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Should Cambodia Ban Casinos?
By David Hutt
The recent gambling boom has tarnished Cambodia's reputation and turned the country into a magnet for human trafficking and other criminal activity.
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Macau Gambles on More Casinos Amid Downturn
By Anthony Fensom
Is the “Las Vegas of the Far East” taking too big a gamble?
![Casinos and Japan’s Gambling Addiction Casinos and Japan’s Gambling Addiction](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-09-23_11-39-09.jpg)
Casinos and Japan’s Gambling Addiction
By Kyla Ryan
Legalizing casinos could compound Japan’s ‘gaming’ problem.
![Asia’s Sindex: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Asia’s Sindex: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sizes/thumbnail/18937_52809f053e036.jpg)
Asia’s Sindex: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Not much sign of sloth in the region, but Asian countries have their indulgences.
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Manila Opens $1 Billion Casino
The Philippine capital is building an “Entertainment Island” in Manila Bay. The earnings could be huge.
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"I have never sold a match.."
Coach accuses his goalkeeper of intentionally throwing the game in Malaysian Football.
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Laos’s Chinese Gamble
A new casino complex is supposed to transform poor Ton Pheung into a ‘Macau on the Mekong’. But some locals are already nervous.
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