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Scientific Games posts 78-pct jump in 2Q revenue

Aug 06, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Gaming and lottery supplier Scientific Games Corp recorded a jump of 77.4 percent in revenue for the second quarter of 2014, to US$416.9 million. The Nasdaq-listed company still incurred a net loss...

Konami’s quarterly gaming revenue up by 12 pct

Aug 05, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Japan, Latest News

Konami Corp’s gaming and systems division reported an increase in net revenue of 11.9 percent for the three months ended June 30. The Japanese conglomerate announced on Tuesday that net revenue...

TransAct declares US$0.08 dividend

Aug 05, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Nasdaq-listed gaming supplier TransAct Technologies Inc on Monday declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.08 per share. TransAct is a supplier of printers and printing software to the gaming...

JCM Innovation to acquire FutureLogic

Aug 04, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

JCM Innovation Corp, a subsidiary of JCM American Corp, announced on Monday it has entered into an agreement to buy U.S.-based FutureLogic Inc from American Capital Ltd. The acquisition adds to...

GTech posts profit drop for 2Q 2014

Aug 01, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Italian lottery supplier GTech SpA on Thursday reported a drop of 9.6 percent in net income for the second quarter of this year in comparison with the same period last year. The company posted net...

Former Aristocrat director joins Echo board

Aug 01, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

A former non-executive director of Australian slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd has joined the board of Australian casino investor Echo Entertainment Group Ltd, operator of The Star...

Gaming trade shows announce speaker line-ups

Jul 31, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Two gaming industry trade shows taking place later this year, one in Las Vegas and the other in Macau, have announced their speaker line-ups. This year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), taking place from...

MelcoLot expects loss of US$1.8 mln for 1H 2014

Jul 31, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed lottery supplier MelcoLot Ltd expects to post a loss of HKD14.1 million (US$1.8 million) for the first half of the year. The company said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange...

IGT quarterly net income beats estimates

Jul 30, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Earnings from U.S.-based gaming supplier International Game Technology (IGT) for the quarter ended June 30 beat estimates, even though revenue went down. IGT on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter...

Casino cash systems firm Crane lifts quarterly profits

Jul 29, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Crane Co, a maker of automated payment systems including technology for the casino industry, said operating profit increased by nearly 10 percent year-on-year to US$97.6 million in the second...