domain Casino.hk

[zendiz]

Hello,

Please appraise Casino.hk

The extension is for Hong Kong where gambling is very hot!

Had some bids on it mid $x,xxx but I believe it to be a domain with more potential in the coming year(s)

Hong Kong is getting very strong and according to Newsweek Chinese govt is going to allow international ipo's on hong stock market which will be attractive to public and smaller traders and investors. Hong Kong will continue to grow more stronger as a benchmark for the Chinese economy.
There is a stock exchange in Shanghai but that one lists merely state owned companies and only desirable for huge foreign investors.

Besides this domain 'casino' has high keyword value at the moment, we see it to represent a bigger economical value in the future.

Thank you for your appraisals.

 

[zendiz]

yeah, your not going to get much in ppc unless you have people actually typing in your domain. Seeing as though you havent, dont set your sights high with earning a lot in this way.

your only value is in selling it. And if you want my advice, id market it for $15k and take the profit and or potential quick sale....

There are many many much better names than this, all owned by people waiting to become very rich by selling their domain... www.milk.com e.g. All the quotes of $100k in this thread really arent giving you a realistic number especially when they say "hang on to it" - for you will be - for a very long time probably...

nice name though..

Thanks for your thoughs. The $100k line maybe far fetched at this time.
But let me tell you a something. As we speak the Chinese govt is negociating with HK responsibles in order to allow foreign ipo's to enter on their stock market (Hang Seng). The difference with Shanghai is that most companies listed on Shanghai exchange are state owned companies that are open to only very large foreign investments as for HK's stock exchange will attract more smaller and even public capital. This move is set for 2006 and therefor HK will become a very important gateway to foreign investment on Chinese soil. Only assuring the Islands economic future. (Source Newsweek).
Coming back to the domain, this is NOT your regular Milk.com.
For sure the domain will multiply its value within the next 3 years.

As for ppc or selling it at once, probably gonna try ppc and see where it goes.
Unless a good bid comes by...

Greetings

 

[-db-]

This whole thing confuses me.

Hong Kong is a city (of China), not a country, correct?

Then how does it have it's own ccTLD? (cc = country code)

 

[neotruong]

that's very nice name should sale with a high price, congrats!!!

 

[barefoottech]

Hong Kong has the .hk tld as a left over from the Colonial days

And Hong Kong is a Semi-autonamous Province ,not a city
A lot of ccTLDs are allocated to provinces or areas that are not seperate countries
.cc is a prime example ,cocos islands are an Aust terroritory

Thing that has me confused is that Gambling is controlled very tightly in HK
unlike Macau which is also a province now of China

 

[-db-]

Hong Kong has the .hk tld as a left over from the Colonial days

And Hong Kong is a Semi-autonamous Province ,not a city
A lot of ccTLDs are allocated to provinces or areas that are not seperate countries
.cc is a prime example ,cocos islands are an Aust terroritory

Thing that has me confused is that Gambling is controlled very tightly in HK
unlike Macau which is also a province now of China

Great post Barefoottech.

As most people know, I'm a country code supporter and have had been very successful with .US domains. I must admit though, some of these other ccTLD's have me scratching my head at times. It's a constant learning process.

 

[floatingworld]

Hong Kong has the .hk tld as a left over from the Colonial days

And Hong Kong is a Semi-autonamous Province ,not a city
A lot of ccTLDs are allocated to provinces or areas that are not seperate countries
.cc is a prime example ,cocos islands are an Aust terroritory

Thing that has me confused is that Gambling is controlled very tightly in HK
unlike Macau which is also a province now of China

Macau was a Portugese colony and is a much smaller economy than Hong Kong. The Macau 'post-independence' authorities have gone full-tilt for gambling and many big players from Vegas are currently in a building frenzy there. Both Macau and HK fall within the CN government's strategy of 1 country 2 systems policy, so are in in effect autonomous regions with restrictions. They are not in effect part of mainland China at least for the next 50 years. The HK establishment is led from the HK Jockey Club, which having just set up the HK Disneyworld is considering how to catch-up with Macau. Same also with Singapore which is a bit tied up with its morality policies. casino.hk has potential as a portal but will have problems setting up in competition with the Jockey Club which has a tight grip on gambling in HK.

 

[OvenMitt]

$5,500 - $12,500

I know it's a big range, but I'm confident it's more towards the high end.

 

[zendiz]

Macau was a Portugese colony and is a much smaller economy than Hong Kong. The Macau 'post-independence' authorities have gone full-tilt for gambling and many big players from Vegas are currently in a building frenzy there. Both Macau and HK fall within the CN government's strategy of 1 country 2 systems policy, so are in in effect autonomous regions with restrictions. They are not in effect part of mainland China at least for the next 50 years. The HK establishment is led from the HK Jockey Club, which having just set up the HK Disneyworld is considering how to catch-up with Macau. Same also with Singapore which is a bit tied up with its morality policies. casino.hk has potential as a portal but will have problems setting up in competition with the Jockey Club which has a tight grip on gambling in HK.

Maybe I should sell it to the jockey club then :p

 

[wasistdas]

zendiz

would you pls tell what are rules to registerr .hk, how much and other important things, please. thank you

 

[dune1]

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[syed]

If you urgently need money at some point .. like sometime I do - just pm and I might buy your domain!

 

[zendiz]

zendiz

would you pls tell what are rules to registerr .hk, how much and other important things, please. thank you

You can register them through my affiliate account, that would be sweet of ya

Asian domains click here

 

[Macke]

I think this could be worth a lot in the long run. But probobly the market for domainers in HK are not so big, and with current laws, and Macau as the gambling capital.. it could take some time to sell the domains. Still, I think you should wait for a serious buyer.

 

[primacomputer]

Take the money and run. .hk is not a really popular extension. On top of that here are no casinos in Hong Kong and it's unlikely there ever will be. Online gambling in HK is illegal. Pretty much anything you use the name for will get you into trouble. I'm actually surprised the use of “casino” in a domain name is not restricted. .hk names can be candled without any chance of dispute if HKDRN views them as being used for unlawful purposes. I have a client who was investigated by the HK authorities for simply mentioning on their website that they planned to seek a gambling on the mainland.

Hong Kong has a ccTLD for pretty much the same reason there's a .de, .uk, .fr, etc despite the fact that they are all now part of the .EU.

 

[infinitomagazine]

is a really good name, i can feel it. so, how much money could u recieve?
i dont know exactly, but im sure that will be have a very good profit

 

[sjp]

Gotta agree with primacomputer here. Various websites claim that there's not a single casino in Hong Kong and that they are in fact illegal. Other websites claim that the government is thinking about opening a single one in the future.

If the situation stays like it is today, the domain is probably not worth too much. If that one casino opens someday it might be worth a lot.

I'd keep the domain and hope that one casino opens.

 

[wot]

Gambling in HK is illegal unless it is the state run horse racing at Happy Valley and Shatin or the Mark 6 lottery.

That said it is a good name unless there are any restrictions from the registry. I personally would use it to point to the casinos ( or offer it to the likes of Stanley Ho , Steve Wynn etc) in Macau which is booming ( Many new casinos under construction and millions of the world's biggest gamblers next door) and is now second in the world to Las Vegas.

Low to mid $xxxx as is without any restrictions.

Motivated buyer $xx,xxx +

BTW - Thanks to Sands Casino in Macau for paying for my vacation there two weeks ago :hi:

 

[zendiz]

Hi Guys,

Thanks already for the various appraisals, some say high, others say low, but it's never low - low which I think is good.

At the moment of registration, there were no restrictions by HKDNR concerning this name. In various ppl's opinions the govt will be more liberal on many things concerning Hong Kong. For some valuable economic reasons they are not going to turn back the clock a hundred years, so my guess there's a logical evolution. I don't know what to do yet, name is a few months old.

http://www.casinocity.com/hk/cities.html

This site has some news on Hong Kong Gambling issues.
Could help making an estimate.

 

[DomainSlayer]

People in HK love to gamble! From what I know nice buy you'll probably get around 50k from a corporate entity, 12K-18k from a reseller.

 

[floatingworld]

The odds are in favour of casinos opening in HK in the not-too-distant future. I wonder if anybody has registered mahjong.hk yet (don't all rush )