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_2015-10-31
The Macao Junket Promoters and Cooperators Association says it backs the government's intention to tighten junket regulation after the Dore incident b

_2015-10-31
Paulo Martins Chan is expected to become the new director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, according to TDM Macau.  The public prose

_2015-10-31
Konami Holdings Corp’s gaming and systems division announced that its net revenue for the first six months of the year amounted to JPY15 billion ($1

_2015-10-30
Taiwan’s outlying island of Penghu may hold another referendum on whether to allow casinos, local media reports. The local government's Referendum S

_2015-10-30
Gaming technology specialist Grand Parade announced that long-standing gambling industry executives John O’Reilly and Martyn Miller are to join the

_2015-10-29
William Hill announced that it will extend its title sponsorship of the Scottish Cup for a further four years. The sponsorship extension sees the book

_2015-10-29
Vegas Strip revenues were up 2 percent year-on-year to $505 million in September, in line with Wells Fargo expectations of low-single-digit growth. 

_2015-10-29
Australia-based Tatts Group reported that its wagering business saw an improvement in 15Q3 with turnover returning to growth despite softness in the Q

_2015-10-29
AGB had the privilege of attending the official launch of Studio City in Macau this week. At the press conference on Monday 26 October, Melco Crown En

_2015-10-29
Integrated resorts have become a buzzword in the gaming industry, with investors and governments around Asia looking to the model as they prepare plans for new markets and properties. However, as gambling revenue in Asia's biggest resorts declines is...

_2015-10-28
Imperial Pacific International said that through a subsidiary has terminated a loan and profit transfer agreement with Macau casino junket Heng Sheng

_2015-10-28
Chinese lottery solutions provider DJI Holdings has terminated CFO Rodney Davis’ contract for failing to seek appropriate permission for the share d

_2015-10-28
MGM Resorts International (MGM) posted better-than-expected Q3 earnings as strength from its U.S. operations outweighed a 33 percent decline in Macau

_2015-10-28
Melco Crown co-chairman James Packer sidestepped confirming the price tag of the 15-minute film/advertisement directed by Martin Scorsese that was scr

_2015-10-28
Tabcorp reported total group revenues for the three months ended September 30 of A$543.5 million ($386.4 million), up 1.1 percent year-on-year. Total

_2015-10-28
TCSJOHNHUXLEY, a live gaming solutions provider, will showcase some of its impressive product portfolio at the Macau Gaming Show in November. Focusing

_2015-10-28
Macau is at a crossroads with the opening of Studio City, which will either result in supply-driven demand or competition and low margins, Morgan Stan

_2015-10-28
Crown Resorts announced that it has acquired a 20 percent ownership interest in the international restaurant and hotel company, Nobu, for $100 million

_2015-10-28
Macau’s top gaming regulator Manuel Joaquim das Neves told local radio he will step down by the end of November to spend more time with his family.

_2015-10-28
In a quiet neighborhood in Yokohama, Japan, about twenty senior citizens gather each day in a facility called Day Service Las Vegas. For hours on end they play at card games, mahjong, slot machines, and pachinko. At first glance this may look like an...

_2015-10-21
With a huge and rapidly expanding middle class, the potential for casino companies in India knows no limit -- apart that is from a lack of a legal framework. Gambling is banned in all but three states but, even then, the situation is not clear cut. However...

_2015-10-21
When the mainland Chinese government's anti-graft campaign began to bite into Macau's gaming revenue last year, many analysts suggested the big players had fled to safer ground in the then-booming Chinese stock market.But that bubble has now burst, with...

_2015-10-15
Real-money daily fantasy sports (DFS) have the potential be successful throughout Asia. However, the predominant U.S.-focused form of the game is unlikely to gain traction in the region and other formats will be needed to appeal to an Asian audience. 

_2015-10-15
eSports, once the preserve of eager young video gamers, is crossing into the mainstream to become one of the fastest-growing sectors of the online gambling market.Boutique research house, Eilers Research, recently estimated the size of the global eSports...

_2015-10-07
The first casino in Russia’s Far East, which has been touted as a potential Macau of the north, has officially opened after lengthy delays.The Tigre de Cristal held its soft launch on Oct. 8th in the Primorye gaming zone near the city of Vladivostok. The...

_2015-10-07
On an overcast morning in Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the country's flagship casino looks less familiar than it did a year ago as construction obscures the entire front entrance. NagaWorld, which began as a boat moored on the Mekong River 20 years...

_2015-10-01
As Macau’s gross gambling revenue has slumped, operators have been paring costs to the bone to protect margins, with the first casualty usually being spending on marketing and player reinvestment.However, this may be a short-sighted approach that will...

_2015-10-01
Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club are seeking to benefit from an exemption to the island state’s draconian ban on online gambling, with Pools already making plans to upgrade its systems despite the early stage of the approvals process.