GGRAsia – Rest of Asia

Rest of Asia

China lottery ticket sales up 13 pct in August

Sep 22, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

August sales of tickets for China’s official lottery system – the welfare lottery and the sports lottery – rose 13.1 percent, the country’s Ministry of Finance said on Friday. Aggregate sales...

Jeju Shinhwa World opening resort casino Dec 8

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Chinese real estate developer Landing International Development Ltd said in a Thursday press release that the “official opening” of its new gaming resort project in South Korea – Jeju Shinhwa...

Malaysian boom to aid Genting casino biz: Nomura

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Performance of Malaysian stocks linked to consumer discretionary spending including casino gambling and air travel are likely to benefit from an uptick in consumption as the initially inhibiting...

Nepal’s Tiger Palace casino resort has hotel soft launch

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Boutique Asian casino operator and developer Silver Heritage Group Ltd says it has had a soft opening – for hotel accommodation-only – of its Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa (pictured) in Nepal....

Phu Quoc integrated resort gets new hotel partner

Sep 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group says it has signed a contract with Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Tourist Investment and Development Joint Stock Co to manage a hotel at an “integrated resort” in that...

Genting’s World Dream ship to Philippines, Vietnam in Nov

Sep 19, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

World Dream (pictured), the second casino cruise ship of Genting Hong Kong Ltd’s Dream Cruises brand, will make its maiden voyage via its respective home ports of Hong Kong on 17 November and from...

Landing Intl raises US$229mln for Jeju casino resort

Sep 15, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed casino investor Landing International Development Ltd says it completed on Thursday the placing of 24 billion shares, raising net proceeds of HKD1.79 billion (US$229.2 million)....

Lawrence Ho trims stake in casino investor Summit Ascent

Sep 15, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Asian casino investor Lawrence Ho Yau Lung (pictured) has trimmed his ownership in Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd, the lead developer of the Tigre de Cristal casino resort in the Russian Far East. The...

Cambodia casino regulation by year-end likely: NagaCorp

Sep 13, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

It is “not a surprise” that Cambodian officials might be seeking to present soon to the country’s cabinet a draft gaming law for the country, said Tim McNally (pictured), chairman of casino...

Mohegan Sun appoints Mario Kontomerkos as CEO

Sep 13, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

U.S. regional tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has appointed Mario Kontomerkos (pictured) as the firm’s new chief executive, effective from...

12 3 NEXT LAST

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...