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Labour group to petition Macau Chief Exec over Melco

Aug 15, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A Macau gaming labour group says it is to present on Tuesday a petition for the attention of the city’s Chief Executive, Fernando Chui Sai On, regarding what it asserts is an unresolved pay and...

Chan Meng Kam casino hotels getting rebrand

Aug 14, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Several casino hotel properties controlled by Macau businessman Chan Meng Kam have been, or are about to be, rebranded to feature the word ‘dragon’ in the title, GGRAsia has learned. The move is...

Paradise Ent signs Macau licensing deal with Interblock

Aug 14, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau supplier of electronic gaming equipment Paradise Entertainment Ltd has given Slovenian maker of electronic table games Interblock DD the licence to intellectual property rights for some...

China graft probes most since 2015: Macau gaming analysts

Aug 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The most recent three-month average number of reported anti-graft investigations in China is the highest since the fourth quarter 2015, and could be one of several factors likely to dampen demand for...

Labour group holds new protest against Melco Resorts

Aug 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Approximately 3,000 people were said to have gathered in Macau on Saturday to protest against what a casino labour group claimed were workplace policies of casino operator Melco Resorts and...

China state sector role in MGS Entertainment Show 2018

Aug 10, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

The main promoter of the locally-produced MGS Entertainment Show, a casino industry-focused trade exhibition and conference held annually in Macau, says it has tied with two firms linked to...

Galaxy Ent special dividend as 1H profit rises 56pct

Aug 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd said on Wednesday it would issue a special dividend of HKD0.50 (US$0.064) per share, after its first-half profit rose 56 percent year-on-year to...

Only two Macau casinos with smoking lounges okayed so far

Aug 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Only two Macau gaming properties have so far had smoking lounge applications approved by the city’s authorities under a new, enhanced set of technical standards, said the city’s Health Bureau in...

Macau Legend forecasts 1H profit, reverses year-ago loss

Aug 07, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Casino services company Macau Legend Development Ltd expects to have made a profit in the first half of this year, a reversal of the HKD229-million loss (US$29.18 million) it made in the same period...

LVS launches global responsible gaming, anti-crime plan

Aug 07, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck, World

Las Vegas Sands Corp has commenced a worldwide scheme to promote responsible gaming and to counter money laundering and human trafficking. The United States-based casino operator announced the...