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Visa controls risk worsening Macau Dec GGR dip: Nomura

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s December gross gaming revenue (GGR) tally “could be worse” than the 8 percent to 10 percent year-on-year decline currently predicted by Nomura’s Instinet LLC, the group said in a...

Donaco shares trade again, new chairman comes in

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Australian Securities Exchange said after market hours on Monday that shares in Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd were once again free to be traded on that bourse. They had been...

MGM China names Shanghai lawyer as non-exec director

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau-based casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd has appointed Simon Meng as an independent non-executive director, effective Monday. He was also appointed as a member of the firm’s audit...

Wynn Macau revamped gaming area now opened: firm

Dec 10, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd says an “enhanced gaming space” at its Wynn Macau property is now open for business. It features 44 mass-market table games and a refurbished high-limit slot area,...

Suncity Manila casino not a threat: Travellers EVP

Dec 09, 2019 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

Macau junket brand Suncity’s move toward being a casino operator in the Manila market rather than just a supplier of VIP players should not be a threat to the incumbent operators in a...

David Kennedy leaving Scientific Games’ board: firm

Dec 09, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

U.S.-based gaming equipment manufacturer Scientific Games Corp says David L. Kennedy will be leaving the firm’s board of directors by the end of the year. “On December 3, 2019, after more than...

Macau casino biz leaders cautious on 2020 GGR: report

Dec 09, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Senior executives from respectively Macau casino operators and what analysts say is the biggest-single investor in the city’s junket sector, have given mixed signals on the 2020 outlook for...

LRWC drops plan for Boracay tie-up with Galaxy Ent: reports

Dec 09, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The acting chairman of Philippines-based Leisure and Resorts World Corp (LRWC), Eusebio Tanco, says the company is abandoning plans for a US$500-million casino investment for the holiday island of...

Landing Int boss files writ against receivership bid

Dec 09, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Chinese casino entrepreneur Yang Zhihui has issued what is known as a “writ of summons” – indicating intention to bring a civil lawsuit – against people who say they are acting as receivers...

Macau’s Taipa to Cotai light rail to open on Dec 10

Dec 06, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Taipa to Cotai section of Macau’s Light Rapid Transit (LRT) system (pictured in a file photo) is to be officially launched for passengers on Tuesday (December 10). Rides on the route will be...

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Asia Pioneer bullish on its long-term growth

Nov 14, 2019

Sponsored feature | Management at Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd expects its business to continue to expand, with the firm looking to build its presence in Macau and tap into new markets in Southeast Asia. So says Herman Ng Man Ho, company managing director and chief...