Macau casinos
Macau casinos take record fall in October
With five straight months of lower casino revenue, Macau could see its first annual decline since liberalization in 2002. 
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Rough September, worse October for Macau
Even Mainland China’s Golden Week holiday can’t fix Macau’s hangover from a dismal September.
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Venetian Macao places Sheldon Adelson atop Asian Gaming 50 again this year
Sands Macao changed the game in Macau; Venetian Macao rewrote the rule book and redrew the map.
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Activist/author Pisani sees a place for corruption
If you eradicate corruption, whatever replaces it needs to fit its cultural and political context. 
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Macau chief Chui faces protest, casino license challenges
In a second term, Macau chief executive Fernando Chui faces growing labor and political activism, plus looming casino license expirations. 
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