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Melco Intl completes Entertainment Gaming Asia merger

Jun 23, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development Ltd has completed a merger exercise involving Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc, the latter company announced on Thursday in a press release. Melco...

Malaysia’s Choong is APT Macau Main Event champ

Jun 22, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Malaysia’s Choong Kian Weng was named Main Event champion on Wednesday during the latest leg of the Asian Poker Tour (APT). He received HKD521,000 (US$66,800) in prize money. The APT Macau 2017...

GTA’s Ross Ferrar joins exhibition association board

Jun 21, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

The chief executive of the Australia-based Gaming Technologies Association has been added to the board of the Exhibition and Events Association of Australasia. The election of Ross Ferrar (pictured)...

Bingo opening Asian doors for Novomatic: Levy

Jun 13, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Philippines

Austrian gaming equipment maker Novomatic AG says its video bingo electronic game products under the “Otium” brand have proven a surprise hit in Asia Pacific and have also opened doors for...

IGT announces tender offer for US$500mln notes due 2019

Jun 13, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Gaming services and products provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) announced on Monday that one of its subsidiaries has commenced a cash offer “to purchase any and all” of the...

Aristocrat Leisure now on S&P/ASX All Australian 50

Jun 12, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Australian slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd has been added to the S&P/ASX All Australian 50 Index. S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on Friday that Aristocrat Leisure’s inclusion was...

Amax flags wider loss in fiscal year to March 31

Jun 12, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Casino services investor Amax International Holdings is giving a profit warning for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017. The Hong Kong-listed group stated in a Friday announcement it was expected...

Multi-tasking slot big breakthrough for JCM: Nieman

Jun 08, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

A multi-tasking slot machine launched last year by Japan Cash Machine Co Ltd (JCM) was the “most important breakthrough” that the company has had “in quite some time,” says Tom Nieman...

Success Dragon executives resign, firm drops energy biz deal

Jun 08, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Gaming services firm Success Dragon International Holdings Ltd announced on Wednesday the resignation of the firm’s chief executive, Jiang Dan, chairman Li Xuehua and non-executive director Jia...

Chip supplier Abbiati announces Macau agent

Jun 07, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Casino currency specialist Abbiati Casino Equipment has appointed a Macau company as its authorised representative in the city. “Whilst our presence and branding in the Asian market is strong,...