GGRAsia – Features

Food and drink major non-gaming push: Macau casino ops

Aug 16, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Food and drink have been heavily marketed as part of Macau casinos’ non-gaming operations in the past two years, and it has paid off for some via rising segmental revenues, according to...

Macau law needs revamp to allow more concessions: experts

Jun 27, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Macau’s gaming law needs to be amended in order to account for the possibility of having more than six gaming licensees, the current number, after the present arrangements expire in either 2020 or...

APE looks to regional distribution, Macau servicing

Jun 25, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Electronic casino game distributor Asia Pioneer Entertainment Ltd (APE) is looking to expand that business in the Asia-Pacific region, and develop further its maintenance and servicing operation in...

License Macau casinos by venue, not concession: Ma

Mar 06, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

A firm investing in one of Macau’s so-called satellite casinos is floating the idea of effectively ending the Macau government’s gaming concession system and moving to licensing by venue....

New dawn for Japan, Asia-Pacific casino biz in 2018?

Dec 29, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

It could be 2024 before a casino resort is opened in Japan, but a key goal prior to launch should be for the authorities to apply evidence-based, critical thinking regarding how to run and oversee...

Key 2017 moments for the Asia Pacific casino industry

Dec 27, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

The year 2017 could prove to have been a turning point in the development of Vietnam’s casino industry. In Macau, despite the VIP gambling segment being once again in the driving seat regarding...

Casino staff uniform tracking via RFID now common in Asia

Oct 25, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News

The deployment of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to manage the whereabouts of uniforms and linens, as well as to track casino currency used on gaming floor tables, is increasingly...

Gravity pull of Macau new casinos limits satellite venues

Oct 10, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

The recent arrival in the Macau market of a new so-called satellite casino – one that relies on the gaming permit of one of the city’s six licensed operators but is managed by a third party –...

Macau Peninsula to become 2nd-tier casino hub: analyst

Aug 11, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s traditional gaming zone on downtown peninsula is poised to become a second-tier casino hub, outshined by the development of several large-scale resorts in Cotai, says Andrew Klebanow,...

Manila casino attack gives sector pause

Jun 27, 2017 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines

Management at two major casino venues in the Philippine capital Manila have told GGRAsia they saw some short-term negative impact on their hotel bookings following the deadly attack at the...