GGRAsia – World

Queen’s Wharf Brisbane on time, budget: Far East

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

The construction of the “integrated resort component” of the Queen’s Wharf Brisbane scheme (pictured) in Brisbane, in the state of Queensland in Australia, is “well underway”, and “on...

Sci Games picks Caesars exec as new head human resources

Jun 30, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Casino games and lottery services provider Scientific Games Corp said in a Monday press release that Eileen Moore Johnson (pictured) would join the group as an executive vice president and chief...

Melco stake sale in Crown moderates scope of NSW probe

Jun 24, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The April disposal by Macau casino licensee Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd of a 9.99 percent stake in Australian gaming firm Crown Resorts Ltd has reduced the scope of a regulatory inquiry in...

IGT finance rejig pushes some senior debt to 2029

Jun 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Casino and lottery technology provider International Game Technology Plc (IGT) says it was able to boost the maximum tender amount on its offer to buy some senior secured notes due in 2022. Such...

G2E Las Vegas casino trade show to go ahead, say backers

Jun 19, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Global Gaming Expo (G2E), a casino industry trade show and conference usually held annually in the autumn in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States, will go ahead as planned this year despite...

Sci Games platform to carry Inspired Ent virtual sports

Jun 17, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

Inspired Entertainment Inc announced on Tuesday a licensing agreement for its virtual sports content with gaming technology provider Scientific Games Corp. The latter said it was a good addition to...

60pct of surveyed casino guests now think cashless: AGA

Jun 17, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has just issued a new policy paper on casino payments modernisation. The trade group says its recent research shows nearly six out of 10 casino visitors have...

U.S. 2019 commercial GGR beat Macau, Philippines combined

Jun 15, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck, World

The latest comprehensive data for the non-tribal casino gaming market in the United States indicates it was again bigger in annual revenue terms than the Macau casino gaming market. In 2019 the U.S....

Melco’s Cyprus casinos to reopen from June 13

Jun 12, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The Cyprus Casinos (C2) properties backed by Macau casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, are “ready to reopen” on Saturday (June 13), after being shuttered since mid-March due to...

Aristocrat part of S&P/ASX 20 Index from June 22

Jun 12, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The stock of slot-machine maker and online games supplier Aristocrat Leisure Ltd is to be a constituent of the S&P/ASX 20 Index, from the start of trading on the Australian Securities Exchange...