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Vietnam’s Corona casino open Sat, locals allowed: mgmt

Jan 17, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The casino at Corona Resort and Casino, on Phu Quoc island, is to open on Saturday, confirmed to GGRAsia the entity managing gaming at the venue. The source added that the casino would be the first...

Former owner of Macau’s Grand Waldo in Japan casino bid

Jan 17, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A former controlling partner in what was the Grand Waldo hotel and casino in Macau has signed – via a subsidiary – a memorandum of understanding to develop a so-called integrated resort or...

Increased policing effort around Macau casinos: govt

Jan 17, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau authorities have increased policing around the city’s casinos, said the Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak. The announcement comes shortly after an incident earlier this month in which...

SuzoHapp names software arm SuzoHapp Digital

Jan 17, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

SuzoHapp Group, a supplier of cash handling systems to casinos and other businesses, has announced that a software subsidiary it is setting up will be called SuzoHapp Digital. “Software is a core...

VIP share slips 4Q, mass baccarat share up: Macau govt

Jan 17, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

VIP baccarat’s share of Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of 2018. That is according to data from the city’s casino...

Galaxy Ent fourth Macau casino op to flag winter bonus

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd announced on Wednesday a discretionary bonus for its eligible employees at senior manager grade and below. The press release about the award noted...

Bullish Osaka to start IR partner search in spring

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Osaka prefecture and city will start this spring the process of selecting commercial partners in its effort to host one of Japan’s first casino resorts. That is according to comments by Ichiro...

GSA Europe chief leads EU online gaming standard work

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

The European Committee for Standardisation has turned to Mark Pace, managing director of the European branch of the Gaming Standards Association (GSA), to lead the creation of a set of standards for...

Macau analysing gaming rights refreshment: Lionel Leong

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government is still “analysing” the topic of possible refreshment of rights for the city’s current six gaming licensees, said Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured in a file photo),...

Studio City to end VIP rolling Jan 2020: Melco Resorts

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Studio City casino resort (pictured) in Macau’s Cotai district will end “VIP rolling chip operations” with effect from January 2020, its main promoter, casino firm Melco Resorts and...