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Visitors to Macau up 3.7 pct yr-on-yr in May

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The number of visitors arriving to Macau in May totalled 2.57 million, up 3.7 percent from the prior-year period, according to data released on Friday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service....

Everi launches slot game based on Hollywood classic

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

Everi Holdings Inc, a U.S.-based specialist in cash handling technology and electronic game content for the casino industry, has launched a five-reel, 30-line video slot machine game called...

Singapore’s 2016 tourist spend on gaming down 14pct

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Singapore saw 2016 visitor arrivals and tourism receipts hit record annual highs, despite a decline in tourist spending under the government’s heading of “sightseeing, entertainment and...

Daisy Ho gets 3 million SJM Holdings share options: firm

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

SJM Holdings Ltd executive director Daisy Ho Chiu Fung has been granted a total of three million share options by the firm. The options entitle her to subscribe for a total of three million SJM...

Melco Intl completes Entertainment Gaming Asia merger

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Ltd has completed a merger exercise involving Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc, the latter company announced on Thursday in a press release. Melco...

Vietnam casino stake moving to Suncity boss listed firm

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A private company that owns 34 percent equity in a casino project in Vietnam and is itself indirectly wholly owned by Macau junket investor Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured), is likely to be acquired by...

Galaxy Macau gaming area probed for smoking breach: govt

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s Health Bureau is investigating claims that a gaming area at the Galaxy Macau casino resort, on Cotai, was in breach of Macau’s smoking control regulations. The inquiry concerns the...

Malaysia’s Choong is APT Macau Main Event champ

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Malaysia’s Choong Kian Weng was named Main Event champion on Wednesday during the latest leg of the Asian Poker Tour (APT). He received HKD521,000 (US$66,800) in prize money. The APT Macau 2017...

Casino entry levy would be industry negative: Pagcor

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Any introduction of a casino entry fee in the Philippines – as proposed by a lawmaker there – would have a significant negative impact on mass-market gambling, said the head of the Philippine...

Staff chip theft costs Macau’s Grand Emperor US$1.7mln

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd, operator of the Macau casino property Grand Emperor Hotel (pictured), suffered a HKD12.9-million (US$1.7-million) loss in the 12 months to March 31, due to a senior...