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Gaming-related reported crimes down: Macau govt

Gaming-related reported crimes down: Macau govt

Nov 27, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau has recorded year-on-year case decreases during the first nine months of 2020 in a number of gaming-related crime categories, according to the latest data released by the Office of the...
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Grand Lisboa Hotel operator hopes Xmas occupancy 50pct

Grand Lisboa Hotel operator hopes Xmas occupancy 50pct

Nov 27, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The room-occupancy rate at SJM Holdings Ltd’s Grand Lisboa Hotel on Macau peninsula might reach circa 50 percent for December, said on Thursday a member of the venue’s management team. Henry Kong...
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Genting Malaysia narrows loss 22pct sequentially in 3Q

Genting Malaysia narrows loss 22pct sequentially in 3Q

Nov 27, 2020 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd narrowed its quarterly loss nearly 22 percent sequentially in the three months to September 30. Such loss was just over MYR704.6 million (US$173.2 million) in the...
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APAC casino sector outlook brighter for 2021: Fitch

APAC casino sector outlook brighter for 2021: Fitch

Nov 26, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck  

The outlook for the casino gaming sector is in likelihood “improving” for 2021 after the huge pandemic-related disruption of this year, albeit gains are likely to be at different rates in...
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Ainsworth CEO flags US$11mln loss for 6 months to Dec 31

Ainsworth CEO flags US$11mln loss for 6 months to Dec 31

Nov 26, 2020 Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Australia-based slot machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd expects an AUD15-million (US$11-million) pre-tax loss in the first half of fiscal year 2021, which ends on December 31 this year, says...
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Genting Highlands resort worker positive for Covid-19

Genting Highlands resort worker positive for Covid-19

Nov 26, 2020 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Malaysia’s only casino complex, Resorts World Genting, says one employee from the property’s security department tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday (November 24). The casino property...
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Londoner Hotel at Cotai resort may open February: Wong

Londoner Hotel at Cotai resort may open February: Wong

Nov 26, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The Londoner Hotel at the rebranded Londoner Macao casino resort (pictured) on Cotai is “tentatively” scheduled to open in February, with some new shops and food outlets in the mall to...
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Nagasaki January start on casino RFP, partner by autumn

Nagasaki January start on casino RFP, partner by autumn

Nov 25, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture intends to start in January 2021 a request-for-proposal (RFP) process to identify possible private-sector partners for the local government’s tilt at hosting a casino...
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Macau VIP dip by compound 4pct yearly to 2023: brokerage

Macau VIP dip by compound 4pct yearly to 2023: brokerage

Nov 25, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) derived from VIP play could decline at 4 percent compounded annually in the period 2019 to 2023, falling from US$14 billion, to US$12 billion by 2023, suggests...
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Philippine casinos produced US$332mln GGR in 3Q: Pagcor

Philippine casinos produced US$332mln GGR in 3Q: Pagcor

Nov 25, 2020 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

The Philippine casino sector produced nearly PHP15.95 billion (US$331.5 million) in gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the third quarter, up 602.6 percent from the preceding three months. The result...
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US$173.2 million

Loss posted by casino operator Genting Malaysia in the third quarter of 2020