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Casino operator Donaco completes share buy-back

Casino operator Donaco completes share buy-back

Aug 06, 2015 Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Southeast Asia casino operator Donaco International Ltd said in a filing on Wednesday that it had completed a buy-back exercise, acquiring from the market 1.23 million of its shares for a total...
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Melco Crown’s Studio City to open on October 27

Melco Crown’s Studio City to open on October 27

Aug 05, 2015 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd is to open its majority-owned, US$3.2-billion Macau gaming resort Studio City on October 27. The firm gave the news at a press conference on Wednesday...
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No info on poss VIP room closing at Wynn Macau: DICJ

No info on poss VIP room closing at Wynn Macau: DICJ

Aug 05, 2015 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau’s casino regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, told GGRAsia by email on Wednesday that it had “not received any official letter” from Wynn Macau Ltd regarding...
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TransAct’s casino sales rise 18.5 pct in 2Q

TransAct’s casino sales rise 18.5 pct in 2Q

Aug 05, 2015 Industry Talk, Latest News  

TransAct Technologies Inc, a specialist in slot machine printers, reported an 18.5 percent year-on-year rise in sales revenue from its casino and gaming business in the second quarter of 2015 to...
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GEN Sing warns of significant decline in 2Q profit

GEN Sing warns of significant decline in 2Q profit

Aug 05, 2015 Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck  

Casino firm Genting Singapore Plc, operator of the Resorts World Sentosa casino resort (pictured) in Singapore, has warned investors that it expects to report “a significant decline in net profits...
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Iao Kun’s VIP chip roll slumps 72 pct in July

Iao Kun’s VIP chip roll slumps 72 pct in July

Aug 05, 2015 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Iao Kun Group Holding Co Ltd – an investor in VIP gambling junkets in Macau and Australia – announced that its unaudited rolling chip turnover in Macau for July decreased by 72 percent in...
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MGM China profits down 44 pct in 1H 2015

MGM China profits down 44 pct in 1H 2015

Aug 05, 2015 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd saw profits fall 44 percent in the six months to June 30, to HKD1.70 billion (US$219.2 million), compared to approximately HKD3.04 billion in the...
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CoD Manila investor opening more retail gaming shops

CoD Manila investor opening more retail gaming shops

Aug 04, 2015 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Leisure and Resorts World Corp, an investor – via a subsidiary – in the City of Dreams Manila casino resort in the Philippines, is independently to open this year between 10 and 15 retail gaming...
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Gaming business spurs Jimei 1H turnaround

Gaming business spurs Jimei 1H turnaround

Aug 04, 2015 Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World  

Hong Kong-listed Jimei International Entertainment Group Ltd on Monday issued a positive profit alert for the first half of 2015. The casino junket investor said it expects a consolidated profit for...
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Ronaldo, Neymar team on Facebook for PokerStars

Ronaldo, Neymar team on Facebook for PokerStars

Aug 04, 2015 Industry Talk, Latest News  

The online poker brand PokerStars has launched an Internet marketing campaign via the social media platform Facebook, using two of the gaming operator’s soccer star brand ambassadors. It says the...
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From the Press

Online casinos fuel 14-fold
surge in teen gambling
The Korea Times Oct 15

POGOs being monitored
down to 100: PAOCC
The Manila Times Oct 15

Blackstone quietly injects
US$335mln into Crown Resorts
Australian Financial Review Oct 14

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