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Casino cluster very important for Primorsky: tourism head

Jan 14, 2019 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Rest of Asia

The creation of an entertainment area encompassing several casino resorts is a “very important” step to boost tourism numbers in Primorsky Krai in the Russian Far East, said Konstantin Shestakov...

LT Game targets sales of slots in 2019: Chun

Nov 13, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Macau, MGS Entertainment Show 2018

LT Game Ltd, a Macau-based provider of electronic gaming equipment and management technology for casinos, is displaying at the MGS Entertainment Show 2018 more than 20 slot game titles it says are...

Law setup key to Primorsky casinos: Tigre de Cristal COO

Oct 22, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd, the lead developer of the Tigre de Cristal casino resort in the Russian Far East, has seen a substantial increase in the number of visitors and in its casino business...

Still time for my son to help family: Kazuo Okada

Aug 20, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Top of the deck

A key to entrepreneur Kazuo Okada reasserting control over Universal Entertainment Corp, the Japanese gaming conglomerate he founded, and of its unit Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc, the...

Universal Ent cannot survive without my vision: Okada

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Top of the deck

Entrepreneur Kazuo Okada (pictured) has told GGRAsia that unless he is restored as head of Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp, the group he founded, then the value of the...

Widus CEO looks to IPO, fresh expansion in the Philippines

Jul 06, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Philippines

The operator of the Widus Hotel and Casino at Clark Freeport Zone in the Philippines would like to list shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange, but probably not until after phase two of its current...

Cambodia ripe for global casino brand: GMA’s Klebanow

Jun 11, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

Cambodia has some attributes that make it potentially attractive to an international casino brand, says Andrew Klebanow, senior partner at business consultancy Global Market Advisors LLC. They...

IGT gaining traction in Asia Pacific: Walter Bugno

Jun 06, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

Global gaming supplier International Game Technology Plc (IGT) is seeing “positive momentum” in Asia Pacific following a structural change aimed at boosting the firm’s presence in the region,...

Japan casino needs likely unique: Sega Sammy Creation

May 31, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News

Electronic games for the expected Japanese casino industry are likely to work best when they address the particularities of the local market, says a senior executive with Sega Sammy Creation Inc....

Aruze not fazed by Okada-Universal tussle: Persson

May 24, 2018 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2018, Interviews, Latest News, World

The Aruze Gaming brand has been a “dominant leader” in electronic table games in the Asian casino industry “since the beginning” of the regulated market opening up there, Eric Persson...