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Macau visitor numbers to rise 5 pct in 2015: Govt

Jan 22, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The head of the Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) on Wednesday forecast that the number of visitors to Macau would grow by 5 percent in 2015. Macau saw a 7.5 percent jump in visitors during...

Gold Moon confirms a Macau VIP room closure

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A director of Macau gaming promoter Gold Moon Group has confirmed to GGRAsia that it has closed a VIP gambling room it operated at Sands China Ltd’s Sands Cotai Central resort (pictured) in the...

‘Extremely few’ officials gamble in Macau: Beijing rep

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Beijing’s main representative in Macau on Tuesday said “extremely few” corrupt mainland China officials are thought to have gambled in the city. Li Gang (pictured), director of the Central...

Fatal accident won’t delay CoD Macau extension: MCE

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A fatal accident on Tuesday at a construction site in the grounds of the City of Dreams Macau casino resort (pictured) will not delay ongoing extension works, a spokeswoman for the venue operator...

Summit Ascent buying EGMs for Russian casino

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

A subsidiary of Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd, a firm controlled by Macau casino investor Lawrence Ho Yau Lung (pictured), has entered into an agreement to purchase electronic gaming machines (EGMs) for...

China lottery sales top US$61 bln in 2014

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Lottery sales in mainland China reached RMB382.4 billion (US$61.5 billion) in 2014, an increase of 23.6 percent from the previous year, data from the country’s Ministry of Finance show. Welfare...

Wynn Resorts cuts Steve Wynn’s base pay

Jan 21, 2015 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Wynn Resorts Ltd, parent of Macau casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd, has extended the contract of company founder and chairman Steve Wynn (pictured) by two years, but reduced his annual basic salary by...

National interest could add competition in Macau: SVA

Jan 20, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government might be minded to endorse a new “local” entity as a gaming concessionaire – possibly to provide competition to the existing six operators when their current permissions...

More gaming soon at Resorts World Manila: Travellers

Jan 20, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Phase 3 of the Resorts World Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippine capital will have additional gaming space, the joint venture in charge of the project confirmed in a filing on Monday....

Galaxy Macau Phase 2 details later this week: UBS

Jan 20, 2015 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino developer Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd is likely later this week to give more details of its Galaxy Phase 2 project (pictured), said analysts at UBS Securities Asia Ltd in Hong Kong...

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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...