Category: Macau junket promoters

NagaCorp’s success story rolls snake eyes

With NagaCorp’s Chinese customer base waylaid and its founder deceased, the Hong Kong listed Phnom Penh casino monopoly faces unprecedented challenges. Naga needs more of the nimble, out of the box thinking that built its 25 year run of success.

Former US diplomat and broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is Asia editor at large for iGaming Business, a longtime contributor to Forbes, columnist for Asia Times and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about TV news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his biography, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook, ex-Twitter @MuhammadCohen and LinkedIn.

April 16, 2024
Macau comeback reflects new focus

Beyond resilient high roller revenue, Macau’s comeback shows a shift to more general tourism. But as a tourist destination, Macau remains a work in progress.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes, editor at large for Inside Asian Gaming and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

December 8, 2016
Macau analysts differ after Golden Week gains

Macau casino revenue for the early October Golden Week exceeded expectations, but analysts disagree on whether that signals an end to 16 consecutive months of declines.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

October 20, 2015
Macau analysts differ after Golden Week gains

Macau casino revenue for the early October Golden Week exceeded expectations, but analysts disagree on whether that signals an end to 16 consecutive months of declines.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

October 20, 2015
Macau analysts differ after Golden Week gains

Macau casino revenue for the early October Golden Week exceeded expectations, but analysts disagree on whether that signals an end to 16 consecutive months of declines.

Totally globalized native New Yorker and former broadcast news producer Muhammad Cohen is a blogger for Forbes and author of Hong Kong On Air, a novel set in his adopted hometown during the 1997 handover about television news, love, betrayal, high finance, and cheap lingerie. See his bio, online archive and more at www.muhammadcohen.com; follow him on Facebook and Twitter @MuhammadCohen.

October 20, 2015