GGRAsia – Newsletter 3

Newsletter 3

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...

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...

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....

Macau gaming likely softer pre-Golden Week: Telsey

Sep 19, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A slight slowing in late September regarding consumer demand for Macau casino gambling – prior to the expected peak holiday period of October Golden Week – would be likely to contribute to a...

Morpheus aids Melco Resorts in Cotai casino race: brokerage

Sep 18, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck

The opening of Morpheus (pictured) – a fifth hotel tower – at Macau casino resort City of Dreams will enable the property to “remain competitive” in the face of new gaming venues recently...

Minor damage from MGM Cotai site fire

Sep 15, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A “small fire” broke out in the early morning of Friday at the under-construction MGM Cotai casino resort, the property’s promoter MGM China Holdings Ltd confirmed in an email...

Macau non-gaming spend by Chinese to double: research

Sep 14, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Average non-gaming spend by mainland Chinese visitors to Macau is likely to double in the 10 years to 2025, suggests new research from brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein and Co LLC. But such improved...

Doubts raised on Royal Dragon casino rights

Sep 13, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The emergence of a venue named “Royal Dragon Casino” (pictured) in a refurbished building near the Macao Polytechnic Institute in downtown Macau has caught some local industry observers by...

Cambodia gaming law draft to cabinet this month: report

Sep 12, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A gaming law that would regulate Cambodia’s casino sector is to be presented in draft form to the country’s cabinet before the end of this month, reports the Khmer Times newspaper. The news...

Casino biz Success Universe out of China lottery sales

Sep 11, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino investor Success Universe Group Ltd has agreed to dispose of, at a loss, shares it holds in a business linked to the sale of mainland China lottery tickets. In a Friday filing, Success...

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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...