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Aristocrat US$2.9bn offer for online bet biz Playtech

Aristocrat US$2.9bn offer for online bet biz Playtech

Oct 18, 2021 Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Australia-listed slot machine maker and online gaming content provider Aristocrat Leisure Ltd has made a circa AU3.9-billion (US$2.7-million) cash offer to acquire all of London-listed Playtech Plc,...
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Malaysia might admit select foreign tourists soon: Nomura

Malaysia might admit select foreign tourists soon: Nomura

Oct 13, 2021 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Malaysia was likely to admit “select international tourists soon”, due to the “high vaccination rate amongst locals,” and that should be a positive for Genting Malaysia Bhd’s Resorts World...
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Public session on Macau gaming law dropped due to typhoon

Public session on Macau gaming law dropped due to typhoon

Oct 13, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau’s casino regulator has cancelled another face-to-face public consultation session regarding the city’s draft of an amendment to Macau gaming law. The session, targeting members of the...
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Ungolden start to Oct for Macau casinos: analysts

Ungolden start to Oct for Macau casinos: analysts

Oct 11, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The seven-day holiday starting with China’s National Day, on October 1, was an “un-golden week” for Macau casinos, said a Monday note from JP Morgan Securities (Asia-Pacific) Ltd. Aggregate...
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Beijing requiring 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Macau

Beijing requiring 14-day quarantine for arrivals from Macau

Oct 11, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Travellers arriving in China’s capital Beijing (pictured) from Macau, are now required to undergo a 14-day period of “centralised medical observation”, followed by a seven-day “health...
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Broadway Macau hotel rooms for yellow-code observation

Broadway Macau hotel rooms for yellow-code observation

Oct 07, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Bedrooms at Broadway Macau, a Cotai casino hotel, have been made available from October 5 (Tuesday) at low cost to people with a ‘yellow’ Macau health code, meaning they need to undergo...
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New tourism minister says IR policy key to up Japan visits

New tourism minister says IR policy key to up Japan visits

Oct 06, 2021 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

Tetsuo Saito, freshly appointed as Japan’s Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, said in a Tuesday briefing he had been given the job of sticking to the country’s target of 60...
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Singapore court turns down Bloomberry appeal vs GGAM 

Singapore court turns down Bloomberry appeal vs GGAM 

Oct 06, 2021 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp says the Singapore Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from two Bloomberry subsidiaries regarding a case against Global Gaming...
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S’pore reducing quarantine for some travellers Oct 6

S’pore reducing quarantine for some travellers Oct 6

Oct 04, 2021 Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck  

Singapore, home to a casino duopoly that seeks to draw on foreign players, will from 11.59pm on Wednesday (October 6) reduce the quarantine period for some inbound travellers, from 14 days to 10...
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Japan opens applications for cities to host a casino resort

Japan opens applications for cities to host a casino resort

Oct 01, 2021 Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck  

The Japanese government has opened the application period for local authorities to pitch as host for a casino resort, and announced the weighting it will give when scoring such requests. Under the...
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"In light of the ongoing Covid-19 disruption and continued travel restrictions across Asia Pacific, G2E Asia has shifted its focus to 2022 to ensure we meet the show’s high expectations, which we share with our valued exhibitors and attendees”

Vera Ng
Project director at Reed Exhibitions, one of the organisers of the G2E Asia trade event