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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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...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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....
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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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