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October visitor numbers up 11 pct in Macau

Nov 25, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Visitor arrivals to Macau rose 11 percent year on year in October to 2.65 million, said the city’s Statistics and Census Service on Monday. Those coming from mainland China increased by 20.5...

Casino suppliers ‘under meaningful pressure’: analyst

Nov 25, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

The gaming equipment industry “remains under meaningful pressure”, warns Wells Fargo Securities LLC. Among the trends impacting the sector are negative replacement sales growth in the United...

Former Sands China director Jeffrey Schwartz dies

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Jeffrey H. Schwartz, former non-executive director of Macau-based gaming operator Sands China Ltd, died on November 19. The announcement was made by Las Vegas Sands Corp, the parent of Sands China....

Sinogreen to develop junket business in Macau

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau

Sinogreen Energy International Group Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed firm controlled since September by Macau junket investor Jack Lam Yin Lok, said in a new filing it plans to use money raised in a...

China Star stock up 27 pct after Macau hotel disposal

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino services firm China Star Entertainment Ltd saw its stock rise nearly 27 percent by 1.30pm on Monday trading in Hong Kong. It followed an announcement on Friday by the firm that it had entered...

Nepal govt again shuts down Casino Royale

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Casino Royale gaming property in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu has again been shut by the authorities – only two months after reopening following an earlier period of enforced closure –...

No progress on Suncity deal: International Ent Corp

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

International Entertainment Corp – a Hong Kong-listed company that in January announced it was interested in buying a 70-percent economic interest in Macau junket investor Suncity International...

Solaire opens new tower with extra VIP capacity

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Bloomberry Resorts Corp has added 66 VIP gaming tables and 223 slot machines to its Solaire Resort and Casino (pictured) in Manila. The extra capacity is included in a new hotel tower that opened on...

Genting Malaysia posts net profit drop of 18 pct in 3Q

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

Casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd reported a drop in net profit of 17.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014 in comparison with one year earlier. The firm said the decrease was “mainly due to...

Scientific Games closes US$5.1 bln Bally Tech deal

Nov 24, 2014 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Scientific Games Corp, a U.S.-based specialist in lottery equipment and management, on Friday said it had completed the US$5.1 billion acquisition of Bally Technologies Inc. The previous day, the...

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Lee ‘SunBhie’ Jeong-jae – legendary coach of ambitious Aurora...

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...