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Sands China says no links to online gaming site

Sands China says no links to online gaming site

Apr 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau-based casino operator Sands China Ltd has issued a statement on Wednesday distancing itself from a website offering “online gaming” that it says is exploiting the company’s brands. The...
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Novomatic’s 2020 EBITDA halved, posts yearly loss

Novomatic’s 2020 EBITDA halved, posts yearly loss

Apr 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Austria-based gaming equipment maker and operator Novomatic AG Group said group-wide earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) stood at EUR305.9 million (US$365.9...
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Macau subsidised staycation for locals covers casino resorts

Macau subsidised staycation for locals covers casino resorts

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau residents can, starting from April 15 (Thursday), sign up at any of 161 accredited travel agencies in the city, in order to book a government-subsidised “staycation” at any of more than 70...
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Macau 1Q VIP GGR bad at 20pct pre pandemic: JP Morgan

Macau 1Q VIP GGR bad at 20pct pre pandemic: JP Morgan

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

VIP gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the Macau market was “bad” in the first quarter, “hovering at circa 20 percent of pre- Covid-19 levels,” said a Wednesday note from JP Morgan Securities...
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GEN Malaysia unit taps US$1bln in notes

GEN Malaysia unit taps US$1bln in notes

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Casino operator Genting Malaysia Bhd says that one of its units is to issue US$1.0 billion in 3.882-percent senior unsecured notes due 2031. The notes will be fully and unconditionally...
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Cambodia’s Phnom Penh curfew extended to April 28

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh curfew extended to April 28

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

A nighttime curfew in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh, host of the NagaWorld casino resort, has been extended for an extra two weeks, to April 28. The nighttime curfew was first...
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GLI names new SVPs, VPs, promotes engineers across world

GLI names new SVPs, VPs, promotes engineers across world

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News  

Gaming technology compliance tester and consultancy, Gaming Laboratories International LLC (GLI), says it has promoted a number of executives, with James Maida, president and chief executive,...
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Macau seeks mutual vaccine recognition with Guangdong: CE

Macau seeks mutual vaccine recognition with Guangdong: CE

Apr 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The Macau government is discussing with mainland China’s central authorities the possibility to trial a plan for a “mutual recognition” system of Covid-19 vaccination between Macau and its...
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Blackstone amends terms to Crown bid over gaming licences

Blackstone amends terms to Crown bid over gaming licences

Apr 13, 2021 Tiago Azevedo Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd says it received a letter from private equity management firm Blackstone Group Inc “setting out a modification” to some of the terms in the...
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Three Manila casinos say still shut despite eased lockdown

Three Manila casinos say still shut despite eased lockdown

Apr 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Three of the major commercial casino operators in the Philippine capital, Manila, have confirmed in respective online statements, that all operations at the properties remain closed for now, despite...
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Features

  • Japan casino draft rules strict, but evolving: experts
    Japan casino draft rules strict, but evolving: experts

    Apr 20, 2021  

    Japan’s draft regulations for casinos, undergoing public...
  • Maybe only handful Macau junkets can survive: trade rep
    Maybe only handful Macau junkets can survive: trade rep

    Apr 01, 2021  

    Possibly only a “couple” of Macau’s VIP gaming...
  • Local play key for Vietnam casino resort future: experts
    Local play key for Vietnam casino resort future: experts

    Mar 18, 2021  

    Vietnam’s large-scale casino resorts are not likely to...
  • Macau must clarify VIP sub-agent legal status: scholar
    Macau must clarify VIP sub-agent legal status: scholar

    Mar 12, 2021  

    Key regulatory issues on casino gaming to be addressed by...
  • Single gambling regulator for Singapore logical: experts
    Single gambling regulator for Singapore logical: experts

    Jun 05, 2020  

    Singapore’s plan to establish by 2021 a new body known as...

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