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Chinese visitor surge drove Singapore July arrivals: STB

Aug 15, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Singapore’s July visitor arrivals tallied 1.60 million, up 12.9 percent year-on-year. July was the best month volume-wise so far in 2024, with mainland China the main source market, said Singapore...

GEN Singapore 2Q EBITDA down 46pct q-o-q, flags dividend

Aug 14, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Genting Singapore Ltd, the operator of the Resorts World Sentosa casino resort (pictured), reported a net profit of SGD356.9 million (US$271.4 million) for the first six months of 2024, up 29.0...

Singapore ops ok sharing player AML data under law update

Aug 06, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Singapore’s Casino Control (Amendment) Bill had a first reading on Tuesday in the city-state’s parliament. The original Casino Control Act came into force in 2006, before any casinos opened in...

Marina Bay Sands to debut VIP play in Tower 2 in Sept

Aug 01, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Marina Bay Sands casino resort in Singapore is to introduce VIP gaming on levels 53 and 54 of Tower 2 at the property (pictured) “by September”, a resort spokesperson has confirmed to...

MBS Tower 3 rooms revamp now by 2Q 2025: LVS

Jul 25, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

U.S.-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp says it now expects to complete the revamp of the rooms in Tower 3 at its Singapore casino complex Marina Bay Sands (pictured) by the second quarter...

Sands China 2Q EBITDA down q-o-q amid low hold, renovation

Jul 25, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd reported adjusted property earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of US$561 million for the three months to June 30. Such...

China main Singapore visitor source market in June, 1H

Jul 10, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Visitor arrivals to Singapore totalled 1.25 million in June, up 10.7 percent year-on-year, but down by 2.34 percent month-on-month from May’s 1.28 million, according to the latest data from...

Weapons finance scrutiny to be part of Singapore casino AML

Jul 03, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Singapore’s parliament gave a first reading on Tuesday to a bill that will – among other things – amend the city-state’s Casino Control Act to tighten requirements for casino operators to...

MBS partners with China’s Black Pearl Restaurant Guide

Jul 03, 2024 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Singapore

Singapore casino resort Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has announced a “strategic partnership” with China’s Black Pearl Restaurant Guide. The property, controlled by Las Vegas Sands Corp, said the...

Police hold 43 in Singapore-Malaysia online bets bust

Jul 02, 2024 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck

Police investigations in Singapore and Malaysia into alleged illegal online gambling have led to seizure of assets worth SGD4 million (US$2.9 million) as possible proceeds of crime. The assets...

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The most popular gambling games and slots in Asia, according to 1xBet

Aug 16, 2024

For global betting company 1xBet, Asia is a key market for several reasons. Firstly, it is the largest region in terms of population and density, home to about 5 billion people, or 60 percent of the world’s total. Secondly, Asia’s gambling entertainment history spans thousands of years, with...