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MGM China says 85pct-plus of its managers now locals

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Nearly 900 employees of MGM China Holdings Ltd graduated this week from training programmes put on by the Macau casino operator. A MGM China press release said the company held a graduation ceremony...

Exec at Double Down buyer best rewarded in S. Korea

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A boss at South Korea’s DoubleU Games Co Ltd, a company that last year paid US$825 million to acquire International Game Technology (IGT) Plc’s social casino unit Double Down Interactive LLC, has...

Mohegan Sun announces trio of new leaders

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia, World

Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE) has announced a trio of new senior executives. The United States-based casino company, also known as Mohegan Sun – which is making its first foray into casino...

Universal Ent cannot survive without my vision: Okada

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Top of the deck

Entrepreneur Kazuo Okada (pictured) has told GGRAsia that unless he is restored as head of Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp, the group he founded, then the value of the...

MGTO nods hotel licence for The 13 project

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The 13 Hotel (pictured), a real estate development on the Cotai-Coloane border, has received the necessary permits to begin hospitality operations, said the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) in...

Macau Jockey Club gave investment plan: gaming regulator

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s gaming regulator said on Wednesday it had received a detailed investment plan issued on behalf of the Macau Horse Race Co Ltd, which runs Macau Jockey Club. Paulo Martins Chan, head of...

Aristocrat Tech confers with clients to see what’s new

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Supplier of electronic gaming machines and casino management systems Aristocrat Technologies Inc says a conference it is hosting will permit customers to discuss innovations in their businesses....

BetConstruct connects Sri Lanka casino with online audience

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Armenian supplier of gaming software BetConstruct says it has developed a way for bricks-and-mortar casinos to tap the market for online gaming. In press release on Wednesday, BetConstruct says it...

Chan Meng Kam mulling bid if new casino licences in Macau

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau businessman Chan Meng Kam (pictured centre) has told GGRAsia he is “thinking about” bidding for a Macau gaming licence, in the event of a new public tender process. He also told us that a...

Food and drink major non-gaming push: Macau casino ops

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Food and drink have been heavily marketed as part of Macau casinos’ non-gaming operations in the past two years, and it has paid off for some via rising segmental revenues, according to...