GGRAsia – Industry Talk

Sci Games appoints Trevor Ross as sales director for Asia

May 14, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino equipment provider Scientific Games Corp has appointed Trevor Ross (pictured) as its new sales director for Asia. Mr Ross assumed the new role in May 2021, after serving as...

Konami annual profit up 62pct on slight revenue increase

May 13, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Japanese conglomerate Konami Corp posted a net profit of just above JPY32.26 billion (US$294.2 million) for the 12 months ended March 31, 2021, up 62.2 percent from the previous year. That was...

IGT 1Q revenue up 25pct y-o-y, posts US$92mln profit

May 12, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Gaming and lottery provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) reported on Tuesday first-quarter revenue of nearly US$1.02 billion, up 24.7 percent from the prior-year quarter. The figure...

IGT completes US$1.2bln sale of Italian B2C gaming biz

May 11, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino game supplier and lottery services firm International Game Technology Plc says it completed on Monday the EUR950-million (US$1.15-billion) sale of a consumer-facing Italian gaming...

In-person trade shows still vital say Sci Games execs

May 11, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

In-person casino industry trade shows would remain a staple of the sector as the world emerges from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to executives from casino technology provider Scientific Games...

Sci Games 1Q revenue slightly up, narrows loss

May 11, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino equipment, lottery services and online games provider Scientific Games Corp says its first-quarter aggregate revenue rose by 0.6 percent year-on-year, to US$729 million, despite a decline in...

TransAct 1Q loss widens despite revenue increase q-on-q

May 07, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

TransAct Technologies Inc, a supplier of slot machine printers, casino-player management software and food-safety management technology, saw its quarterly net loss widen year-on-year in the first...

Everi posts all-time quarterly record net income in 1Q

May 06, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino equipment maker and financial technology (fintech) supplier Everi Holdings Inc posted first-quarter net income of just over US$20.5 million, compared to a net loss of nearly US$13.5 million in...

Casino cash tech provider Crane 1Q net income up 73pct

May 04, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Net income at Crane Co, a provider of products and services to sectors including cash handling in the casino industry, rose 72.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, on net sales that increased...

Veteran executive Walter Bugno resigns from IGT: firm

May 04, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Walter Bugno, executive vice president of new business and strategic initiatives at International Game Technology Plc (IGT), has resigned from the firm “to pursue a new professional opportunity”....