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Macau casinos seek protective screen tryout: DICJ

Jul 02, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s casino regulator has confirmed to GGRAsia it has been asked by some local gaming operators to permit a trial in the city of protective transparent screens at slot machines and gaming...

Slow border reopening hinders Macau GGR: analysts

Jul 02, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The year-on-year decline in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau “shouldn’t surprise anyone” as border restrictions continue to limit the number of visitors to the city, say a number of...

IGT appoints Renato Ascoli as CEO for global gaming

Jul 02, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino and lottery technology provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) has appointed Renato Ascoli as chief executive for global gaming. The appointment became effective on Wednesday and it...

June GGR dips 97pct y-on-y: Macau govt

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 97.0 percent in June in year-on-year terms, according to official data released on Wednesday. Such June GGR was MOP716 million (US$89.7...

Kingston Financial annual gaming takings dip to US$49mln

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Kingston Financial Group Ltd, the operator of two so-called satellite casinos in Macau, says its annual gaming revenue fell by 16.5 percent year-on-year to almost HKD382.3 million...

SJM ‘summer living subsidy’ for staff

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA, the Macau operations unit of Hong Kong-listed casino firm SJM Holdings Ltd, has notified its employees that what it termed a “summer living subsidy” would be...

Current Corp, Casinos Austria affirm still eye Nagasaki RFP

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Two companies have confirmed to GGRAsia their respective intention to participate in an upcoming request-for-proposal (RFP) process for the tilt by Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture at hosting a casino...

Bloomberry appeals Singapore court ruling vs GGAM

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp says two of its units have filed an appeal to the Singapore Court of Appeal regarding a decision from the city-state’s High Court in the...

HK extends to Aug 7 quarantine rule for arrivals from Macau

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Hong Kong government has extended to August 7 its deadline for the end of a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from Macau, mainland China and Taiwan. The previous deadline was July 7. The Hong...

Manila to remain under general quarantine until July 15

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

A general community quarantine in the Metro Manila area of the Philippine capital (pictured) has been extended to July 15 as a countermeasure against Covid-19, said on Tuesday the country’s...