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Pandemic upped casino op focus on ETGs: Interblock CEO

Oct 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

The Covid-19 pandemic has heightened casino-operator interest in deploying electronic table games (ETGs) on gaming floors, says John Connelly (pictured), global chief executive of Interblock DD, a...

Legislators want talks with Macau govt on casino concessions

Oct 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A ranking member of Macau’s Legislative Assembly said on Thursday that the sub-committee she heads would like meetings with the city’s government administration, regarding the future of Macau...

China plans up to 10yrs in jail for aiding overseas betting

Oct 23, 2020 Newsdesk Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

The latest version of an amendment to China’s criminal law – that would create an offence applicable to any person who either “organises or solicits” mainland residents to participate in...

PH Resorts starts op to raise US$16mln for Emerald Bay

Oct 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine-listed PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc, the gaming and hospitality subsidiary of entrepreneur Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp, has been given permission by that country’s Securities and...

CoD Manila partner Belle net income down 96pct to Sept 30

Oct 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Net income at Belle Corp, which has an interest in the gaming operations of the City of Dreams Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippine capital, fell 96.4 percent year-on-year in the first...

China flags US$150bln in 9mths heading for bets overseas

Oct 22, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

China’s Ministry of Public Security stated on Thursday the authorities had identified in the first nine months of this year, the equivalent of nearly US$150 billion due to exit the country for...

TransAct printers chosen for Hoiana Suncity in Vietnam

Oct 22, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

TransAct Technologies Inc says two of its support products for casino operators have been selected for use at Hoiana Suncity, a casino within the Hoiana resort on the central coast of Vietnam....

Macau groups, flight-hotel deals still off for mainlanders

Oct 22, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism confirmed on Wednesday that businesses normally involved in, respectively, “inbound and outbound” package tours involving the mainland market; and...

Londoner interior fix Dec, Macau EBITDA black MTD, says LVS

Oct 22, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Londoner Macao (pictured in a file photo), the themed rebranding for the Sands Cotai Central casino resort in Macau’s Cotai district, will be “completed from an interior perspective by...

Sands China 3Q net loss worsens sequentially, revenue up

Oct 22, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sands China Ltd, the Macau unit of United States-based casino group Las Vegas Sands Corp, reported a wider loss in the third quarter as compared to the April to June period. That was despite a slight...