GGRAsia – Newsletter

Philippine 2023 GGR likely 5pct up on 2019: consultancy

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine gross gaming revenue (GGR) could be “US$5.0 billion to US$5.2 billion” for full-year 2023, says industry consultancy GCG Gaming Advisory Services Pty Ltd. Anything toward the top of...

Macau op premium play reinvestment 17pct of GGR: CLSA

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

In the first nine months of this year, the Macau gaming sector offered the equivalent of circa US$2.7 billion in premium-player rebates and player reinvestment, or about “17 percent to 18...

‘Treasure Island’ enriches Pragmatic Play Live Casino offer

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk iGaming, Latest News

“Treasure Island” has been added to the Live Casino offer of iGaming industry content supplier Pragmatic Play Ltd. A Wednesday press release outlined that – guided by a treasure map – the...

Konami Gaming names Eric Schultz as VP of studio operations

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

United States-based casino games maker Konami Gaming Inc says it has appointed Eric Schultz (pictured) as vice president of studio operations. He will “lead overall game development, spanning...

Inspire Arena leads Mohegan debut in Asia gaming resort biz

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The new Mohegan Inspire Entertainment Resort in South Korea will focus during its first-phase soft opening on attracting locals for entertainment events at its Inspire Arena (pictured). The resort,...

RGB posts 3Q profit, revenue reaches US$37mln

Nov 30, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino equipment supplier and distributor RGB International Bhd reported revenue of MYR170.4 million (US$36.6 million) for the third quarter this year, up 142.2 percent from a year ago. The result...

Hokkaido pref assembly LDP members push for IR review

Nov 29, 2023 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Members of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that sit in the Hokkaido prefectural assembly will launch a working group to study the feasibility of the country’s northernmost prefecture...

Sega Sammy eyes cross-sales with GAN acquisition: mgmt

Nov 29, 2023 Newsdesk iGaming, Industry Talk, Latest News

The management of Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc says the acquisition of online gaming enterprise GAN Ltd will help create “significant synergies” with other businesses of the group,...

SOFTSWISS Jackpot Aggregator powers US$1.7bln in 3Q bets

Nov 29, 2023 Newsdesk iGaming, Latest News

SOFTSWISS, a software provider for online casinos and bookmakers, says the amount of bets placed in jackpots powered by its Jackpot Aggregator product exceeded EUR1.50 billion (US$1.65 billion) in...

Miriam Adelson selling US$2bln LVS stock to buy sports team

Nov 29, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck

Miriam Adelson (pictured in a file photo), the largest stockholder at casino group Las Vegas Sands Corp, is selling US$2 billion of her shares, to be used toward “the purchase of a majority...