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Smoking rules not to impact revenue classification: DICJ

Smoking rules not to impact revenue classification: DICJ

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The Macau gaming regulator says the new rules governing smoking inside the city’s casinos will have “no obvious impact” on the official breakdown of casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) into mass...
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Average salary of Macau dealers up 5 pct y-o-y

Average salary of Macau dealers up 5 pct y-o-y

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The average monthly earnings for dealers at Macau casinos increased by 4.8 percent year-on-year to MOP17,530 (US$2,196) at the end of June this year, according to the latest Statistics and Census...
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Home appliance retailer signs Anhui lottery sales deal

Home appliance retailer signs Anhui lottery sales deal

Aug 25, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News, Rest of Asia  

A Hong Kong-listed retailer and distributor of household appliances in mainland China says it has signed an agency sales agreement with Anhui Provincial Welfare Lottery Issuing Centre. The deal was...
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IGT expands Powerbucks progressive link to Nevada

IGT expands Powerbucks progressive link to Nevada

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Trends & Tech  

U.S.-based gaming supplier International Game Technology (IGT) has expanded its Powerbucks wide area progressive link to Nevada, linking progressive jackpot pools between different jurisdictions in...
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Public consultation ahead of Macau licence renewal: Chui

Public consultation ahead of Macau licence renewal: Chui

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau’s Chief Executive, Fernando Chui Sai On, has pledged to carry out a public consultation on the casino concession renewal process ahead of making any decision on the matter. The announcement...
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Dealer positions just for locals, Macau govt reaffirms

Dealer positions just for locals, Macau govt reaffirms

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The Macau government on Friday stressed there are no plans to open dealer positions to migrant workers. The city’s Human Resources Office issued the clarification after what it said were online...
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Genting HK 1H profit up eightfold on disposals

Genting HK 1H profit up eightfold on disposals

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Genting Hong Kong Ltd – a joint venture investor in the Resorts World Manila casino complex (pictured) in the Philippines – on Friday said its group profits for the six months to June 30 rose...
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China Star again delays Macau junket profit deal

China Star again delays Macau junket profit deal

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

China Star Entertainment Ltd said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after business hours on Friday that there was further delay in its move to buy an equity interest in the profit stream...
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Genting insider named non-exec director of Genting HK

Genting insider named non-exec director of Genting HK

Aug 25, 2014 Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia  

A senior Genting Group insider has been appointed a non-executive director of Genting Hong Kong Ltd, the latter firm said in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Friday. Justin Tan Wah Joo,...
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Amax boss sells some shares to third parties

Amax boss sells some shares to third parties

Aug 25, 2014 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Hong Kong-listed gaming investor Amax International Holdings Ltd said after market close on Friday that its chairman Ng Man Sun intended to sell 6.4 million of his shares in the firm to “not less...
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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'