Philippine casinos will be required to make all players present an identity document and must also keep records of their gambling activity for at least five years as part of a new regulatory framework on anti-money laundering for the casino sector. The new rules – announced on Friday – appear...
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Casino operators are flagging a year-on-year increase in 2017 on budgeted spending for gaming equipment, and if it comes to pass it would be a decade-long first, says brokerage Telsey...
Trends & Tech
Electronic gaming equipment supplier Aruze Gaming America Inc says that with effect from Wednesday, it is offering all purchasers of new APX electronic gaming machines produced by the firm,...
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The number of visitor arrivals to Macau during September increased by 2.4 percent year-on-year to nearly 2.49 million, according to data released on Monday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service. The number of...
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The presence of some of the leading cloud computing providers and major Chinese suppliers of e-Sports games will be a highlight of the MGS Entertainment Show next month, said Jay Chun (pictured), chairman of the...
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Hong Kong-listed The 13 Holdings Ltd – developer of The 13 Hotel (pictured) – said on Friday it expects to open the Macau property “on or before” March 31, 2018, after securing new funding to complete the...
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Macau-based casino operators MGM China Holdings Ltd, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd and Wynn Macau Ltd are likely respectively to report market share gains for the three-month period ended September 30. That is...
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Philippine casinos will be required to make all players present an identity document and must also keep records of their gambling activity for at least five years as part of a new regulatory framework on anti-money...
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The chairman and chief executive of Philippines casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp, Enrique Razon (pictured), says the firm will move ahead with plans to build a casino resort at Quezon City, north of Metro Manila,...
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The Philippines casino industry reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of PHP39.15 billion (US$759.4 million) in the second quarter of 2017, up by 14.5 percent from the prior-year period, said the country’s gaming...
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Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says it is “not aware” of reported talks by its founder and former chairman Kazuo Okada to acquire a firm already listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange, in...
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Singapore casino operator Genting Singapore Plc aims to raise a total principal amount of JPY20 billion (US$177 million) via publicly-offered Japanese yen-denominated bonds, it said on Tuesday. The company will issue...
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Aggregate fines levied on Singapore’s two gaming resort operators by the city-state’s casino regulator showed a 60.5 percent decline in financial year 2016, compared to the prior-year period. Meanwhile income from...
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Casino operator Genting Singapore Plc has established a branch office in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made by the company on Wednesday. The firm said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange the purpose...
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There was a total of 8.54 million visits by tourists to Singapore in the first half of 2017, up by 4.5 percent year-on-year, according to data from the Singapore Tourism Board. The expansion in the number of visits by...
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As Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) claimed overwhelming victory in Sunday’s general election, giving succour to those who hope for a casino industry in that country soon, Australian businessman James Packer...
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The government of Wakayama prefecture in Japan has told GGRAsia it is postponing until March an announcement about its plans for a so-called integrated resort (IR). Local governments in Japan have been asked by the...
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Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd appears to be stepping up its efforts to integrate into Japan’s business and tourism sectors as it pursues a gaming licence in that nation. A Wednesday press...
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Banking group Nomura thinks the Japanese cities of Yokohama (pictured) and Osaka are “prime” targets for construction of casino resorts. The Japanese institution noted that Nomura Real Estate Development Co Ltd is...
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Australia-listed Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd says it aims to offer regular half-yearly dividends to its investors. The news was given by its chairman, Stuart McGregor, in the firm’s 2017 annual...
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Several anti-gambling groups in Taiwan are urging Kinmen residents to vote ‘no’ in an upcoming referendum for citizens to decide whether to allow a casino industry in that outlying island county of Taiwan. The...
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New Silkroad Culturaltainment Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed firm that runs a foreigner-only casino in Jeju, South Korea, says it has conditionally agreed to acquire a mainland China-based company that specialises in...
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Australia-listed Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd announced on Monday the implementation of an “on-market buy-back” for up to 41.5 million shares, to a maximum of 5 percent of its ordinary issued...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce says 2016’s real gross domestic product (GDP) for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), a U.S. Pacific jurisdiction, grew by 28.6 percent year-on-year, fuelled by...
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Resorts World Las Vegas, a casino project in the United States to be developed by Genting Americas Inc, announced on Monday it had chosen W.A. Richardson Builders LLC (WARB) as construction manager for the scheme....
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Hong Kong-listed casino investor Landing International Development Ltd said on Wednesday that it had clinched the disposal of Les Ambassadeurs Club and Casino (pictured), an upmarket gaming venue in London in the United...
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Malaysia’s Genting Bhd says its indirect wholly-owned unit GOHL Capital Ltd completed on Tuesday book building and pricing for an offering of US$500-million in 4.25-percent guaranteed notes due in 2017. The notes have...
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Cloud services, e-Sports highlights of MGS 2017: Chun The presence of some of the leading cloud computing... -
Crunch time for Tokyo casino option: Caesars exec The Tokyo local election setback for Japan’s governing... -
Suncity bets on Vietnam, resurgent Macau VIP: Andrew Lo A multibillion U.S. dollar casino project on Vietnam’s... -
iGaming growing part of GLI testing in Asia: Ian Hughes Online gaming compliance testing services have become an... -
Japan number one priority for Galaxy Entertainment: Mecca Macau-based casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd...
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