Monthly Archives: April 2016

Macau's six new luxury hotels

Six new multibillion-dollar resorts are set to open in Macau, and all are looking to help revive the city’s flagging fortunes If all goes to plan, by the end of 2017, Macau’s Cotai Strip will see an additional six integrated resorts offering approximately 9,180 new hotel rooms. While gambling revenue continues its year-on-year decline – VIP gaming revenue fell by 40 per cent last year following Beijing’s crackdown on government corruption – developers are now placing bets on the new resorts to help Macau recapture some of its allure.

Powerball, Mega Millions jackpots on the rise; Sunday's lottery results

Powerball’s prize for Wednesday is $184 million, with no tickets matching Saturday’s numbers of 14-22-23-41-61 Powerball 9 Powerplay 3x. One ticket sold in Texas matched five numbers with the Powerplay and is worth $2 million, while tickets sold in Minnesota and New Jersey matched five numbers without the Powerplay and are worth $1 million each.

Resurrected lottery allocation not a game changer for local schools

Local school divisions next year are being given more freedom in how they spend revenue gained from the Virginia lottery. For the state’s fiscal years 2017-18 biennial budget, the General Assembly allocated a total of $193.7 million of state lottery profits to a per-pupil supplement for school divisions.

Aussie court blocks Malaysian man’s bid to nullify RWS casino debt

A Malaysian man who thought hiding behind Australian laws will help him escape paying off his casino debt was in for some bitter truth.

Lim Soo Kok, a Malaysian national who allegedly has assets in Perth, incurred losses when he visited the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore several times over four months prior to March 2013, The Straits Times reported.

According to the report, Lim opted to use the credit facilities, which asked him to repay his debt “within seven days of drawing down,” among other terms. By March 2013, the man owed SGD622,363 (US$462,391), and an ensuing negotiation resulted in both parties agreeing that Lim will have to pay the debt in SGD50,000 monthly installments.

The Malaysian paid the first installment, but then reneged on the deal, prompting RWS to file a case in the Singapore High Court, which awarded the casino a default judgment against Lim in December 2014.

Aussie court blocks Malaysian man’s bid to nullify RWS casino debt

A Malaysian man who thought hiding behind Australian laws will help him escape paying off his casino debt was in for some bitter truth.

Lim Soo Kok, a Malaysian national who allegedly has assets in Perth, incurred losses when he visited the Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore several times over four months prior to March 2013, The Straits Times reported.

According to the report, Lim opted to use the credit facilities, which asked him to repay his debt “within seven days of drawing down,” among other terms. By March 2013, the man owed SGD622,363 (US$462,391), and an ensuing negotiation resulted in both parties agreeing that Lim will have to pay the debt in SGD50,000 monthly installments.

The Malaysian paid the first installment, but then reneged on the deal, prompting RWS to file a case in the Singapore High Court, which awarded the casino a default judgment against Lim in December 2014.

Ben Askren defends ONE Welterweight title against Nikolay Aleksakhin at MOA Arena April 15.

ONE Championship, Asia’s largest sports media property with a global broadcast to over 1 billion homes across 75 countries, holds its first event in Manila for 2016 on Friday, April 15 at the Mall of Asia Arena.

ONE: GLOBAL RIVALS, which will be headlined by the world championship fight between American ONE Welterweight Champion Ben Askren and Nikolay Aleksakhin, Pro FC Welterweight Grand Prix champ, starts at 7 p.m. and features ten fights, seven of which feature Filipino fighters in various weight categories.

Up first is April Osenio vs. Batalie Gonzales Hills in a purely Pinay encounter, in the Atomweight category, followed by Burn Soriano versus Sunoto of Indonesia in the Bantamweight category.

Team Lakay’s Danny Kingad goes up against Muhamad Haidar of Malaysia in the Flyweight Division. Former ONE Featherweight World Champion Honorio “the Rock” Banario tackles Pan Asian Champ Vaughn Donayre in the following Lightweight fight.

Celebrities displaying their butts recently

Olivia Holt poses on arrival for WE Day in California on April 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, where some 16,000 students and educators from over 550 schools across the state came to celebrate their commitment to taking actions on issues they care about. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN less Olivia Holt poses on arrival for WE Day in California on April 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, where some 16,000 students and educators from over 550 schools across the state came to celebrate their … more Kim Kardashian West hosts Hakkasan Las Vegas third anniversary at Hakkasan at MGM Grand on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Celebrities displaying their butts recently

Olivia Holt poses on arrival for WE Day in California on April 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, where some 16,000 students and educators from over 550 schools across the state came to celebrate their commitment to taking actions on issues they care about. / AFP / FREDERIC J. BROWN less Olivia Holt poses on arrival for WE Day in California on April 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, California, where some 16,000 students and educators from over 550 schools across the state came to celebrate their … more Kim Kardashian West hosts Hakkasan Las Vegas third anniversary at Hakkasan at MGM Grand on April 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Advanced Drainage Systems Inc (WMS) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research to Strong Sell

According to Zacks, “Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. is a manufacturer of thermoplastic corrugated pipe, providing a comprehensive suite of water management products and drainage solutions for use in the construction and infrastructure marketplace. The company provides single, double, and triple wall corrugated polypropylene and polyethylene pipes; and allied products comprising PVC drainage structures, fittings and filters, and water quality filters and separators.

3-Barrels: WPT Adds Corvette to TOC; Jonathan Little Better Than Ivey; PartyPoker Passport to Success

3 Barrels of pure value with a World Poker Tour flavour including a Corvette added to the Tournament of Champions prize pool, Jonathan Little voted better than Phil Ivey, and partypoker is handing you a passport to success.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Tournament of Champions is now known as the WPT Monster Tournament of Champions (TOC).

The audio equipment specialist, founded by Noel Lee in 1979, became the official headphone provider for all WPT Main Event stops back in January 2014. Their presence on the tour has grown remarkably in the past few years, and they are celebrating their latest union with a little something special.

The WPT Monster TOC was created to replace the aged season-ending WPT World Championships. The decision has had its critics, but the news of additional prizes may have softened the blow in the past few weeks.

3-Barrels: WPT Adds Corvette to TOC; Jonathan Little Better Than Ivey; PartyPoker Passport to Success

3 Barrels of pure value with a World Poker Tour flavour including a Corvette added to the Tournament of Champions prize pool, Jonathan Little voted better than Phil Ivey, and partypoker is handing you a passport to success.

The World Poker Tour (WPT) Tournament of Champions is now known as the WPT Monster Tournament of Champions (TOC).

The audio equipment specialist, founded by Noel Lee in 1979, became the official headphone provider for all WPT Main Event stops back in January 2014. Their presence on the tour has grown remarkably in the past few years, and they are celebrating their latest union with a little something special.

The WPT Monster TOC was created to replace the aged season-ending WPT World Championships. The decision has had its critics, but the news of additional prizes may have softened the blow in the past few weeks.