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Grand Ho Tram starting phone bet service in December

Nov 26, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia

The Grand Ho Tram casino resort (pictured) in Vietnam is to start offering – to high-roller gamblers – live telephone betting on some of its tables from next month, a senior executive has...

Macau must learn from Atlantic City decline: academic

Nov 10, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, World

Macau casino operators should use the current cooling in the city’s gambling market as an opportunity to develop new non-gaming offers, says academic Carlos Siu Lam. They should also learn lessons...

Ho Tram could be test site for locals gaming: bosses

Oct 30, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia

The Grand Ho Tram casino resort hopes to be chosen for any pilot scheme the Vietnam government might launch allowing locals to gamble, two of the project’s senior managers have told GGRAsia in an...

Scepticism from investors over casino tech M&A

Oct 10, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

A note from Fitch Ratings Inc says there is a “healthy dose of scepticism” among investors about the cost savings likely to be generated from the current round of mergers and acquisitions in the...

FutureLogic deal gives JCM more opportunities: Nieman

Oct 02, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

The acquisition of printer supplier FutureLogic Inc by JCM American Corp, otherwise know as JCM Global, has opened new markets for both companies. That is the opinion of Tom Nieman (pictured),...

Macau junkets – end of the good old days?

Sep 25, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Sources inside and outside the Macau casino industry say some VIP gamblers have stayed away from the city because of the corruption crackdown in mainland China. They add that this probably accounts...

Weike Gaming looks for growth in Asia

Sep 16, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Singapore

Singapore-based electronic casino games and systems specialist Weike Gaming Technology (S) Pte Ltd was founded in 1998, on the cusp of the biggest expansion in casino licensing that Asia has ever...

Labour pains: Macau casinos squeezed by local conditions

Sep 03, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Labour issues – relating to shortage of supply, wage demands and subsequent higher costs – are putting pressure on Macau’s casino operators. They are competing for new workers and offering...

Nightclubs good for casino business: club operator

Aug 28, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines

Increased gaming revenue, higher hotel occupancy rates and lots of publicity are some of the benefits high-end nightclubs can offer casino properties – beyond enlarging their entertainment...

The Great Race: regional competitors eye Macau players

Aug 20, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

Several jurisdictions neighbouring China appear to be stepping up their attempts to either enact or liberalise laws to encourage foreign direct investment by casino companies. This activity has...