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Wins boost reckless play, says Asian casino baccarat study

Sep 22, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

A Japanese academic study of nearly 4,000 baccarat players at Paradise City, a South Korean resort with a foreigner-only casino, found that in general terms, gambling behaviour became “more...

Gait analysis emerging security tool: G2E Asia panel

Sep 17, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Technology that seeks to help identify a person from the way they walk, was one topic of discussion during a “Safety and Security” strand of the casino industry’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia...

GGRAsia moderating G2E Asia Safety & Security online panel

Sep 16, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

GGRAsia, a provider of business-to-business news for the Asia-Pacific casino industry, is moderating on Wednesday (September 16) at 4pm Macau time, the latest content of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E)...

Scientific Games change of control, Odell in as exec chair

Sep 15, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Control of casino equipment maker and lottery services provider Scientific Games Corp is changing hands, with the sale of a 34.9-percent stake – that had been held by financier Ronald Perelman –...

Casino consultancy GMA among new AGEM members

Sep 10, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) says it has reached a new milestone for the size of its membership, with the addition of six organisations, taking the tally to 184. The...

Virtual G2E Las Vegas taking place from Oct 27 to 28

Sep 03, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

An online version of this year’s edition of Global Gaming Expo (G2E), a casino industry trade show and conference (pictured in a file photo) usually held in Las Vegas, Nevada, will take place from...

Macau’s MGS Entertainment Show dropped for 2020

Aug 28, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The 2020 edition of Macau’s MGS Entertainment Show, which was due to feature a casino trade exhibition and conference, has been cancelled for “safety and health” reason, said the organisers in...

Sci Games files exec protection plan in case of takeover

Aug 26, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Casino equipment and lottery services provider Scientific Games Corp filed notice on Tuesday of a “change-in-control protection plan” offering some financial guarantees to current c-level...

APT cancels Philippines event because of Covid-19

Aug 25, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) announced on Monday that it was cancelling an event it had scheduled for September 8 to 21 in Manila, the Philippines, because of travel restrictions associated...

Slot maker Ainsworth flags yearly loss, cuts 67 jobs

Aug 20, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Australia-based slot machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd said in a business update on Thursday that it expected to record an adjusted net loss before tax of approximately AUD34 million...