Jul 25, 2017 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News
Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International announced on Monday its appointment of a former aide to the U.S. diplomatic mission in Japan as vice president of global industry affairs. Debra...Jul 24, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World
The number of confirmed exhibitors for this year’s Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) was up 30 percent year-on-year as of last week, said the organiser in a press release. Additionally, online...Jul 21, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World
The addition of casino operator MGM Resorts International to the S&P 500 index “should provide a modest tailwind” for the firm’s stock in the near term, says Japanese brokerage Nomura. MGM...Jul 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Macau’s gaming operators spent MOP8.8 billion (US$1.1 billion) in 2015 on “comps”: complimentary accommodation and complimentary food and beverage offered to clients. That is according...Jul 19, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
A total of 179 requests for exclusion from Macau casinos were received by the authorities in the first half of 2017, up from 172 exclusion bids in the first six months of 2016. There were 149...Jul 18, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
Combined sales in South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos increased by 2.6 percent in 2016 to KRW1.28 trillion (US$1.14 billion), according to data compiled by the country’s National Gambling...Jul 17, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
The Macau government confirmed on Monday that soon people entering or leaving the city with cash or other “negotiable monetary instruments” valued at MOP120,000 (US$15,000) or more, will have to...Jul 14, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck
Cambodian casino firm NagaCorp Ltd might have to pay an additional US$16.6 million in non-gaming taxes this year related to the operation of its flagship casino resort NagaWorld (pictured), reports...Jul 13, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World
Banking group UBS AG has increased its stake in Australia-listed gaming operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd to 10.9 percent, the latter company said in a filing to the Australian Securities Exchange...Jul 12, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck
Macau’s Judiciary Police announced on Tuesday the arrest in the city of 15 mainland Chinese for alleged involvement in loan-sharking operations targeting casino gamblers. The police suspected those...Jul 12, 2024
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”We’ve got more traction outside of Macau at the moment. But Macau’s going be a bigger focus for us”
David Punter
Regional representative at Konami Australia