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Aristocrat to contest U.S. suit over legality of Big Fish chips

Aristocrat to contest U.S. suit over legality of Big Fish chips

Feb 20, 2019  

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd says it will “vigorously defend” a United States lawsuit that argues the tokens offered in some of its free social games have a value, making them elements in what amount to games of chance. Aristocrat’s written statement said the company understands that the plaintiff,...
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Macau gaming tax revenue up 14pct in full year 2018

Macau gaming tax revenue up 14pct in full year 2018

Feb 20, 2019  

SJM to finish Lagerfeld hotel after death of couturier

SJM to finish Lagerfeld hotel after death of couturier

Feb 20, 2019  

Melco Resorts 4Q profit up 58pct, firm ups dividend

Melco Resorts 4Q profit up 58pct, firm ups dividend

Feb 20, 2019  

Greater Bay Area plan shows Beijing backs Macau: analyst

Greater Bay Area plan shows Beijing backs Macau: analyst

Feb 19, 2019  

Industry Talk

Payment technology firm NRT among new AGEM members

Payment technology firm NRT among new AGEM members

Feb 20, 2019  

Six businesses have joined the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), bringing the association to a record number of 172 members spread across 22 countries. AGEM announced in...
Scorgie heads Indo Pacific’s new table games team

Scorgie heads Indo Pacific’s new table games...

Feb 18, 2019  

Trends & Tech

Sega Sammy’s Baccarat Maximum Fortune at MGM Macau

Sega Sammy’s Baccarat Maximum Fortune at MGM Macau

Feb 12, 2019  

Japan’s Sega Sammy Creation Inc says it has installed its standalone electronic gaming machine “Baccarat Maximum Fortune” at MGM Macau, the Macau peninsula property run by MGM China...
Sci Games hit Chinese slot in U.S. commercial casinos

Sci Games hit Chinese slot in U.S. commercial...

Feb 08, 2019  

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  • Macau gaming tax revenue up 14pct in full year 2018
    Macau gaming tax revenue up 14pct in full year 2018

    Feb 20, 2019  

    The Macau government collected approximately MOP106.78 billion (US$13.21 billion) in direct taxes on gaming in the city in full calendar year 2018, up by 13.6 percent when compared to the previous year, according to...
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  • SJM to finish Lagerfeld hotel after death of couturier
    SJM to finish Lagerfeld hotel after death of couturier

    Feb 20, 2019  

    Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd said in a Wednesday statement it would press ahead with a Karl Lagerfeld-branded hotel at its under-construction HKD36-billion (US$4.6-billion) Grand Lisboa Palace property on...
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  • No change on Duterte Philippine casino ban: spokesman
    No change on Duterte Philippine casino ban: spokesman

    Feb 19, 2019  

    Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to announce any policy change on a declared January 2018 moratorium on new casinos in the country. So said on Monday president spokesperson Salvador S. Panelo, as quoted by...
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  • Philippines casino GGR up 23pct in full 2018: Pagcor
    Philippines casino GGR up 23pct in full 2018: Pagcor

    Feb 19, 2019  

    The Philippine casino industry reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of PHP187.54 billion (US$3.58 billion) in full calendar year 2018, up by 22.9 percent from the prior-year period, said the country’s gaming regulator....
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  • GEN Singapore to show higher VIP share 4Q: Bernstein
    GEN Singapore to show higher VIP share 4Q: Bernstein

    Feb 19, 2019  

    Genting Singapore Ltd has gained market share in that city’s casino duopoly in the crucial VIP gambling segment during the fourth quarter, according to brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. Genting Singapore reports its...
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  • Singapore reports record tourism income in 2018
    Singapore reports record tourism income in 2018

    Feb 14, 2019  

    Tourists flocked to Singapore in greater numbers than ever before last year, spending a record amount on gaming, sightseeing and entertainment, says the Singapore Tourism Board. The city-state’s tourism board issued a...
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  • MGM Resorts places all-in bet on Osaka for Japanese casino
    MGM Resorts places all-in bet on Osaka for Japanese casino

    Feb 15, 2019  

    MGM Resorts International wants to build a casino resort in the Japanese prefecture of Osaka, the U.S.-based operator of casinos said on its full-year earnings call to analysts on Wednesday. “We just recently opened...
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  • Osaka wants US$8.5 billion casino investment: reports
    Osaka wants US$8.5 billion casino investment: reports

    Feb 12, 2019  

    Details of Osaka prefecture’s strategy for a so-called integrated resort or “IR” have been previewed by Japanese media ahead of a formal announcement this week. The “Osaka IR basic plan” reportedly calls for a...
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  • Landing’s Jeju casino hosting Triton Poker tour stop
    Landing’s Jeju casino hosting Triton Poker tour stop

    Feb 18, 2019  

    Casino resort Jeju Shinhwa World, on South Korea’s Jeju Island, is to host in March the first stop of Triton Poker’s 2019 Super High Roller Series, announced the event organiser. Jeju Shinhwa World is owned and...
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  • No local Vietnam players at Hoiana launch: Suncity
    No local Vietnam players at Hoiana launch: Suncity

    Feb 15, 2019  

    A “soft opening” in October this year is intended for the first phase of a multibillion-U.S.-dollar casino resort complex called “Hoiana” on Vietnam’s central coast, GGRAsia has learned from Andrew Lo Kai...
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  • Aristocrat to contest U.S. suit over legality of Big Fish chips
    Aristocrat to contest U.S. suit over legality of Big Fish chips

    Feb 20, 2019  

    Aristocrat Leisure Ltd says it will “vigorously defend” a United States lawsuit that argues the tokens offered in some of its free social games have a value, making them elements in what amount to games of chance....
    Read More
  • Casino architects Steelman Partners name new chief
    Casino architects Steelman Partners name new chief

    Feb 18, 2019  

    Casino design specialists Steelman Partners LLP have named Steve Anderson as the company’s new president after Ethan Nelson’s resignation in December. Mr Anderson has been a senior project designer for Steelman...
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Features

  • Repeat visit data opens new doors for Macau: scholars
    Repeat visit data opens new doors for Macau: scholars

    Jan 18, 2019  

    Data showing that the overall number of repeat visitors to...
  • Japan to remain key gaming story for 2019: observers
    Japan to remain key gaming story for 2019: observers

    Jan 02, 2019  

    Japan will remain the key Asian casino market to watch in...
  • E-Sports and potential to bring millennials to casinos
    E-Sports and potential to bring millennials to casinos

    Sep 19, 2018  

    Nowadays, millennials, people who were born in the 1980s or...

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From the Press

Crown Resorts hit by big
drop in VIP gamblers
Financial Review Feb 20, 2019

Billionaire Carl Icahn wants
Caesars Ent to sell itself
Las Vegas Sun Feb 19, 2019

Mass. horse track says it should
have won Boston casino licence
LV Review-Journal Feb 18, 2019

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