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GSA Europe chief leads EU online gaming standard work

Jan 16, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

The European Committee for Standardisation has turned to Mark Pace, managing director of the European branch of the Gaming Standards Association (GSA), to lead the creation of a set of standards for...

Genting gets time to respond to Wynn’s Vegas suit

Jan 14, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Malaysian casino firm Genting Bhd said in a Friday filing one of its units had been granted – the previous day – more time by a court in Nevada in the United States to respond to a December 21...

AGEM Index slips 5 mths in row, down 9pct December

Jan 11, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

The monthly AGEM Index of prices of shares in 14 important international suppliers of gaming machines declined last month to 402.51 points, 41.73 points or 9.4 percent less than the month before....

Mass. completes Steve Wynn ‘sexual misconduct’ probe

Jan 11, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

The gaming regulator in Massachusetts, in the United States, says its has finished an enquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against Steve Wynn and the handling of the case by casino operator...

IGT’s Orchard succeeds Nieman as AGEM president

Jan 10, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) has elected Luke Orchard as its new president. He is the chief compliance and risk management officer for casino equipment and lottery...

Imperial Pacific to host Japan poker event on Saipan

Jan 08, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, World

The All Japan Poker Championship (AJPC) Asian Circuit is to include this year – for the first time – a poker competition on the western Pacific island of Saipan. The competition is to be...

Court maintains ban on details of Wynn sex inquiry: report

Jan 07, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

A United States court has maintained a ban that prevents the release of the findings of an inquiry by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission on the handling by casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd of sexual...

Cyprus construction tender results this month: Melco

Jan 07, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Hong Kong-listed casino investor Melco International Development Ltd says it expects to have the results of the tender for construction of its new casino project in Cyprus this month. The casino...

MGM Resorts plans to boost earnings by US$300mln

Jan 04, 2019 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

MGM Resorts International says it will cut costs and streamline its business to make the company more profitable. In a written statement issued on Thursday, the global casino operator based in the...

Gavin Isaacs joins sports betting provider SBTech

Jan 03, 2019 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

Sports betting technology provider SBTech Co Ltd has appointed veteran gaming executive Gavin Isaacs (pictured) as the company’s new non-executive chairman. Mr Isaacs joined SBTech on Wednesday,...