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G2E Asia 2017

G2E Asia set attendance record in 2017: co-organiser

G2E Asia set attendance record in 2017: co-organiser

May 18, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Visitor attendance for this year’s edition of Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia was the highest ever in the 11-year history of the event, according to preliminary figures supplied to GGRAsia by one of...
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Sci Games growing market share in Asia: Ken Jolly

Sci Games growing market share in Asia: Ken Jolly

May 18, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

U.S.-based casino equipment and lottery services firm Scientific Games Corp continues to expand its market share in Asia, as it widens its product offering and maintains a “great performance...
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Rise of the casino robots? Not for now say experts

Rise of the casino robots? Not for now say experts

May 18, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

The question of whether the rising cost around the world of employing casino dealers might lead to the introduction of robotic ones in some markets was raised during a discussion panel at Global...
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Right non-gaming content helps casino biz: panel

Right non-gaming content helps casino biz: panel

May 18, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Casino operators should have a diversified set of non-gaming offerings and amenities, which can be integral in helping to drive up gaming business, suggested on Wednesday a panel of gaming industry...
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Aristocrat launches its first Korean-themed title

Aristocrat launches its first Korean-themed title

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Slot machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd is displaying at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia trade show its new “5 Kings” game, which the firm says is its first Korean-themed product....
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TCS works Gameball dice baccarat concept for LVS

TCS works Gameball dice baccarat concept for LVS

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

U.K.-based gaming equipment maker TCS John Huxley Ltd showed at Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2017 a proof of concept product it is developing on behalf of casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp....
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Macau regulator says cautious on junket licences

Macau regulator says cautious on junket licences

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Paulo Martins Chan, the director of Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, says the regulator is being cautious in the way it approves licences for junket operators. “We are...
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Global Gaming Law Guide launched at G2E Asia

Global Gaming Law Guide launched at G2E Asia

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

A multi-jurisdictional gaming law guide was launched on Wednesday at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia 2017. The ‘Global Gaming Law Guide’ is promoted by Lex Mundi, a worldwide network of...
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Paltronics eyes Japan as other Asian markets mature

Paltronics eyes Japan as other Asian markets mature

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Paltronics Macau Ltd, a provider of gaming equipment and supporting technology, expects modest growth short-term across the Asian casino supply sector until more casinos open, namely in Japan....
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Weike’s Free Play-point product Macau launch in 3Q

Weike’s Free Play-point product Macau launch in 3Q

May 17, 2017 G2E Asia 2017, Latest News  

Electronic casino game specialist Weike Gaming Technology (S) Pte Ltd will launch a new product – the Emperor cabinet with the innovative feature “Free Play” points – in Macau in the third...
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"The Macau recovery continues to be disrupted by false starts, while the lack of [Chinese] public holidays for rest of the year should cap the pace of the rebound”

Andrew Lee and David Katz
Analysts at brokerage Jefferies LLC