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_2020-10-30
TAB NZ’s key results for September were ahead of budget and ahead of last year. The Business reported strong performance for the month across all products, with sport, international racing, and domestic racing all well ahead of budget. 

_2020-10-30
Donaco International continues to feel the impact from border closures between Cambodia and Thailand and Vietnam and China in the latest quarter, though says its monthly cash burn remains within its range. 

_2020-10-30
Signs of silver linings are appearing in the Asian gaming industry. Because it's Friday, we bring you our anticipated weekly video interview where we feature DFNN CEO, Calvin Lim, who talks about the need for digital transformation in the Philippines...

_2020-10-30
MGM Resorts’ third quarter results revealed a net loss widening to US$534.7 million, a figure that was worse than what some analysts had predicted.

_2020-10-30
DFNN CEO Calvin Lim talks with Asia Gaming Brief’s managing editor Sharon Singleton about the need for digital transformation in the Philippines and his group’s role in that process.

_2020-10-30
Faced with the ongoing onslaught of negative news from around the world, you may have missed a few things this week that when put together point to a more optimistic view of Asia’s gambling industry. 

_2020-10-30
After years of increasingly acrimonious trade tensions with the U.S., China’s latest five-year plan looks inward, focusing on boosting domestic demand and on fostering self-reliance in technology.

_2020-10-30
Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has prepared new mid- to long-term management goals to respond to the Covid-19 crisis and to keep pace with the government's Digital New Deal policies.

_2020-10-30
The Macau government has lifted its fourteen-day quarantine requirement for arrivals from Qingdao as the epidemic in that Shandong port city appears to have been contained.

_2020-10-30
Imperial Pacific International CEO Donald Browne has declared that regulators and lawmakers should stop worrying about “minor issues” and instead focus on eliminating the roughly 700 “unregulated and unlawful” gaming machines on Saipan.

_2020-10-30
Victoria’s casino regulator did not attempt to interview Crown Resorts staff who were arrested and imprisoned in China for illegally promoting gambling until after one of them appeared on television two years into the watchdog’s investigation.

_2020-10-30
South Shore Holdings has indicated that it will continue to seek prospective buyers for its The 13 in Macau and to execute a sale as soon as possible as a way to improve the group’s liquidity and financial position.

_2020-10-30
Summit Ascent Holdings has reiterated that it is preparing an additional US$200 million in investment funds for the Tigre de Cristal second phase development.

_2020-10-29
Summit Ascent Holdings, the operator of the Tigre de Cristal, said slot handle in the two and a half months of the quarter its resort was open exceeded pre-pandemic levels at 103 percent, while mass drop was 96 percent of pre-closure levels. VIP was affected...

_2020-10-29
The latest game releases for the NOVO LINE Interactive platform add two special Asian highlights to the broad NOVOMATIC game portfolio.

_2020-10-29
UltraPlay has unveiled a new logo in the first step of a new brand identity. It comes as a continuation of UltraPlay's 10-year anniversary that was celebrated earlier this year.

_2020-10-29
Okada Manila said it has promoted chief operating officer and director in charge of gaming operations, Brian Yip, to the post of president. Yip has been with the company since 2018.

_2020-10-29
President of Okada Manila from Oct. 2020. Yip joined the company in 2018 and was formerly chief operating officer and director of gaming operations.

_2020-10-28
Tim McNally checks in with Asia Gaming Brief Asia editor Felix Ng to discuss the moves that NagaCorp has been making to offset the decline in international visitation this year. McNally also comments on NagaCorp’s initial thoughts on the China Tourism...

_2020-10-27
The infographics highlight the power that Chinese tourists have in fuelling tourism market growth (pre-Covid) in Asia. Casino-related spend is at the forefront of growth in Macau in particular, whilst gaming could also be shaping overall tourism spend...

_2020-10-23
Angel Sueiro, chief operating officer of PH Resorts, talks with Asia Gaming Brief managing editor Sharon Singleton about the concept for the company’s next property in the highly competitive Clark Freeport Zone and opportunities post-Covid 19 in the...

_2020-10-21
Mike Bolsover sits down with Asia Gaming Brief executive editor Michael Penn about Nepal's gaming industry, what's in store for Silver Heritage Group, and how Bhairahawa Resort stands in terms of construction and the pandemic impact.

_2020-10-20
The pandemic has undoubtedly wreaked havoc across Asia's most popular tourist hotspots, however, it appears that a recovery is starting to take shape.

_2020-10-16
Democratic Representative in the Northern Marianas Legislature, Tina Sablan, believes that CNMI regulators dropped the ball on IPI.

_2020-10-14
How does the Global Chief Information Officer & SVP of Melco Resorts & Entertainment get his inspiration to innovate? Avery Palos sits down with Asia Gaming Brief's Asia Editor, Felix Ng about how he keeps up to date with the latest technological trends...

_2020-10-13
It is not, as some Western media have said because the Chinese do not dare to travel. With 637 million domestic trips during Golden Week, it shows that people are not afraid to travel.

_2020-10-08
IN FOCUS: SPORTS BETTING Ball games bounce back. Major sporting events are slowly ramping up around the world and with them the drama and surprises, not all of them good for sports betting operators.