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Macau casino sector adds Michelin stars

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Jade Dragon, a Cantonese restaurant at City of Dreams Macau, a casino resort run by Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, has won a third Michelin star in the 2019 edition of the “Michelin Guide...

Konami introduces Concerto Opus cabinet to market

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

Slot machine maker Konami Gaming Inc says it is launching the Concerto Opus cabinet (pictured) in the United States market, after the product proved itself in trials. Konami Gaming, a subsidiary of...

Gavin Isaacs leaves board of Scientific Games

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

U.S. supplier of gaming equipment Scientific Games Corp says Gavin Isaacs (pictured in a file photo) has resigned his seat on the board and the vice-chairmanship of the company. Scientific Games told...

Macau casino workers urge min 3-pct 2019 pay hike

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

At least three Macau gaming labour groups say they want the city’s gaming operators to award casino resort staff a pay rise of at least 3 percent for 2019. They claim the firms would have the...

Trading of Melco Resorts Philippines shares suspended

Dec 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The trading of shares of Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corp has been suspended since Monday, after a recently-completed tender offer to take some its shares out of public ownership...

SJM seeks at least 300 new tables for Cotai project: CEO

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd is looking to ask the city’s government for “300 to 500” fresh-to-market gaming tables for its Cotai project, Grand Lisboa Palace. That is according...

Singapore GGR to decline 2.4pct in full 2018: Bernstein

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd expects market-wide gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Singapore to reach SGD$6.20 billion (US$4.53 billion) in full-year 2018, a decline of 2.4 percent in year-on-year...

Universal places US$600mln in debt to fund Okada Manila

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming company Universal Entertainment Corp says it has completed a private placement of notes worth US$600 million that will help pay for the construction of the Okada Manila casino resort...

David Chow steps in for mother as Macau Legend director

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed casino services provider Macau Legend Development Ltd announced on Friday the appointment of David Chow Kam Fai (pictured) as an alternate director able to act in the stead of his...

GEN Singapore positive on VIP business, Nomura says

Dec 10, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

There is room for growth in the VIP rolling chip volume at Singapore’s Resorts World Sentosa despite a flat outlook for the mass-market segment at the Genting Singapore Ltd casino resort, analysts...