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Crown VIP turnover dips 26pct in year to June 30

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

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd saw its financial year to June 30 profit dive 28.1 percent, a result that was announced shortly after the group’s Chinese-player focused high-roller...

Empire Resorts to go private, merge with Lim family entities

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

Loss-making United States-based casino operator Empire Resorts Inc has told Nasdaq it has agreed to a merger deal to take the firm private. The deal is with entities that are ultimately controlled by...

Aristocrat, Novomatic to attend GSA’s AI summit

Aug 20, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

Representatives respectively from electronic casino game manufacturers the Aristocrat group and Novomatic AG are among those due to take part in a summit on digital artificial intelligence or...

Ties with Crown, Star strong despite VIP closures: Suncity

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

Privately-held casino junket brand Suncity Group said in an email to GGRAsia that the group “still maintain a very close relationship with Crown and The Star” despite Suncity Group’s...

All Suncity junket VIP rooms in Australia closing: report

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

Macau junket investor Suncity Group is said to be closing all its VIP rooms in Australia. That is according to a report by Australian media outlet The Age. According to previous corporate information...

Star Ent says not approached by regulator re junkets probe

Aug 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Management at Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group Ltd says the company has not been approached by the New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) regarding an...

Empire Resorts stake worthwhile investment: GEN Malaysia

Aug 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd has defended a deal to acquire a stake in loss-making Empire Resorts Inc, owner and operator of Resorts World Catskills, a property located about 140 kilometres...

Aruze Gaming’s global CEO joins Donaco board

Aug 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Boutique Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd says it has appointed Yugo Kinoshita as an independent non-executive director to its board. Mr Kinoshita (pictured in a file photo) is the...

Junkets Australian probe worries SkyCity Entertainment boss

Aug 15, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd chief executive Graeme Stephens has voiced concern that revenue from VIP gamblers may be curbed by official investigations of dealings by the Australian gaming...

Donaco flags delay in Singapore arbitration vs Thai vendors

Aug 14, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

Boutique Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd says the arbitration process in Singapore against former owners of the Star Vegas Resort and Club (pictured) business in Poipet, Cambodia, has...