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Visa rationing, junket closures loom for Macau: Daiwa

Jun 09, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Daiwa Securities Group Inc on Monday said it expected visitors from mainland China to Macau to be rationed to three trips every 60 days. The note didn’t specify if the rumoured rationing would...

AGEM Index dips nearly 2 pct in May

Jun 09, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

After reporting a month-to-month gain of 10.39 points in April, the AGEM Index in May dipped 1.8 percent from the previous month. It was the second month-to-month decline this year and it resulted in...

GLI expands laboratory capacity in Asia Pacific

Jun 09, 2015 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Gaming testing specialist and technical consultancy Gaming Laboratories International LLC (GLI) says it is expanding its laboratory capacity in Asia Pacific to meet customer needs. The company said...

Sands, China developer, team up for sport events

Jun 09, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd has announced that it has entered into “a long-term strategy partnership” with mainland China developer Lander Real Estate Co Ltd to co-develop sporting...

Amaya starts Nasdaq trading, eyes expansion

Jun 09, 2015 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Amaya Inc, the owner of online gambling brands PokerStars and Full Tilt, started trading on Nasdaq on Monday after getting exchange approval. The stock, under the symbol “AYA”, closed at...

Global gambling growth forecast at 1 pct in 2015: GBGC

Jun 08, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

Global gambling revenues climbed to more than US$452 billion in 2014, an increase of 3.2 percent over 2013, according to the latest edition of the Global Gambling Report. Asia remained the largest...

U.K.’s Brum likely profitable for GEN Malaysia: Nomura

Jun 08, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

A casino resort in Birmingham – the U.K.’s second-ranked city by population and nicknamed locally as ‘Brum’ – is likely to be a good source of earnings from mass-market gaming for...

Sands China still mulling REIT option: Adelson

Jun 08, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd is “considering” the idea of spinning off its shopping mall assets in Macau into a real estate investment trust (REIT), said Sheldon Adelson, chairman and...

Malaysia lottery’s Magnum posts higher profit for 1Q

Jun 08, 2015 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia

Malaysian lottery operator Magnum Bhd reported a 10-percent increase in net profit for the first quarter of 2015, to MYR90.8 million (US$24.2 million), up from MYR82.5 million a year earlier. The...

Vietnam’s casino projects must wait for new decree: report

Jun 08, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has rejected a proposal to develop a casino resort on the Cam Ranh peninsula, in Khanh Hoa province, reports local news outlet Vietnamnet, quoting an official...

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Dec 05, 2024

Sponsored feature | The young e-sports organisation Aurora Gaming was founded just two years ago with the support of title sponsor 1xBet. Today, it competes in several e-sports disciplines, including Counter-Strike 2, Apex Legends, Mobile Legends, and Warcraft. However, Asian e-sports fans are...