GGRAsia – Philippines

Interblock to place 123 player stations in Philippines

Jul 22, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Interblock DD, a supplier of electronic table games for casinos, says it has been expanding its product presence in the Philippines markets of Clark and Cebu, with orders for a total of 123 player...

Int Ent, Pagcor to sign deal to manage Manila casino venue

Jul 19, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp says that a Philippine subsidiary, Marina Square Properties Inc, is to sign an agreement with that country’s casino regulator, the Philippine...

Manila eases restrictions, still in quarantine to Jul 31

Jul 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Metro Manila will ease some Covid-19-related restrictions as the Philippines’ national capital region shifts to the regular so-called general community quarantine until July 31,...

Okada Manila 2Q GGR halved sequentially amid restrictions

Jul 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says gross gaming revenue (GGR) at the group’s Okada Manila casino resort in the Philippine capital fell 49.0 percent quarter-on-quarter,...

Pagcor gets separate teams to monitor IRs, Internet gaming

Jul 07, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), that country’s casino regulator, has told GGRAsia it now has two separate teams of officials in order to oversee respectively the land-based...

Silver Heritage gets new chairman as two execs exit board

Jul 06, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Australia-listed casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd said in a Tuesday filing it had a new chairman and had seen the exit from board duties of two other people, as part of changes reflecting...

New Boracay body can envisage gaming on island: report

Jul 01, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The terms of reference in an approved bill for a planned Boracay Island Development Authority envisages the possibility of gaming, amusement and recreational facilities operating on the holiday...

Metro Manila general quarantine extended to July 15

Jun 29, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine leader President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday extended until July 15 the so-called general community quarantine (GCQ) for Metro Manila (pictured), still with “some restrictions”. The...

Genting HK closes deals to provide firm capital, stability

Jun 29, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Singapore, Top of the deck

Casino cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd said in a Monday filing it had concluded a series of deals aiming “to provide further capital and stability to the group”. The firm said the...

Universal Ent to issue US$143mln additional notes on Jul 2

Jun 28, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corp, parent to the promoter of the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippine capital, is to place privately outside Japan, up to US$143-million in...