GGRAsia – Newsletter 5

Ainsworth 1H profit likely halved, 2H better: firm

Oct 26, 2016 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck

Australia-based slot machine supplier Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd expects its pre-tax profit for the six months to December 31 to have more than halved compared to the prior-year period. The...

Tech supplier Crane posts 12pct profit increase in 3Q

Oct 25, 2016 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

U.S.-based Crane Co reported third quarter net income of US$63.5 million, up by 11.6 percent in comparison with the prior-year period. The firm’s payment and merchandising technology division –...

Donaco launching online gaming fiscal 2017: Joey Lim

Oct 24, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Asian casino operator Donaco International Ltd wants to venture into online gaming at some time within the next 12 months, says company chief executive, Joey Lim. It would be done through the...

Lucky Dragon gets nod from Nevada Gaming Commission

Oct 21, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Asian-themed Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, in the United States, has won final approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission. The gaming commission unanimously approved...

Jeju casino hopeful seeks to raise US$190 mln

Oct 20, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

New Silkroad Culturaltainment Ltd, a Hong Kong-listed firm that says it has an interest in a casino project on Jeju Island in South Korea, is planning to raise a minimum of approximately HKD1.47...

GSA welcomes two new members from Asia

Oct 19, 2016 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News

The Gaming Standards Association (GSA) has added two new members from Asia to its roster, it said. The new Asian members are Ganlot Inc, from Taiwan; and the Seoul National University of Science and...

Macau gaming tax revenue down 11 pct in Jan-Sept

Oct 18, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government’s take from direct taxes on gaming dropped 10.5 percent in the first nine months of the year, show provisional data disclosed on Friday by the city’s Financial Services...

Macau’s casino sector performance stabilising: Pansy Ho

Oct 17, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

MGM China Holdings Ltd co-chairperson Pansy Ho Chiu King says Macau’s casino sector is showing signs of stabilisation. “We can see that the general market is gradually stabilising,” Ms Ho...

Macau rejigs visitor data on Golden Week

Oct 14, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The actual number of visitors to Macau during the seven-day Golden Week holiday from October 1 to 7 stood at approximately 770,000 tourists. The figure excludes arrivals by Macau non-resident workers...

Poker’s APT back to Macau after three-year hiatus

Oct 13, 2016 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Asian Poker Tour (APT) is to return to Macau with an APT Macau tournament to be held from October 19 to 25. The tournament will take place at Casino Lisboa, a property of casino operator SJM...