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Newsletter 5

MBS offers virtual meeting place using its resort settings

MBS offers virtual meeting place using its resort settings

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

The promoter of Singapore casino resort Marina Bay Sands (MBS) said in a press release it had launched what it terms a “virtual meeting place” (pictured in a digital image) that can be used in...
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Public sessions on Macau gaming law rescheduled to late Oct

Public sessions on Macau gaming law rescheduled to late Oct

Oct 17, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau’s casino regulator has rescheduled a number of face-to-face public consultation sessions, regarding the city’s draft suggestion of an amendment to Macau gaming law. The Gaming Inspection...
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Macau recovery hitch may push investors to US: Jefferies

Macau recovery hitch may push investors to US: Jefferies

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

Covid-19 outbreaks stymied Macau casino trade growth opportunities for October Golden Week, and the lack of major Chinese public holidays in the rest of the calendar year, means gaming investors...
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Macau Oct GGR to be only 20pct of pre-pandemic: Bernstein

Macau Oct GGR to be only 20pct of pre-pandemic: Bernstein

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

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) for October is likely to be “down nearly 80 percent” compared to the same month in 2019, i.e., pre-pandemic trading, says a Monday note from brokerage...
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Club Cubic ex-op says asked CoD for rent concessions

Club Cubic ex-op says asked CoD for rent concessions

Oct 11, 2021 Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau  

Hong Kong-listed Luk Hing Entertainment Group Holdings Ltd, which until Friday had been the designated operator of the Club Cubic nightclub (pictured in a file photo) at the City of Dreams (CoD)...
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Genting Vegas pioneers Sightline and Mastercard token pay

Genting Vegas pioneers Sightline and Mastercard token pay

Oct 07, 2021 Latest News, Trends & Tech  

Sightline Payments LLC says it teamed with financial services firm Mastercard Inc to launch a form of cashless payment for non-gaming activities, sports betting, online gaming, and casino wagering...
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Pragmatic Play debuts 2 Indian-focused casino games

Pragmatic Play debuts 2 Indian-focused casino games

Oct 06, 2021 iGaming, Latest News  

Pragmatic Play Ltd, an online gaming content provider, said in a Wednesday press release it had launched two “Indian-focused” table-game based products: Andar Bahar (pictured), and Roulette...
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Sci Games to acquire PlayOn cashless product line

Sci Games to acquire PlayOn cashless product line

Oct 06, 2021 Latest News, Trends & Tech  

Casino equipment and gaming content provider Scientific Games Corp says it has signed a “definitive agreement” to acquire Automated Cashless System Inc’s cashless table game product, titled...
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AGEM names Daron Dorsey as new executive director

AGEM names Daron Dorsey as new executive director

Oct 05, 2021 Industry Talk, Latest News  

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), a trade body representing casino and lottery equipment suppliers, announced on Monday the appointment of Daron Dorsey as its new executive...
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G2E back today as in-person event in Las Vegas

G2E back today as in-person event in Las Vegas

Oct 04, 2021 Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck  

A major in-person casino industry conference and trade show returns to the market on Monday (October 4) with Global Gaming Expo (G2E) 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States. The conference...
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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