GGRAsia – Industry Talk

Ainsworth reports 1H loss as international sales dip

Feb 24, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Australia-based slot machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd reported on Monday a net loss of AUD4.0 million (US$2.6 million) for its fiscal first half ended December 31. That compares with a...

Poker King Club says Macau venue to remain closed

Feb 20, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Poker King Club, a business division of privately-held Macau junket investor Suncity Group, announced on Wednesday that its poker room at the Venetian Macao would for the time being remain closed,...

Klebanow relaunches casino consultancy firm

Feb 19, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino industry consultant Andrew Klebanow says he has “relaunched” Klebanow Consulting, a casino advisory firm first established in 2001. The enterprise, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, is...

Sci Games intl unit sales slip as 2019 loss narrows

Feb 19, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino equipment maker and lottery services supplier Scientific Games Corp dipped to a net loss of US$43 million for the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to a profit of US$206.8 million in the...

Coronavirus not G2E Asia 2020 threat for now: organiser

Feb 17, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The organiser of this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia, a casino industry trade fair and conference due to be held in Macau from May 19 to 21, has told GGRAsia that “at the current stage”...

APE-brand veteran back as consultancy leader

Feb 11, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd says it has reconnected with a former executive from the brand’s pre-listing days. Maria Garcia (pictured) has become part of the group’s...

IGT, Konami drag down January’s AGEM Index

Feb 06, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

The AGEM Index for January decreased by 5.54 points to 540.50 points, down 1.0 percent on the prior month, showed a written statement released on Wednesday. The Association of Gaming Equipment...

BMM names Romanian ex-minister to lead cybersecurity biz

Feb 05, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Gaming testing laboratory and technical consulting company BMM International LLC, known as BMM Testlabs, says it has hired Alexandru Petrescu (pictured) to lead the firm’s global cybersecurity...

Bulletproof promotes Chris Johnston to chief executive

Feb 05, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Professional and technology services brand Bulletproof says Chris Johnston (pictured) will be its new chief executive, with effect from January 30. In a Tuesday press release, the company said that...

IGT names Celadon as strategy, corporate development VP

Feb 04, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Global gaming and lottery supplier International Game Technology Plc (IGT) has promoted Fabio Celadon (pictured) to the role of executive vice president for strategy and corporate development, with...