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Melco Resorts to get parent’s Cyprus stake for US$375mln

Jun 25, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Macau and Philippines casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd is acquiring all of its parent’s interest in the entity developing the City of Dreams Mediterranean casino resort (pictured...

Caesars’ Asia plans reviewed amid US$17bln Eldorado bid

Jun 24, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

The future of the Caesars brand’s bid for a Japan casino licence and for construction of a South Korea casino is still to be clarified, following Monday’s announcement that United States regional...

Wynn’s Encore Boston Harbor opens to public

Jun 24, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

The US$2.6-billion Encore Boston Harbor (pictured), near Boston, Massachusetts, the latest venue from casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd, opened on Sunday. According to photographs carried on the...

IGT digital ops get responsible gaming certification

Jun 21, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Casino gaming equipment supplier and lottery services company International Game Technology Plc (IGT) announced on Thursday that it has achieved responsible gaming accreditation for its IGT...

Imp Pacific eyes Saipan online gambling if bill passed

Jun 21, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd, the Hong Kong-listed promoter of a bricks and mortar casino resort on the Pacific Ocean island of Saipan, a United States jurisdiction, says it has...

Sci Games chairman spends US$4.6mln on firm’s shares

Jun 20, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Scientific Games Corp chairman Ronald Perelman has spent about US$4.60 million this week to acquire an aggregate of 230,000 shares in the company, according to separate filings with the U.S....

Macau key to Wynn stock despite Boston horizon: Nomura

Jun 20, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Wynn Resorts Ltd’s Macau gaming venues will remain the key value driver of the firm’s stock, despite the imminent launch on Sunday of its Encore Boston Harbor casino complex in the United States....

Boston too big to ditch: analyst open letter to Wynn CEO

Jun 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

A brokerage said in an open letter to Wynn Resorts Ltd chief executive Matt Maddox that it had learned “with dismay” about the recent talks with rival MGM Resorts International about possible...

GLI, AGEM philanthropy initiative donates to UNLV

Jun 19, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Gaming technology testing service and consultancy Gaming Laboratories International LLC, known as GLI, has linked with gaming industry trade body the Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers...

Imp Pacific might face 10pct net gaming rev tax: report

Jun 17, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) House Representative Tina Sablan has introduced a bill which would impose a 10 percent tax on net gambling revenue there, according to a report...