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Macau casinos open for social, not biz reasons: consultant

Mar 31, 2020

An industry consultant has suggested to GGRAsia that the reasoning for keeping Macau’s casinos open amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis is now “social” rather than commercial. The local casino and general tourism sector has faced growing challenges in light of many layers of travel restrictions...

Landing Int seeks US$18mln for Jeju ops via share placement

Mar 31, 2020

Silver Heritage 2019 loss jumps on Tiger Palace impairment

Mar 31, 2020

Junket Suncity cuts senior exec pay as battles downturn

Mar 31, 2020

Donaco confirms temporary shutdown of Cambodia casino

Mar 31, 2020

Asia Pioneer looks to consulting, leasing and SE Asia

Mar 31, 2020

Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd said it expects its revenue this year from sales of electronic gaming equipment to be negatively affected – in common with...

Sci Games top execs volunteer pay cuts during...

Mar 31, 2020

Jade Sportsbet for Okada Manila with RPM Gaming tech

Feb 04, 2020

Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies Inc says it has a deal to deploy RPM Gaming Ltd sports betting technology at the Okada Manila casino resort in the Philippines. The utilisation of...

Novomatic, Indo Pacific place Fortunes link in...

Jan 30, 2020

Asia Pioneer looks to consulting, leasing and SE Asia

Mar 31, 2020
Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd said it expects its revenue this year from sales of electronic gaming equipment to be negatively affected – in common with the wider industry – by...
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Macau casinos open for social, not biz reasons: consultant

Mar 31, 2020
An industry consultant has suggested to GGRAsia that the reasoning for keeping Macau’s casinos open amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis is now “social” rather than commercial. The local casino and general tourism...
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Genting HK narrows annual loss in 2019, warns on 2020 biz

Mar 30, 2020
Genting Hong Kong Ltd, a casino cruise ship operator and investor in a Philippine casino resort, said it greatly narrowed its annual loss in 2019. Such loss was just under US$151.5 million, compared to US$210.9 million...
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Pagcor flags coronavirus effort as calls for junket restart

Mar 24, 2020
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) has announced a number of donations and initiatives either by the regulator or its licensed private-sector casino operators, while also calling for a reinstatement of...
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Carded players, annual levy users only at Singapore casinos

Mar 26, 2020
Singapore casino complex Resorts World Sentosa (pictured) – owned by Genting Singapore Ltd – announced on Thursday that access to its casino is to be limited to existing Genting Rewards card members and to...
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Singapore bans foreigner short visas, transit from Tuesday

Mar 23, 2020
The Singaporean authorities are banning from the city-state all foreigners who would otherwise be entitled either to short-term visitor visas or the right to transit via Singapore. The ban takes effect from the stroke...
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Japan’s Yokohama expands IR promotion office

Mar 31, 2020
Yokohama city (pictured), which is aiming to host one of Japan’s first casino resorts, is expanding the number of public servants coordinating that effort. The metropolis is to increase to 39 from 25 – with effect...
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Wakayama starts RFP, aims to host IR by spring 2025

Mar 30, 2020
The government of Japan’s Wakayama prefecture announced on Monday the start of its request-for-proposal (RFP) process to choose a private-sector consortium as partner for its tilt to host a casino resort. The...
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Landing Int seeks US$18mln for Jeju ops via share placement

Mar 31, 2020
Asian casino developer Landing International Development Ltd is seeking to raise HKD137.1 million (US$17.7 million) in funding – net of expenses – via a share placement exercise. The money would be used for...
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Silver Heritage 2019 loss jumps on Tiger Palace impairment

Mar 31, 2020
Boutique Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd says its full-year net loss attributable to shareholders rose by 215.4 percent from the prior year, mainly because of an impairment charge related with the...
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Sci Games top execs volunteer pay cuts during downturn

Mar 31, 2020
Casino equipment and lottery services provider Scientific Games Corp said the group’s chief executive Barry Cottle had “volunteered a 100-percent reduction” in base salary while the executive leadership...
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Tigre de Cristal gaming shuts amid Russia pandemic effort

Mar 30, 2020
Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd said in a Friday filing that the Tigre de Cristal casino resort (pictured) in which it has a lead stake had temporarily suspended gaming operations from Saturday (March 28),...
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