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_2018-05-29
Aquis Entertainment and Executive Sports and Entertainment have reportedly launched a joint venture called QeSports to invest in the esports market.  

_2018-05-29
About 15 gaming venues across New Zealand are trying out facial recognition technology, with a further six to install the system in the next few weeks, local media reports.

_2018-05-29
The number of people registered as having a gambling disorder in Macau rose 11.3 percent in 2017, according to the Social Welfare Bureau’s Central Registry System of Problem Gamblers.

_2018-05-29
The Wakayama Prefectural Government on Tuesday launched its RFI process for its anticipated IR bid, to be conducted by its new consulting company, EY.

_2018-05-29
Silver Heritage Group has appointed Australian entrepreneur James Spenceley as non-executive chairman and director, effective immediately.

_2018-05-28
Philippines-based Bloomberry Resorts, the operator of the Solaire Resort in Manila, was an early mover on seeking an IR license in Japan, and their main interest appears to have converged on Wakayama’s Marina City location.

_2018-05-28
Fantasy Sports company My Team11 is under investigation for alleged tax evasion, according to local media reports.

_2018-05-28
Hard Rock International has won the license to build a EUR2 billion ($2.3 billion) IR in Tarragona, western Spain.

_2018-05-28
Since the Iwanuma City Council passed a resolution last June to launch a feasibility study for an IR bid, little progress has been made. With mayoral

_2018-05-28
Spending by visitors to Macau was up 22 percent in the first quarter, with the biggest amount spent on shopping, according to figures from the Statistics and Census Service.

_2018-05-28
Star Entertainment Group said its international VIP rebate business has continued to show strong growth into the second quarter, with turnover jumping almost 64 percent year to date.

_2018-05-27
Silver Heritage Group said its board has agreed to halve its cash remuneration and take other initiatives to cut costs to help address expected tight liquidity in the second half as its new IR in Nepal ramps up.

_2018-05-27
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has finally put passage of the IR Implementation Bill near the very top of its legislative agenda, as evident in comments made Saturday by Hiroshi Moriyama, the ruling party’s Diet affairs policy chairman.

_2018-05-27
Melco Resorts Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho does not expect that Japanese IRs will produce revenues on the scale of Macau, but he is nevertheless more than willing to build “a $10 billion plus resort” in either the Kansai or Kanto regions of the country.

_2018-05-25
Philippine prosecutors in Paranaque and Makati cities have dropped all charges filed against Japanese gaming billionaire Kazuo Okada.

_2018-05-25
Myanmar’s Ministry of Transport and Communication has issued a warning to all private telecommunication companies to “stay out” of illegal onlin

_2018-05-25
Genting Malaysia Berhad, operator of Resorts World Genting (RWG) in Malaysia reported a 16 percent improvement in net profit for the first quarter of

_2018-05-25
The Laguna Lăng Cô integrated resort is expected to open its new casino in 2022, after receiving the country’s first casino license in ten years,