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Macau March GGR likely flat or down 5pct y-o-y: analysts

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau for March is likely at best to be flat judged year-on-year, and at worst, down by 5 percent compared to a year earlier. That is the scenario presented...

Sega Sammy Creation to debut Genesis Star cabinet

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

Japanese gaming-equipment maker Sega Sammy Creation Inc says it will introduce its new game cabinet Genesis Star in casinos in Macau and elsewhere in Asia later this year. Sega Sammy Creation...

Osaka Restoration, LDP pledge support for casino in city

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A pair of candidates from rival parties, people that are expected to be front-runners for the respective posts of governor for Osaka prefecture and mayor of Osaka city in an April 7 election, pledged...

Macau, Singapore biz growing rapidly, says BMM Testlabs

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Singapore, World

Gaming testing laboratory and technical consultancy BMM International LLC, known as BMM Testlabs, says its business in Asia has grown by 20 percent over the past year. BMM Testlabs, a private company...

New attack drill Friday for Macau casino sector: govt

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Emergency workers and other Macau government staff are poised to join a simulation drill in the early hours of Friday at the Venetian Macao casino resort (pictured), a property operated by Sands...

Summit Ascent full-2018 revenue down, profit halved

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd reported on Monday total net revenue of HKD463.2 million (US$59.0 million) for full calendar year 2018, down 1.6 percent in year-on-year terms, the company...

Joey Lim dropped as Donaco CEO, stays on board

Mar 19, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Boutique Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd on Tuesday said it had terminated the employment of Joey Lim Keong Yew (pictured in a file photo) “with immediate effect”. Mr Lim, a scion...

Macau casino op SJM announces pay hike effective April

Mar 18, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA (SJM) – the Macau-registered unit that holds the gaming rights for SJM Holdings Ltd – announced on Monday a pay rise of between “2.5 percent and 8.3 percent”...

Concession extension aids MGM China financing: CEO

Mar 18, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The sub-concession extension until June 2022 announced on Friday for Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd by the city’s government, strengthens the firm’s “capacity to finance the...

Sasebo steps up local PR campaign for Japan casino resort

Mar 18, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A business body in the Japanese city of Sasebo (pictured) in Nagasaki prefecture is said to have struck a deal with an external marketing company as part of the community’s effort to attract a...