.S.
BALANGIGA, Philippines (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for...
Please can we have our bells back? ravaged Philippine town asks U.S.
BALANGIGA, Philippines (Reuters) - In the devastated coastal Philippine town of Balangiga, a Roman Catholic belfry with a maroon steeple rises from the rubble, a battered symbol of resistance for...