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Typhoon Hato month saw slip in Macau visits, hotel use

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

August visitor arrival numbers to Macau fell slightly, due to “the catastrophic typhoon on 23 August”, the city’s Statistics and Census Service announced on Friday. Tourist arrivals for August...

Locals curbs would dent Japan casino biz: Morningstar

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

The commercial success of any Japanese casino resorts would in likelihood depend on local demand for gaming, says a Thursday note from investment research firm Morningstar Inc. “Stringent curbs...

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...

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...

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....

Genting Singapore opens Tokyo branch office

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

Casino operator Genting Singapore Plc has established a branch office in Tokyo, Japan. The announcement was made by the company on Wednesday. The firm said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange the...

Galaxy Ent typhoon-hit Broadway Macau reopens Sept 25

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

Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd has confirmed to GGRAsia that its Broadway Macau property (pictured in a file photo) on Cotai is to reopen fully on September 25 – a month after...

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...

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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...