ASIA
PROPERTIES SIGNS MOU TO ACQUIRE MACAU CASINO
HONG KONG and BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON --- November 19, 2009 — Asia
Properties, Inc. (API) (OTC: ASPZ) announced today that it has signed
a Memorandum of Understanding “MOU” to acquire 50.13% of a Macau
casino VIP club.
Sing Hou VIP Club (“Sing Hou”) located in Star World Hotel has been
in operation since November 2008 under a VIP Promoter sub-license
from Galaxy Entertainment Group. Sing Hou operates VIP baccarat
gaming tables and has an aggressive expansion planned for 2010.
A surge of activity at Macau’s baccarat tables has pushed casino
revenues to a record HK$11.27 billion (US$1.45 billion) in August.
Baccarat accounts for 88 percent of total Macau casino winnings
in the year to September, and revenues are up by 53 percent this
year.
Daniel Mckinney, API’s CEO, commented, “I am pleased to inform API
shareholders that we are acquiring control of an established Macau
VIP club casino at the top end and most profitable sector of the
market. The Macau gaming market is already the largest in the world
and API plans to become a significant player in the VIP sector through
this acquisition. Unlike the Sands or Wynn, API is a pure Macau
gaming play.”
The casino acquisition will be for restricted shares and is anticipated
to close before January 17, 2010. Shareholders will be advised of
the acquisition details as soon as possible after the closing.
About Asia Properties, Inc.: Asia Properties, Inc. was established
to develop resorts and prime real estate in Southeast Asia. API
is a Nevada corporation and trades on the Pink Sheets under the
symbol "ASPZ." There are currently 35,474,362 fully diluted
shares consisting of 11,965,626 restricted and 23,508,736 free trading.
The transfer agent is Transfer Online, Inc. of Portland, Oregon.
For up to date corporate information about Asia Properties, Inc.
contact Daniel McKinney, email: dmckinney@asiaprop.com or (http://www.asiaprop.com)
For Investor Relations, call Dennis Burns. Tel 419-951-4842 email:
denny@nvestrain.com www.nvestrain.com
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