GGRAsia – Features

Macau ETGs on rise despite lurking fears of govt cap

Jun 04, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The number of electronic table games (ETG) seats in the Macau market could grow by more than 60 percent in the next three years estimates Union Gaming Research Macau Ltd. The research house said in...

Riots may dent Vietnam gaming revenues

May 24, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The current violence in Vietnam may not be bad enough to deter tourists but it may dent revenues from the gaming and hospitality industries. Hundreds of Vietnamese have recently been arrested in a...

CoD Manila on for Golden Week

May 20, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp will open its City of Dreams Manila casino resort during China’s National Day holidays in the first week of October, GGRAsia has learned from three separate...

13 questions to ask about casinos and Japan

May 14, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

“If I live long enough to see it legalised, I’ll look to sell casino equipment into the Japanese market.” That was the view of one senior executive (in seemingly robust health) from the...

Go West (or very Far East) Mr VIP

May 14, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Analysts say that the recent Kimren incident – where a sub-junket working out of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd’s Altira, MGM China Holdings Ltd’s MGM Macau and Galaxy Entertainment Group...

Gaming policy chief likely to postpone retirement

May 14, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Francis Tam (pictured, centre), the Macau government official in charge of gaming industry policy, has agreed to stay on past retirement age. That’s if asked by Beijing, according to separate...

CNY opening for Galaxy Macau Phase 2?

May 12, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The investment community is now openly talking about the possibility of Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd’s Galaxy Macau Phase 2 opening in time for Chinese New Year 2015. Officially GEG is still...