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MGS Entertainment Show 2017

MGS Show to target more overseas buyers next year: Chun

MGS Show to target more overseas buyers next year: Chun

Nov 17, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Attendance at this year’s three-day casino trade event and industry conference the MGS Entertainment Show, held in Macau, reportedly rose 2.6 percent compared to last year’s edition. The...
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Macau regulator mulls skill-based games: Aruze

Macau regulator mulls skill-based games: Aruze

Nov 17, 2017 Latest News, Macau, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

A representative of electronic gaming equipment supplier Aruze Gaming Macau Ltd says Macau’s gaming regulator is considering the legal issues raised regarding the possible introduction of...
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Vietnam to allow locals first at 2 casino resorts: MGS panel

Vietnam to allow locals first at 2 casino resorts: MGS panel

Nov 17, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017, Rest of Asia  

Two Vietnam gaming resorts are likely to be in the first wave of permits under a trial scheme to allow economically-qualified locals to gamble in casinos in the Southeast Asia nation. So said...
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Japan casinos could generate up to US$20bln GGR: panel

Japan casinos could generate up to US$20bln GGR: panel

Nov 16, 2017 Japan, Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

A Japanese casino market could potentially generate annual gross gaming revenues (GGR) of up to US$20 billion – assuming that a total of nine casino resorts are allowed to be built in different...
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Aristocrat has 48pct EGM share in Macau: regulator

Aristocrat has 48pct EGM share in Macau: regulator

Nov 16, 2017 Latest News, Macau, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Australia-based slot-machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd is the number one electronic gaming machine (EGM) supplier in Macau, show data from the city’s gaming regulator. The firm had a market...
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Interblock promoting new roulette product

Interblock promoting new roulette product

Nov 16, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Electronic casino table game supplier Interblock DD is showcasing its newest product, called “Roulette Diamond Station”, at the MGS Entertainment Show 2017, a three-day gaming trade show held in...
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Aristocrat’s Helix+ cabinet makes Asian debut at MGS

Aristocrat’s Helix+ cabinet makes Asian debut at MGS

Nov 16, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Helix+, the latest cabinet development by slot-machine maker Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, is making its Asian debut at the MGS Entertainment Show. The new cabinet is an evolution of the original Helix,...
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Pixel expects casino resorts in up to six Japanese regions

Pixel expects casino resorts in up to six Japanese regions

Nov 15, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Up to six regions in Japan might become hosts for casino resorts after the passage of legislation required in order to realise a casino industry in that country, said Hiroaki Yoshida (pictured),...
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IGT focusing on first principles in Asia Pacific: MD

IGT focusing on first principles in Asia Pacific: MD

Nov 15, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Casino equipment and lottery services provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) is focusing on some fundamentals in its regional strategies, says its recently-appointed managing director for...
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Weike to launch new ETG product in 2018: executive

Weike to launch new ETG product in 2018: executive

Nov 15, 2017 Latest News, MGS Entertainment Show 2017  

Electronic casino games specialist Weike Gaming Technology (S) Pte Ltd will be focusing on launching more electronic table game (ETG) products in 2018, as the firm continues to expand its footprint...
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“We expect Las Vegas Sands to not have any material change in strategy. The focus remains developing Macau and Singapore”

Vitaly Umansky, Kelsey Zhu and Tianjiao Yu
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