VIP promoter posts increase on rolling chip turnover

VIP room gaming promoter Asia Entertainment & Resources Ltd. (AERL) announced unaudited rolling chip turnover for the month of August 2010 of US$858 million (MOP6.9 billion). This represents an increase of 28 percent year-over-year, compared to US$670 million for the month of August 2009. Rolling chip turnover for the first eight months of 2010 in Macau was US$6.070 billion, up 121 percent year-over-year, compared to US$2.752 billion for the first eight months of 2009. AERL runs two VIP gaming rooms in Macau: one at MGM Macau and the other at StarWorld.