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Wynn agrees deal on look of Genting Vegas resort

Jan 29, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

A legal row that threatened to stop work on the Resorts World Las Vegas casino resort being developed by Malaysia’s Genting group in Las Vegas, Nevada, has been settled. Genting said that –...

Melco important for Cyprus, tourism minister quoted saying

Jan 28, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Republic of Cyprus Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios says his government considers Melco International Development Ltd an important contributor to the holiday industry in its portion of the...

Gaming pause at Saipan casino after surveillance offline

Jan 28, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The company behind the casino at the Imperial Pacific Resort (pictured) on Saipan says it was forced to shut down gaming operations last week because of a glitch in the surveillance system. Imperial...

Everi extends CEO Rumbolz’s reign, promotes fintech boss

Jan 25, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Everi Holdings Inc president and chief executive Michael Rumbolz will continue at the helm of the American supplier of casino technology for another two years. In a written statement issued on...

Board boss change at firm behind Saipan casino

Jan 24, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd, which controls a casino on the Pacific island of Saipan, has made a change at the top, announcing a new chairwoman via a disclosure to the Hong Kong Stock...

Aristocrat supported by Chinese tourists Down Under

Jan 24, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, an Australian maker of electronic gaming machines, is among the casino equipment suppliers likely to gain from the continued popularity of Australia as a holiday destination...

LVS swings into red in 4Q, as Macau profit slides

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

Global casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp reported on Wednesday a fourth-quarter loss of US$170 million, after reporting a profit of US$1.21 billion in the prior-year period. The decrease was...

Interblock names McCurry product manager

Jan 23, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Interblock DD, a specialist in the supply of casino electronic table games (ETGs), has appointed Andrea McCurry as product manager. Her work will include managing so-called beta launches of products...

GSA Europe chief leads EU online gaming standard work

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

The European Committee for Standardisation has turned to Mark Pace, managing director of the European branch of the Gaming Standards Association (GSA), to lead the creation of a set of standards for...

Genting gets time to respond to Wynn’s Vegas suit

Jan 14, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Malaysian casino firm Genting Bhd said in a Friday filing one of its units had been granted – the previous day – more time by a court in Nevada in the United States to respond to a December 21...