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Universal Ent cannot survive without my vision: Okada

Aug 17, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Top of the deck

Entrepreneur Kazuo Okada (pictured) has told GGRAsia that unless he is restored as head of Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp, the group he founded, then the value of the...

Widus CEO looks to IPO, fresh expansion in the Philippines

Jul 06, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Philippines

The operator of the Widus Hotel and Casino at Clark Freeport Zone in the Philippines would like to list shares on the Philippine Stock Exchange, but probably not until after phase two of its current...

Cambodia ripe for global casino brand: GMA’s Klebanow

Jun 11, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

Cambodia has some attributes that make it potentially attractive to an international casino brand, says Andrew Klebanow, senior partner at business consultancy Global Market Advisors LLC. They...

IGT gaining traction in Asia Pacific: Walter Bugno

Jun 06, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

Global gaming supplier International Game Technology Plc (IGT) is seeing “positive momentum” in Asia Pacific following a structural change aimed at boosting the firm’s presence in the region,...

Japan casino needs likely unique: Sega Sammy Creation

May 31, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News

Electronic games for the expected Japanese casino industry are likely to work best when they address the particularities of the local market, says a senior executive with Sega Sammy Creation Inc....

Aruze not fazed by Okada-Universal tussle: Persson

May 24, 2018 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2018, Interviews, Latest News, World

The Aruze Gaming brand has been a “dominant leader” in electronic table games in the Asian casino industry “since the beginning” of the regulated market opening up there, Eric Persson...

BMM prepped for Macau EGM regulation update: White

Jan 04, 2018 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

BMM Testlabs “ticks all the boxes” with regard to its ability to work within updated electronic gaming machine (EGM) regulations planned for the Macau market. So explained Kirk White (pictured),...

Japan, Cambodia, Vietnam casino biz to watch: Klebanow

Dec 08, 2017 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News

The regulated casino industry is well versed in dealing with the issue of problem gambling and will address any concerns that might be raised in Japan as that country moves toward legalising casino...

Cloud services, e-Sports highlights of MGS 2017: Chun

Oct 23, 2017 Newsdesk Interviews, Latest News, Macau, MGS Entertainment Show 2017

The presence of some of the leading cloud computing providers and major Chinese suppliers of e-Sports games will be a highlight of the MGS Entertainment Show next month, said Jay Chun (pictured),...

Crunch time for Tokyo casino option: Caesars exec

Jul 11, 2017 Newsdesk Interviews, Japan, Latest News

The Tokyo local election setback for Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is unlikely to affect the will of the national government to pass the Integrated Resorts (IR) Promotion Bill...