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Korea’s Paradise Co tips Nov for Incheon start

Oct 28, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Paradise Co Ltd expects to break ground on its Incheon project next month, according to a note from investment bank Daiwa Capital Markets. Last year, Paradise – currently South Korea’s biggest...

Gaming directly employs one in five workers in Macau

Oct 28, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s gaming industry directly takes on 20.8 percent of the city’s employed population, show figures released by the government on Monday. Data from the Statistics and Census Service show that...

Pagcor’s profit up 5 pct in first nine months of 2014

Oct 28, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) posted a slight increase in profit during the first nine months of 2014. Net income went up 4.6 percent year-on-year to PHP2.32 billion...

Crane posts sharp 3Q profit drop

Oct 28, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

U.S.-based Crane Co on Monday reported a sharp drop in net income for the three months ended September 30 compared with a year earlier. The company, a supplier of payment and merchandising technology...

Over 40 people fined for smoking inside Macau casinos

Oct 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

At least 41 people in Macau had been fined for smoking on casino main floors by October 24, the city’s Health Bureau said in a press release. Under the latest rule changes on October 6, smoking on...

Mainland China lottery sales up 25.2 pct in September

Oct 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Lottery sales in mainland China rose 25.2 percent in year-on-year terms to RMB32.25 billion (US$5.3 billion) in September, official data from the Ministry of Finance show. In September, sales of...

Sri Lanka to raise gaming tax to 10 pct of turnover

Oct 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (pictured) has proposed to impose a US$100 entrance fee for the country’s casinos and raise the gaming levy to 10 percent of turnover. The proposals were set...

Mark Brown quits NagaCorp for ‘other opportunities’

Oct 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Mark Brown has tendered his resignation as chief operating officer of NagaWorld Ltd with effect from October 26. The announcement was made over the weekend by parent NagaCorp Ltd. “The company has...

LT Game to distribute DEQ’s products in Asia Pacific

Oct 27, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, Trends & Tech

Canadian gaming supplier DEQ Systems Corp has reached an agreement with Macau-based casino multi-game manufacturer LT Game Ltd for the distribution of DEQ’s products throughout the Asia Pacific...

Casino worker ‘dormitories’ for Hengqin: analysts

Oct 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A report on Thursday from Daiwa Capital Markets suggests “some of the Macau gaming operators are planning to build dormitories in Hengqin to house workers”. That is a reference to Hengqin Island,...

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The most popular gambling games and slots in Asia, according to 1xBet

Aug 16, 2024

For global betting company 1xBet, Asia is a key market for several reasons. Firstly, it is the largest region in terms of population and density, home to about 5 billion people, or 60 percent of the world’s total. Secondly, Asia’s gambling entertainment history spans thousands of years, with...