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Sung Ho Kim wins Philippines APT leg main event

Sep 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

South Korea’s Sung Ho Kim (pictured) was the winner of the main event of the second Philippine leg of the 2017 edition of the Asian Poker Tour (APT). The player took home US$40,250, according to a...

Nomura ups Melco Resorts Macau EBITDA estimates

Sep 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese brokerage Nomura is revising upward its 2017 and 2018 estimates for a key performance indicator at Asian casino developer and operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd. The...

Morpheus aids Melco Resorts in Cotai casino race: brokerage

Sep 18, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck

The opening of Morpheus (pictured) – a fifth hotel tower – at Macau casino resort City of Dreams will enable the property to “remain competitive” in the face of new gaming venues recently...

Frontier seeks new partner for Philippine casino ops

Sep 18, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Australia-listed casino investor Frontier Capital Group Ltd said on Friday that it is in discussions with a third party to manage the operations at the firm’s Casablanca Casino in the Clark...

GLI certified to test Philippine offshore gaming operators

Sep 14, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines

Gaming-testing specialist and technical consultancy Gaming Laboratories International LLC (GLI) says it has been accredited by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), the country’s...

UnionPay cash use a risk to Macau premium mass: study

Sep 14, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck

The dependence on China UnionPay Co Ltd cards for cash as a source of gambling funds in the Macau market has increased and poses a risk to the premium mass segment, according to a Wednesday note from...

Razon sells 3.2pct stake in Bloomberry for US$74.7 mln

Sep 12, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Prime Metroline Holdings Inc, the holding company of Philippine businessman Enrique Razon, sold 350 million shares in Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp for an aggregate amount...

Philippines starts Pagcor casinos sale in 2018: report

Sep 11, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III says the government expects to sell 17 casinos currently operated by the country’s gaming regulator, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp...

Casino exec, junket not charged in Philippine AML case

Sep 08, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine prosecutors have affirmed a prior decision not to file criminal charges against a casino executive and a junket operator regarding a 2016 case involving the theft by hackers of US$81...

China’s Landing Int taps Duterte on Philippines IR idea

Sep 06, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Representatives from Hong Kong-listed casino investor Landing International Development Ltd met Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte about developing a “theme park integrated resort” in...

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Aristocrat aims to innovate and entertain

Aug 01, 2017

Sponsored content Aristocrat Leisure Ltd strives to lead the gaming industry in creating combinations of innovative cabinets and games that really entertain. Its game and cabinet creations are designed to help operators cater to all types of players and gaming floor segments. “Our global teams of...