Macau’s casino regulator has confirmed to GGRAsia it has been asked by some local gaming operators to permit a trial in the city of protective transparent screens at slot machines and gaming tables. The regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, also known as DICJ, said in a...
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Casino and lottery technology provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) has appointed Renato Ascoli as chief executive for global gaming. The appointment became effective on...
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Macau’s casino regulator has confirmed to GGRAsia it has been asked by some local gaming operators to permit a trial in the city of protective transparent screens at slot machines and gaming tables. The regulator, the...
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The year-on-year decline in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau “shouldn’t surprise anyone” as border restrictions continue to limit the number of visitors to the city, say a number of investment analysts....
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Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 97.0 percent in June in year-on-year terms, according to official data released on Wednesday. Such June GGR was MOP716 million (US$89.7 million), said the...
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Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp says two of its units have filed an appeal to the Singapore Court of Appeal regarding a decision from the city-state’s High Court in the case related to...
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A general community quarantine in the Metro Manila area of the Philippine capital (pictured) has been extended to July 15 as a countermeasure against Covid-19, said on Tuesday the country’s President Rodrigo...
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The Philippine regulator of casinos and gaming has issued a warning to the public not to take part in unlicensed online gambling or bingo games. In a Monday notice, it said such activity has been observed during the...
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The expansion project of Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in Singapore is likely to see an edge in terms of return on investment (ROI) potential, compared to that of market rival Resorts World Sentosa, suggested brokerage...
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There is likely to be “slippage” in the timetable for building the expansion to the Resorts World Sentosa casino resort (pictured) in Singapore amid the Covid-19 crisis, and tourism might recover only towards the...
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The casino at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore will reopen on Wednesday (July 1) to “selected” customers and with extra safety steps in place, as will some attractions at the resort’s ArtScience Museum, and the Sands...
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Two companies have confirmed to GGRAsia their respective intention to participate in an upcoming request-for-proposal (RFP) process for the tilt by Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture at hosting a casino resort scheme. The...
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The Japanese government is discussing with prefectural authorities interested in hosting a casino resort the possibility of introducing changes to a mentioned timetable for licensing such venues. So said Japan’s...
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International casino operators are still interested in pursuing an integrated resort (IR) scheme in Japan’s Yokohama city, said some of the city’s leading officials. The local government also confirmed...
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Casino equipment maker RGB International Bhd reported on Tuesday first quarter profit that was down 46.4 percent judged year-on-year, to MYR3.6 million (US$841,119). Such decline was despite a 48.4-percent increase...
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Other Genting Malaysia Bhd casinos outside Malaysia are likely to “reopen soon” after a period of shutdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, following earlier news that the firm’s flagship, the Resorts World Genting...
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Suncity Group Holdings Ltd, a firm controlled by Macau junket boss Alvin Chau Cheok Wa, said in a Monday email in reply to GGRAsia, that a “few hundred guests” who were “foreign passport holders” had been...
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The construction of the “integrated resort component” of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane scheme (pictured) in Brisbane, in the state of Queensland in Australia, is “well underway”, and “on time and budget,”...
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Casino games and lottery services provider Scientific Games Corp said in a Monday press release that Eileen Moore Johnson (pictured) would join the group as an executive vice president and chief human resources officer....
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The April disposal by Macau casino licensee Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd of a 9.99 percent stake in Australian gaming firm Crown Resorts Ltd has reduced the scope of a regulatory inquiry in New South Wales. The...
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