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GTech owners nod merger into U.K. unit ahead of IGT deal

GTech owners nod merger into U.K. unit ahead of IGT deal

Nov 05, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Shareholders of Italy-based lottery equipment and management specialist GTEch SpA on Tuesday approved the merger of the firm into a subsidiary called Georgia Worldwide PLC established under the laws...
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Japan casino bill delayed indefinitely: report

Japan casino bill delayed indefinitely: report

Nov 04, 2014 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Japanese lawmakers plan to indefinitely push back a vote on legalising casino gaming in the country, Reuters news agency reports. The move ends hopes of enacting the law in the current session of...
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Sands China regains market lead in October

Sands China regains market lead in October

Nov 04, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Sands China Ltd, the Macau casino operator controlled by Sheldon Adelson, in October regained top spot for monthly market share of gross gaming revenue (GGR). The operator of the Venetian Macao...
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Donaco in negotiations to buy Cambodian casino business

Donaco in negotiations to buy Cambodian casino business

Nov 04, 2014 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Donaco International Ltd has signed an exclusive term sheet to acquire “a significant gaming and hospitality business in Cambodia”, the company said. It did not provide further details on the...
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TransAct declares US$0.08 quarterly cash dividend

TransAct declares US$0.08 quarterly cash dividend

Nov 04, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News  

Nasdaq-listed gaming supplier TransAct Technologies Inc announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.08 per share. The board also approved a modification to the...
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Record 23-pct fall in Macau casino revenue: official

Record 23-pct fall in Macau casino revenue: official

Nov 04, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau’s gross gaming revenue (GGR) for October fell 23.2 percent year-on-year, said the city’s casino regulator on Tuesday. According to publicly available data reviewed by GGRAsia, the October...
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Ex-DICJ man, ex-policeman, join Jack Lam at Sinogreen

Ex-DICJ man, ex-policeman, join Jack Lam at Sinogreen

Nov 04, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

A former senior official of Macau’s gaming regulator and a former senior member of Macau Judiciary Police have joined Macau junket veteran Jack Lam Yin Lok on the board of Hong Kong-listed...
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Macau casino revenue slowdown to continue: Tam

Macau casino revenue slowdown to continue: Tam

Nov 04, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

A senior government official confirmed on Monday that Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) for October had fallen “more than 20 percent” when judged year-on-year. Francis Tam Pak Yuen (pictured),...
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Beijing’s anti-corruption office bad news for Macau: analyst

Beijing’s anti-corruption office bad news for Macau: analyst

Nov 03, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Beijing’s plans to set a new anti-corruption office will likely delay any recovery in the VIP casino segment in Macau, says consultancy Union Gaming Research Macau Ltd. Official news agency Xinhua...
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Brown appointed CEO of Imperial Pacific’s Saipan casino

Brown appointed CEO of Imperial Pacific’s Saipan casino

Nov 03, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd on Monday announced the appointment of veteran casino executive Mark Brown (pictured) as president and chief executive of...
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Aggregate number of visitor arrivals to Macau during the first three days of the holiday season commonly called 'October Golden Week'