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Sci Games appoints Trevor Ross as sales director for Asia

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino equipment provider Scientific Games Corp has appointed Trevor Ross (pictured) as its new sales director for Asia. Mr Ross assumed the new role in May 2021, after serving as...

Singapore-HK air travel bubble likely delayed again: minister

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Singapore’s Transport Minister, Ong Ye Kung, said on Friday it was “very likely” the city-state would not be able to meet the conditions required for starting air-travel-bubble flights with...

Pandemic focuses casino op technology spend: TCS chairman

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

Casino operators with budget currently to spend on new equipment are focused on “revenue-generating products or with a focus on security; game protection products, that safeguard revenues,” says...

Galaxy strong May break, led by premium mass: analysts

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd saw strong gaming earnings relative to the earlier part of the year, during the five-day holiday encompassing Labour Day on May 1,...

Belle 1Q gaming revenue from CoD Manila dips 3pct

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Belle Corp’s first-quarter income from gaming revenue fell 3.1 percent year-on-year, to PHP431.1 million (US$9.0 million), the firm said in a Friday filing to the Philippine Stock Exchange....

Metro Manila quarantine eased from May 15: govt

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine leader President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Thursday changes to Covid-19 countermeasures in the National Capital Region, including Metro Manila (pictured), easing them to...

Konami annual profit up 62pct on slight revenue increase

May 13, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Japanese conglomerate Konami Corp posted a net profit of just above JPY32.26 billion (US$294.2 million) for the 12 months ended March 31, 2021, up 62.2 percent from the previous year. That was...

RFP timetable stays for sole bidder Clairvest: Wakayama

May 13, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s Wakayama prefecture has confirmed to GGRAsia that it is keeping to its existing timetable for a request-for-proposal (RFP) process regarding hosting a casino resort. Only one suitor,...

Galaxy Ent posts US$111mln 1Q EBITDA, on flat revenue

May 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd reported on Thursday first-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of HKD859 million...

Crown vows to go cashless, end junkets for Sydney licence

May 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd has reportedly committed itself to terminating junket operations and switching to cashless operations in its casinos, as part of a deal to restore...