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Era ends as Grant Bowie retires as MGM China CEO

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Grant Bowie (pictured in a file photo) retires as chief executive of Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd on May 31 after embracing senior leadership roles at the brand since 2008. In Macau,...

Okada Manila 1Q net sales down 6pct amid pandemic

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Singapore, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says its group net sales in the first three months of 2020 actually rose, by 80.1 percent, to JPY40.77 billion (US$380 million), from nearly...

Dynam looks to get casino video slots into Singapore

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed Dynam Japan Holdings Co Ltd says Singapore regulatory approval is being sought for a series of casino video slot machine products it has been involved in developing. Macau-approved...

Belle 1Q gaming revenue via CoD Manila dips 39pct

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Belle Corp’s share of gaming revenues from the City of Dreams Manila casino resort (pictured) fell 38.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, which the company said was “primarily from...

MGM China shareholders confirm US$41mln final dividend

May 29, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The shareholders of Macau-based casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd have approved the payment of a final dividend of HKD0.083 per share (US$0.01), the company announced. The dividend payment...

Shareholders nod GEN Singapore US$212mln dividend

May 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Stockholders of casino operator Genting Singapore Ltd on Thursday approved at the annual general meeting a final dividend for 2019 amounting in aggregate to about SGD302 million (US$212.8 million),...

Macau five-star hotels Apr occupancy at 6.6pct: govt

May 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The average occupancy rate of Macau’s hotels and guesthouses has reached a historical low in April, at 12.9 percent, according to data published on Thursday by the city’s Statistics and...

Sci Games ‘Social Distancing Module’ for EGM play

May 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

Casino equipment supplier Scientific Games Corp says it has immediately available to the market technology fixes that enable safe use and maintenance of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) on casino...

CoD Manila also flags reduced casino capacity at reopening

May 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

A senior executive at City of Dreams (CoD) Manila, one of several private-sector casino resort complexes in the Entertainment City zone in Metro Manila, has confirmed to GGRAsia that it, like market...

Kangwon Land delays reopening of main casino floor

May 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The promoter of Kangwon Land (pictured), the only casino resort in South Korea where the country’s nationals are allowed to gamble, has decided to postpone the reopening of the property’s main...