Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc, parent of gaming equipment supplier Sega Sammy Creation Inc, and an investor in the Paradise City casino resort in South Korea, reported fiscal first half profit up 31.1 percent year-on-year.
Such profit for the six months to September 30, was just under JPY30.39 billion (US$198.4 million), it said in a Friday filing to the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
But the gaming business recorded a JPY200 million ordinary loss, based on “merger and acquisition costs and foreign currency based asset devaluation,” due to the depreciation of the Japanese yen, stated the firm. Sales in the gaming segment topped JPY1.8 billion in the reporting period, compared to JPY0.6 billion a year earlier.
The parent – which makes pachinko and pachislot products for the Japanese domestic market, as well as home entertainment – said its first half overall profit was on net sales and operating income that were actually down 4.5 percent and 18.1 percent year-on-year respectively, at JPY211.66 billion, and nearly JPY32.82 billion respectively.
For the casino equipment business, Sega Sammy Creation, machine unit sales for North America and Asia in the three months to September 30, rose 177.9 percent year-on-year, to 478, from 172 units.
The parent said in its commentary: “Gaming equipment sales were robust, with ‘Railroad Riches’, a video slot machine compatible with the new Genesis Atmos cabinet that was introduced in the U.S. in January 2024, recording high operating rates and receiving high evaluations from the market.”
The parent added it was “proceeding to complete the acquisition” of a deal announced in July, for Stakelogic BV, a Netherlands-based company that develops business-to-business iGaming content.
The group also gave commentary on GAN Ltd, a firm it officially acquired in February, and that offers business-to-business (B2B) software services in the U.S., and business-to-consumer services in Europe and South America. Sega Sammy said that – under the parent’s ‘new medium-term plan” – GAN “will become a gaming service provider with a comprehensive range of services by adding Stakelogic’s unique content to its own B2B platform business, which is one of its strengths”.
For the Paradise Segasammy Co Ltd venture – involving South Korean foreigner-only casino operator Paradise Co Ltd – casino sales at Paradise City “continued to be strong, centred on Japanese VIP customers” said Sega Sammy.
It added: “Hotel sales continued to achieve high room rates and occupancy by capturing the demand for stay type travel in South Korea.”
