GGRAsia – Newsletter 4

Thai police seize US$12mln assets of online bet gang: report

Sep 23, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Thai police have confiscated the equivalent of more than US$12.3 million in assets and cash allegedly linked to an online gambling syndicate said to have had a network of operations across the...

Macau unit of casino tech biz RGB wins US$59mln orders

Sep 22, 2022 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

Casino equipment supplier RGB International Bhd says a wholly-owned unit, RGB (Macau) Ltd has “to date” won “new bulk orders” worth MYR270 million (US$59.1 million) from “an existing client...

MGM giving priority to Macau tender bid: Halkyard

Sep 21, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd has “no greater priority” than its bid for fresh 10-year gaming rights under the city’s related public tender, which had a September 14 deadline for...

A Genting win in Macau could drag group recovery: S&P

Sep 20, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Were the Genting brand to win a gaming concession in Macau, it might “cloud” the group’s post-pandemic recovery, says a Monday note from S&P Global Ratings Inc. It was referring to the...

Court separates criminal, civil proceedings in Chau case

Sep 19, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau court handling the trial of Alvin Chau Cheok Wa and other defendants linked to the now-defunct Macau casino junket Suncity Group Ltd has decided that criminal and civil proceedings should...

JCM Global offers robot cash count room for casinos

Sep 16, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

JCM Global says it is responding to the casino sector’s labour and budget challenges in a post-pandemic business environment, by offering an automated cash count room for land-based gaming...

Lightning Box sees record revenue in August

Sep 15, 2022 Newsdesk iGaming, Latest News

Lightning Box, a Sydney, Australia-based slot game developer, has seen a “major surge” in its global business volume, said the parent company, Light & Wonder Inc, in a Wednesday press...

Casino antis lawsuit on public money for Nagasaki IR: report

Sep 14, 2022 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

A citizen’s group has filed a lawsuit in the Nagasaki District Court, asking the governor of that Japanese prefecture to stop spending public money on efforts to get an integrated resort (IR) with...

China jails 9 for foreign bet ops grossing min US$29bln

Sep 13, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Nine Chinese citizens have been jailed by a court in China’s Hunan province, over an online betting ring aimed at mainland China customers that prosecutors said grossed CNY197.8 billion...

David Punter’s Konami role expands to Asia Pacific beat

Sep 13, 2022 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

David Punter (pictured), a veteran of the Macau casino market, has been promoted to operations manager sales, marketing and service for gaming equipment maker Konami Australia Pty Ltd, in the...