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Gaming-linked crime up 62pct y-o-y in 1H: Macau govt

Sep 16, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Gaming-related crime cases rose by 61.8 percent year-on-year in Macau in the first six months of 2024, said a report issued on Monday by the Office of the Secretary for Security. There were a total...

Galaxy Macau to host opera star Plácido Domingo in October

Sep 16, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Renowned Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo (pictured) is to headline the “Galaxy Opera Gala” hosted next month by Galaxy Macau, the Cotai flagship property of Macau casino operator Galaxy...

Macau logs 217k visitors at the start of Mid-Autumn Festival

Sep 16, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The tally of visitor arrivals to Macau over the weekend, marking the beginning of the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday break in mainland China, reached 217,816, according to data from Macau’s Public...

Wynn Resorts appoints COO, new executives for UAE project

Sep 14, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Global casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd has announced three new executive appointments to Wynn Al Marjan Island, the group’s under-construction project in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The...

Raymond Yap, other executives leaving Galaxy Entertainment

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Raymond Yap Yin Min, a senior director overseeing Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd’s integrated resort services, is leaving the Macau casino operator, after nearly 18 years with the company, GGRAsia...

U.S. sanctions Cambodia casino biz owner Ly Yong Phat

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The United States authorities announced on Thursday they are sanctioning a Cambodian businessman named Ly Yong Phat – described as owner of the “O-Smach Resort” casino property in a northern...

Osaka trio held in US$35mln launder case tied to online bets

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Authorities in Osaka prefecture, a Japanese community scheduled to have a legal land-based casino resort by 2030, say they have arrested three people on allegations of laundering money from 10,000...

E-games maybe US$357mln tax harvest for Philippine govt

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The electronically-delivered games segment in the Philippines – referred to as e-Games – could contribute as much as PHP20 billion (US$356.9 million) in franchise tax this year to the country’s...

Macau CE candidate meets casino heads, urges healthy sector

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sam Hou Fai, who will run unopposed for the role of Macau’s Chief Executive (CE), met on Thursday with the heads of the city’s six casino concessionaires, according to a press release from his...

Macau snubs call for non-res worker quotas for casino biz

Sep 13, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government says it would “not be appropriate to set strict quotas or restrictions” on the number of non-resident workers that can be hired by the city’s casino concessionaires. To...

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The most popular gambling games and slots in Asia, according to 1xBet

Aug 16, 2024

For global betting company 1xBet, Asia is a key market for several reasons. Firstly, it is the largest region in terms of population and density, home to about 5 billion people, or 60 percent of the world’s total. Secondly, Asia’s gambling entertainment history spans thousands of years, with...