HK Shun Tak Denies Plan To Form Casino JV With MGM Mirage - 2004-02-11
Property-to-shipping operator Shun Tak Holdings Ltd. (0242.HK) said Wednesday it does not plan to set up a joint venture with Las Vegas-based global gaming giant MGM Mirage (MGG) to develop a new casino in Macau.

Tuesday's edition of the South China Morning Post reported that a company owned by Macau gaming mogul Stanley Ho, who is also the chairman of Shun Tak, would set up a joint venture with MGM Mirage.

Citing an unnamed source, the newspaper said the negotiations by Ho's Sociedade de Jogos de Macau had been conducted solely by Ho's daughter and heir apparent, Pansy.
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Area could be 'cool' region - 2004-02-11
The state's first "cool" region?

Why not Downriver?

At least that's what the leadership of the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber is hoping a planned casino/convention center and a racetrack development will bring to the region.

"It puts southern Wayne County on the world map as a wintertime destination, possibly making it Mich-igan's first 'cool region,'" chamber Pres-ident Ed Clemente said, "and it is helping to create good-paying jobs in our area.

"The convention center is something this region always has needed."
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