GGRAsia – Features

Investors see value created via casino supplier M&A

Jul 02, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, World

The casino industry equipment supply sector appears to be going through a period of realignment. It started in March last year when New York-based Scientific Games Corp, a supplier of technology to...

More Aussies on Philippines walkabout

Jun 24, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines, World

Short-term travel movements to and from the Philippines by Australian residents increased 11.6 percent year-on-year to 67,300 in the four months to April 30 indicate data compiled by the Australian...

Macau casinos stretch max bets to boost yield

Jun 18, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Mass floor minimum bets for casino table games in Macau are now commonly in the range of HK$1,000 to HK$5,000 even at non-peak times, three casino executives have separately confirmed to GGRAsia. The...

No copy-paste here: Matt Hurst, Manila Bay Resorts

Jun 07, 2014 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

“It’s the commission or revenue share, and the credit. Those are the two things that junkets want to know about when they are thinking of coming to a new casino,” says Matt Hurst (pictured),...

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...