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Casino services firm Macau Legend slips into red in 1H

Aug 23, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed casino services firm Macau Legend Development Ltd recorded a HKD107.5-million (US$13.7-million) loss for the first half of 2019, the company said on Thursday. That compares to a...

MGM ‘deeply committed’ to Osaka IR bid: Murren

Aug 23, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

United States-based casino operator MGM Resorts International is confident about its chances in the contest to build a so-called integrated resort (IR) in the Japanese city of Osaka. The company...

Paradise Ent 1H profit slides 23pct despite higher revenue

Aug 23, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

First-half profit at casino equipment and casino management services firm Paradise Entertainment Ltd fell 23.2 percent year-on-year, on revenue that actually rose 5 percent. The board of the Hong...

LVS says to focus on Tokyo, Yokohama, skips Osaka IR bid

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

United States-based casino firm Las Vegas Sands Corp says it will focus on the Japanese cities of Tokyo (pictured) and Yokohama in its effort to be allowed to build a casino resort in that country....

Yokohama mayor officially backs casino, cites economics

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The mayor in the city of Yokohama (pictured), Japan’s second-largest metropolis by population, publicly declared on Thursday – for the first time – support for getting a casino resort there....

Macau casino dealer tally up nearly 5pct in 2Q

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

There were 25,213 dealers employed in the Macau casino industry at the end of the second quarter 2019, up 4.8 percent from the prior-year period, according to the latest survey on manpower needs and...

Donaco appeals Cambodian arbitrator decision on Star Vegas

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino operator Donaco International Ltd says it is appealing against an arbitration decision of a Cambodian tribunal that ruled the people that had sold the firm leasing rights on the Star Vegas...

MGM waiting for Macau govt on face recognition tech: Bowie

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd has yet to install any facial recognition technology at the company’s properties, says the firm’s chief executive Grant Bowie. The company is...

SuzoHapp names Sim Bielak president of global gaming

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Cash-handling technology specialist and gaming industry equipment supplier SuzoHapp Group has appointed Sim Bielak as president of global gaming and amusement business. The appointment became...

China urges Philippines to stop ‘all online gambling’

Aug 22, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Chinese authorities are urging the Philippines to ban “all online gambling” generated via the Southeast Asian country. Beijing in addition has praised Cambodia for announcing over the weekend...