GGRAsia – Newsletter

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...

Casino electronic shuffler pioneer to be honoured by AGA

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, World

The casino industry lobby group the American Gaming Association (AGA) announced on Wednesday that John Breeding (pictured), founder of casino technology brand Shuffle Master Inc, would be added to...

Sci Games targets sports betting via NYX Gaming deal

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech, World

Scientific Games Corp says it will expand its existing digital gaming and online gambling portfolio by buying Canada-listed sports wagering specialist NYX Gaming Group Ltd for approximately CAD775...

IGT, AGS sign cross-licensing agreement

Sep 21, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino and lottery equipment maker International Game Technology Plc (IGT) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with U.S.-based AGS LLC, a company that...

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....

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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...