The owner of Solaire Resort and Casino fears that the supply of casinos in the Philippines is growing faster than customer demand.

On Thursday, Bloomberry Resorts Corp owner Enrique Razon Jr told reporters that Manila’s casino development is a case of “too many, too fast.” Bloomberry, the parent company of Solaire, reported a net loss of $72.8m last year, compared to a $91m profit in 2014, and Razon warned that the local casino market is “not growing as fast as the industry wants it to.”

Resorts World Manila, which opened in 2009, got its first real competitor in 2013 via Solaire’s launch, which was joined by Melco Crown Entertainment’s City of Dreams Manila the following year. Kazuo Okada’s Manila Bay Resorts is set to open at the end of this year, while Resorts World Bayshore will follow in 2018.

Manila Bay Resorts has previously stated that it plans to offer 500 gaming tables and 3k slots when it opens its doors, which will boost the existing market supply by 53%. Meanwhile, the double-whammy of Beijing’s corruption crackdown and a sluggish Chinese economy has slowed the flow of Chinese gambling tourists, leading to questions as to who will fill the seats at these new tables.

Lee Davy catches up with former poker room manager, dealer, and now sometimes poker player, sometimes hypnotist, sometimes novelist, Kat Arnsby, to talk about life on both sides of the table.

A blog post found it’s way into my ‘Pocket’ the other day. It was about boobies, poker, and dealing, so I had to read it. It turns out it was written by Kat Arnsby, or the Poker Baffer if you prefer, and I loved it so much I thought I would reach out to her for an interview. I was delighted when she said yes.

This is what she had to say.

Where did this love for games and gambling come from?

US casino operator Boyd Gaming has struck a deal to acquire the Aliante Casino Hotel and Spa in the North Las Vegas market.

On Thursday, Boyd announced it had reached a deal with ALST Casino HoldCo LLC, the parent company of the Aliante property (pictured), to acquire the casino for a total consideration of $380m. Boyd says it will fund the transaction with cash on hand and expects the deal to be complete by sometime in Q3 2016.

Aliante, which opened in 2008, cost its former owners Station Casinos more than $660m to develop. It features an 82k-square-foot gaming floor, 200 hotel rooms, five restaurants, a pool and outdoor lounge area, a 16-screen movie theater, event and banquet space and a 170-seat sportsbook.

Aliante will become Boyd’s 10th Nevada property but its first in the burgeoning and increasingly upscale North Las Vegas area. Boyd CEO Keith Smith said the acquisition would “further strengthen and diversify our robust Las Vegas portfolio, the fastest-growing segment of our business.”

US casino operator Boyd Gaming has struck a deal to acquire the Aliante Casino Hotel and Spa in the North Las Vegas market.

On Thursday, Boyd announced it had reached a deal with ALST Casino HoldCo LLC, the parent company of the Aliante property (pictured), to acquire the casino for a total consideration of $380m. Boyd says it will fund the transaction with cash on hand and expects the deal to be complete by sometime in Q3 2016.

Aliante, which opened in 2008, cost its former owners Station Casinos more than $660m to develop. It features an 82k-square-foot gaming floor, 200 hotel rooms, five restaurants, a pool and outdoor lounge area, a 16-screen movie theater, event and banquet space and a 170-seat sportsbook.

Aliante will become Boyd’s 10th Nevada property but its first in the burgeoning and increasingly upscale North Las Vegas area. Boyd CEO Keith Smith said the acquisition would “further strengthen and diversify our robust Las Vegas portfolio, the fastest-growing segment of our business.”