Spa Wars: Macau becomes a luxury spa leader (Macau Business, January 2013, pg 70)
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Wynn ousts Okada in billionaire brawl (Asia Times, February 25, 2013)
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Manila Bay Watch: Gaming veterans launch Solaire, a rival based on Macau’s DNA (Macau Business, March 2013, pg 73)
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Bo Xilai airbrushed from family album (Asia Times, March 13, 2013)
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Searching the globe for China Inc: Review of China’s Silent Army: The Pioneers, Traders, Fixers and Workers Who Are Remaking the World in Beijing’s Image by Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araujo (Asia Times, March 22, 2013)
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Experience Counts: Study links customer service to satisfaction, loyalty (Macau Business, April 2013, pg 64)
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Beachside limbo: Vietnam’s Ho Tram Strip misses opening date, loses MGM (Macau Business, April 2013, pg 72)
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Banker tries bait and switch: Review of Nothing Gained by Phillip Y Kim (Asia Times, April 26, 2013)
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Forty-billion pataca question: After a MOP30 billion month, Macau seeks the next milestone (Macau Business, May 2013, cover story, pg 60)
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Coming out party: Konami Gaming ramps up to hit jackpot in Asia (Macau Business, June 2013, pg 76)
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London eye on Macau: TSC John Huxley chief Cath Burns focuses on tables, where the Macau action is (Macau Business, June 2013, pg 78)
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Opportunity knocks: IGT invests in Asian-themes games to raise regional market share (Macau Business, June 2013, pg 80)
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Harvest time: Bally Technologies rolls out new games from new Asia studio (Macau Business, June 2013, pg 82)
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New name, raised game: Former Shuffle Master makes G2E Asia debut as SHFL Entertainment (Macau Business, June 2013, pg 84)
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Macau doubles down on mega-resorts bet (Asia Times, June 27, 2013)
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Hey, big spender: Mass market premium players hold the key to revenue growth (Macau Business, July 2013, pg 66)
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Vietnam’s Grand opening: First Ho Tram Strip resort debuts (Macau Business, July 2013, pg 93)
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MB Report: Gaming in the Philippines (Macau Business, August 2013)
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Cotai Southeast? Entertainment City puts Manila on gaming map, (Macau Business, August 2013, pg 48)
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Double trouble: Pagcor tries to reform as operator and regulator, (Macau Business, August 2013, pg 54)
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Macau bets on premium players (Asia Times, August 15, 2013)
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Tale of two casino countries (Asia Times, September 11, 2013)
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Whale hunting, Japan style: Casino legalization prospects tease operators again (Macau Business, October 2013, pg 86)
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Solaire flare-up: Philippine casino resort fires its Las Vegas partner (Macau Business, October 2013, pg 93)
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View from above in Indonesia (Asia Times, November 4, 2013)
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Politicians spice Malay-Indo melting pot (Asia Times, November 15, 2013)
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Brand stand: Expansion tests Macau’s imported and homegrown casino brands (Macau Business, December 2013, pg 64; payment required)
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China’s literature marches West: Reviews of Mr. Ma and Son and Cat Country by Lao She (Asia Times, December 13, 2013)
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Free markets aren’t for everyone: Review of How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region by Joe Studwell (Asia Times, December 23, 2013)
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