Feb 02, 2023
Paradise Co Ltd, an operator of foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, reported casino revenue of nearly KRW48.65 billion (US$39.8 million) for January 2023, according to a Thursday filing to the Korea Exchange. The January casino revenue figure represented a sequential increase of 3.9 percent, and...Feb 02, 2023
Casino slot machine and electronic table game supplier Aruze Gaming America Inc on Wednesday said it was opting for voluntary financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United...Jan 26, 2023
Japan-listed casino equipment supplier JCM Global said in a market-outlook posting on 2023 trends, that it expected to see “more casinos adopt cashless payment technology”, and “more...Feb 02, 2023
The tally of Macau gamblers was “down” in a casino floor-based January survey of the city’s premium mass and mass table games segments, but “average bet size was much higher” than in a February 2019 survey,...Feb 01, 2023
Most of Macau’s casino operators are likely to generate positive free cash flow in the first quarter, given the robust recovery level of mass-market gross gaming revenue (GGR) in January, relative to pre-pandemic...Feb 01, 2023
A number of prominent Macau locals spoke in court on Wednesday as character witnesses for Levo Chan Weng Lin, once boss of former Macau junket business Tak Chun Group. Mr Chan and eight other defendants are on trial at...Feb 02, 2023
The Philippine gaming regulator says it “denounces” criminality linked by that country’s police to the existence of the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) segment. “Pagcor denounces these criminal acts...Jan 31, 2023
A Tuesday Macau court session heard allegations of ‘proxy bets’ being facilitated overseas on behalf of customers of former casino junket brand Tak Chun Group, with bet settlement done via Macau, the latter an...Jan 31, 2023
The Philippine casino regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), reported total income of PHP58.96 billion (US$1.08 billion) for full-year 2022. That was up 66.2 percent from the previous...Feb 02, 2023
Brokerage Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd says that Singapore “might see a structurally higher market size” in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR) post-Covid-19, compared to pre-pandemic times, “because of excess...Jan 31, 2023
Mainland Chinese visitors to Singapore will in likelihood have a “positive” impact this year on the operations and earnings of Singapore’s two integrated resorts (IRs), suggests a Monday report from...Jan 27, 2023
A Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia casino trade event is to be held in-person in Macau this year; the first one since the 2019 edition (pictured in a file photo), that was staged prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Little more...Feb 02, 2023
Konami Holdings Corp said on Thursday that revenue in its gaming and systems division – including casino equipment – rose by 49.2 percent year-on-year in the nine months to December 31. Such revenue was just...Jan 17, 2023
Casino operator MGM Resorts International’s equity contribution to a prospective integrated resort (IR) in Osaka, in Japan, could be between US$2 billion and US$2.5 billion, suggests S&P Global Ratings Inc. Osaka...Dec 31, 2022
The ‘reopening’ of China in terms of outbound travel for its citizens, after three years of stringent controls due to Covid-19 containment, will be a key factor in 2023 for the Asia Pacific casino sector, says a...Feb 02, 2023
Paradise Co Ltd, an operator of foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, reported casino revenue of nearly KRW48.65 billion (US$39.8 million) for January 2023, according to a Thursday filing to the Korea Exchange. The...Feb 01, 2023
R&F Korea (RFKR), promoter of an under-construction leisure complex in South Korea due to have a foreigner-only casino, has asked the national authorities there for a fresh postponement of its launch date. The...Jan 31, 2023
Border-casino operator Donaco International Ltd reported quarterly earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of AUD1.78 million (US$1.25 million) for the fourth quarter of 2022. That was...Feb 02, 2023
Casino slot machine and electronic table game supplier Aruze Gaming America Inc on Wednesday said it was opting for voluntary financial restructuring under Chapter 11 of the United States’ Bankruptcy Code, in...Feb 01, 2023
International casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp says it has amended with banking partners certain term loans regarding a US$1.50-billion revolving credit agreement. As part of the amendment, the casino group...Jan 19, 2023
Casino slot machine and electronic table game supplier Aruze Gaming Europe says it has opened its first office there, based in the Netherlands, to provide a “dedicated sales and service support” to the...(Click here for more)
Senator wants blue ribbon panel
to probe Pagcor's POGO auditor
Rappler Feb 1
Police arrest 904 people for
illegal gambling over CNY
Malay Mail Jan 31
Former Las Vegas judge appointed
to Gaming Control Board
Las Vegas Review-Journal Jan 30
US$1.43 billion
Macau’s January casino gross gaming revenue