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_2014-01-23
Deloitte New Zealand partner Darren Johnson says New Zealand’s slower internet speeds could hinder take-up of mobile gaming, which is expected to s

_2014-01-23
A Makati-court has granted a request by Bloomberry Resorts Corp to stop its former partner from selling a minority stake in its stock, worth $165 mil

_2014-01-23
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has reappointed Cristino Naguiat Jr. as head of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor). All four memb

_2014-01-23
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (EGA) said it will take a $2.5 million impairment charge as of December 31st because of operating losses at its Dreamw

_2014-01-23
Donaco International said the soft opening of its Lao Cai casino resort, planned for March, has been delayed until May because of an administrative d

_2014-01-23
Dynam Japan Holdings, which has invested an additional $50 million in shares of Macau Legend Development, said the investment will be beneficial to i

_2014-01-23
Dynam Holdings says revenue in the nine months ending December 31st inched up 1.4 percent to 123.29 billion yen ($1.19 billion).  The pachinko parl

_2014-01-23
Caesars Entertainment Corp, Genting Singapore Plc and MGM Resorts International are all talking to the Osaka government on plans for a 500 billion ye

_2014-01-23
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has signed an agreement with the International Olympic Committee to help detect cheating and illegal gambling at the

_2014-01-23
Goa’s state pollution control board has denied that casino ships are causing pollution in and around the River Moldovi. The board, which was replyi

_2014-01-23
Shrinivas Nayak, a director of Casino Pride, says Goa’s plans to ban local residents from its casinos from Feb. 28th is discriminatory, local media

_2014-01-23
Goa’s onshore casinos will be hardest hit by the state government’s decision to ban locals, according to a local media report. More than 80 perce

_2014-01-23
Racing Queensland has sent out a prospectus inviting expressions of interest from potential operators as it seeks to shake up wagering in the state,

_2014-01-23
Queensland’s state government has officially begun the process to solicit interest in bidding for three casino licenses. Acting State Development M

_2014-01-23
The Gold Coast Ocean Terminal (GCOT) group said it still wants to build a multi-million dollar integrated tourism resort and casino on the Gold Coast

_2014-01-23
A second British man has been arrested in two weeks over allegations of illegal betting at a weekend tennis match in Melbourne, local media reports.

_2014-01-23
Konami Australia said it has completed installation of its gaming enterprise management system at two of Echo Entertainment Group's Queensland venues

_2014-01-23
Echo Entertainment Group today announced that it had agreed to sell its Jupiters Townsville Complex to Colonial Leisure Group (CLG) for $70 million,

_2014-01-23
Published in: Latest Intelligence Thailand should legalize casinos and reform its antiquated gambling laws to gain a share of Asia’s booming gambling market, a study from an influential Thai university has recommended. The Chulalongkorn University’s...

_2014-01-23
Published in: Latest Intelligence As the fourth-quarter earnings season looms, investors will be looking to see whether profit growth in Macau’s casino operators justifies their sky-high stock prices. A warning note was sounded this week, with Hong...

_2014-01-16
Published in: Latest Intelligence Vietnam’s appeal to foreign casino investors has taken a knock in recent years after problems at two high-profile projects hit the headlines, but smaller casinos have been quietly thriving and a flurry of recent announcements...

_2014-01-16
Published in: Latest Intelligence While it’s been a lacklustre week for most of Macau’s biggest casino stocks, some smaller gaming-related companies have provided action amid continuing hype over prospects for growth in the world’s biggest gambling...

_2014-01-09
Published in: Latest Intelligence Shares in Macau’s six gaming operators closed mixed in the week ending Jan. 3, despite news of record 2013 gross gaming revenue of $45.2 billion in the former Portuguese enclave. Hong Kong-listed Galaxy Entertainment,...

_2014-01-09
Published in: Latest Intelligence   Underground gambling is thriving in Moscow, formerly the most profitable hub in Russia’s $7.8 billion market, with a national ban imposed in 2009 only serving to spawn a boom in illegal casinos.   Illegal...