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_2017-07-31
The worldwide success of Spintec multi games (MTGM) will be displayed at the Australian Gaming Expo for the first time this year. Bluestar poker machi

_2017-07-31
Macau casino operator SJM Holdings posted profit of HK$955 million for the six months ended June 30, 2017 - falling 12.9 percent compared to the prior

_2017-07-31
The Kerala government has written to the Union Home Ministry seeking a ban on lotteries conducted by the Mizoram government, local media reports. The

_2017-07-31
Leisure and Resorts World Corp. (LRWC) has seen a near 50 percent drop in online gaming companies licensed under FCLRC since the introduction of Pagco

_2017-07-31
The Queensland Government has rejected the ASF Consortium-proposed integrated resort development at the Southport Spit, local media reports. Queenslan

_2017-07-31
BBIN will have access to Habanero’s complete product portfolio of HTML5 games for all of its white label sites, under a new agreement. Recent releas

_2017-07-31
Comtrade Gaming welcomed students to the 21st generation of Comtrade Group’s summer school program, EDIT. From 1996, EDIT (Education for Innovative

_2017-07-31
Venetian Macao Limited (VML) is terminating its gaming promotion agreement with one of Neptune Group’s major junket partner, Hou Wan Entertainment C

_2017-07-31
Galaxy Entertainment Group has deployed Tangam System’s Table Games Yield Management (TYM) system to increase table games profitability and enhance

_2017-07-31
On Monday, the eight-member Experts’ Committee advising the Abe government on its forthcoming IR Implementation Bill held its tenth and final regula

_2017-07-31
Macau gross gaming revenue jumped above analyst expectations in July, reaching MOP22.96 billion (US$2.86 billion) in the month, according to the lates

_2017-07-30
Macau recorded an 18.1 percent increase in package tourists for the month of June, amounting to 669,600 tourists in the month, according to data from

_2017-07-30
The 13 Holdings Ltd. missed its July 31 deadline to open its hotel in Macau, a condition of its HK$3 billion (US$384 million) loan from Bank of Commun

_2017-07-30
Genting Hong Kong says it expects to record a widened net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2017, attributable to operating losses in its Crystal

_2017-07-30
Tourism spend in Singapore rose 15 percent year-on-year to S$6.4 billion (US$4.7 billion), while visitor arrivals grew 4 percent to 4.3 million in 17Q

_2017-07-30
Slot machine supplier Konami Holdings Corp reported a 46.4 percent increase in consolidated profit for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, according to a

_2017-07-30
Australian-listed Silver Heritage Group says it has been successful in raising funds needed to complete its Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal. T

_2017-07-30
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi won her third term by a comfortable margin in Sunday’s elections, seeing off a challenge from two candidates who had b

_2017-07-26
Most gaming industry analysis currently predicts that the city of Yokohama may very well become the host for Japan’s largest IR in the mid-2020s. Situated in Kanagawa Prefecture as part of Japan’s capital region—with its vast population of tens...

_2017-07-26
On October 28, 2017, Kinmen Island will hold a referendum in which the residents will be asked if they would support the establishment of casino-based tourism resorts on the island. Kinmen (also known as Quemoy) is a Taiwan-controlled island located off...

_2017-07-19
Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific finally opened the casino portion of its $3.1-billion IR project on the Pacific island of Saipan on July 6, though the group still faces hurdles in completing the resort. The company has generated considerable buzz since...

_2017-07-19
Asia’s gaming markets have seen a strong first half, with Macau, the Philippines and Cambodia leading the way, prompting some analysts to revise upwards their targets for the full year. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing; the fatal attack on Resorts...

_2017-07-12
Australia’s booming sports betting market is still seen as being attractive to foreign investors despite the merger of local incumbents Tatts and Tabcorp, which are now expected to dominate the market. Opponents to the merger say the combination will...

_2017-07-12
Foreign investor interest in India’s online rummy companies has been growing, though a recent ordinance banning the game by the central state of Telangana has thrown the industry into turmoil and sparked fears of a domino effect across the country. In...

_2017-07-05
In early June, a nondescript three-storey yellow building in a smart area of Lalitpur, south of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, became the site of one of the biggest crackdowns on illegal gambling in the country. It was found due to a series of raids...

_2017-07-05
Macau saw a 62 percent spike in MICE visitation in the first quarter, helped by government subsidies, though the territory still faces considerable hurdles to reach its full potential as an events and exhibitions destination. Macau has lost out to regional...