This week’s installment of Inside Gaming looks at the newest casino to open in Macau, Nevada casinos bucking a downward trend to enjoy a positive month, the latest on daily fantasy sports and regulation, and how the new Speaker of the House’s chief of staff previously lobbied on behalf of Sheldon Adelson.
Melco opens Hollywood-themed Studio City casino in Macau
On Tuesday Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., one of the six main casino operators in Macau, opened its newest casino, the $3.2 billion Hollywood-themed Studio City resort on the Cotai Strip. It’s the third casino in Macau for Melco which also operates the Altria Macau in Tapai (opened May 2007) and another Cotai Strip casino, the City of Dreams (opened June 2009).