GGRAsia – G2E Asia 2023: Singapore

Sega Sammy Creation growing land-based, eyes online

Jun 01, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino equipment maker Sega Sammy Creation Inc is tweaking its market approach in the land-based segment, in terms of manufacturing and sales, says Naoki Kameda (pictured, left), the firm’s...

iGaming growing in Asia, ops tackling challenges: Uplatform

Jun 01, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News

The iGaming segment in Asia “has grown rapidly” since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, says Rakhi Jaimini (pictured), sales manager at sports betting and online casino operating...

‘See before you play’ slot marketing tool, say tech suppliers

May 31, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

Showing slot machine players – via animations on the casino floor – the style and features of a game before the player actually spends money on it, has been an important insight for the...

Macau stocks tied to China outlook: Bloomberg analyst

May 31, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau stocks in likelihood “have been punished too much because of China sentiment,” suggested Angela Hanlee, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. She was replying to a question from GGRAsia...

Investors still eye possible fresh IR locations in Japan: scholar

May 31, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

There are foreign companies still interested in investing in an integrated resort (IR) project in Japan if such opportunity arises, says Japanese scholar Toru Mihara (pictured) in an interview with...

Thai casino law possible in 2024, IR in 2030: govt adviser

May 31, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Thailand could pass the necessary enabling legislation for casino resorts in as early as the next 12 months, and at least one resort could open as soon as 2030, suggests Udorn Olsson, a former MP...

China still ‘critical’ to Asian markets: G2E Asia panel

May 30, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

China will remain a key market for Asian gaming jurisdictions in the years to come, including those still emerging, an industry conference panel (pictured) heard on Tuesday, on the first day of the...

Much interest in state casinos sale, says Pagcor boss Tengco

May 30, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

Alejandro Tengco (pictured in a file photo), chairman and chief executive of the Philippine casino regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), has told GGRAsia it has already had...

Gaming industry in for a very exciting period: Bill Miller

May 30, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News, Top of the deck

There are “plenty of reasons” for the global gaming industry to be “optimistic about the future,” said Bill Miller (pictured), president and chief executive of the American Gaming...

IGT flags route to high-performing games for Asia

May 30, 2023 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2023: Singapore, Latest News

Gaming equipment provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) says it has been directing a “significant portion” of its research and development effort to a “road map” for...