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_2022-02-17
U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group has finally won the prize in gaining control of Australia’s largest casino operator, although the marriage may prove rocky due differing cultures, a leading gaming consultant said.

_2022-02-16
After nearly 24 months of empty-office spaces and abandoned apartment blocks, there are signs of a resurgence of online gambling businesses in Manila, the city once seen as the igaming mecca of Asia.

_2022-02-15
Politics may be behind recent calls by a Las Vegas casino worker union for a federal investigation into U.S. casino operators and their ties with former junket operator SunCity, according to observers of the U.S. and Macau gaming industry.

_2022-02-14
The global cruise industry is set to return to full service by August 2022, owing to climbing vaccination rates and border reopenings, whilst passenger volumes are forecasted to return to pre-pandemic levels by 2023, according to the Cruise Line International...

_2022-02-11
Genting Malaysia finally opened the gates to its long-delayed theme park this week, which is expected to pull in the crowds to the Genting Highlands resort. Samuel Yin Shao Yang, an associate director of Maybank Investment Bank, puts some numbers to how...

_2022-02-10
With U.S./China relations bumping along near rock bottom, Beijing’s plans to introduce the digital yuan looks set to create more waves, which may be a concern for the Macau U.S. operators, says a leading gaming consultant.

_2022-02-09
Australia’s online gambling watchdog ACMA says it has been beefing up efforts in its war against illegal online gambling but says that Covid-19 and the rise of cryptocurrency is changing the battleground. 

_2022-02-08
Macau’s Chinese New Year visitation numbers saw their first positive year-on-year improvement this year since 2019, with a total of 113,699 visitors over the seven-day holiday period starting from January 31.

_2022-02-07
Genting Malaysia’s long-awaited and much-anticipated SkyWorlds outdoor theme park will hold its soft opening on Tuesday, with analysts confident the attraction will prove to be a key driver of visitation to Resorts World Genting.

_2022-02-04
As we enter the third year of the pandemic, it’s inevitable that some folks in the industry are going to need to travel to, or from, Macau. In this week’s Face-to-Face interview, we speak with Jim Preston, product director, ETS, with Scientific Games,...

_2022-01-31
Last week, Wynn Resorts surprised the market with an announcement that it will be participating in a proposed integrated resort with a casino on Al Marjan Island (UAE) - a popular man-made tourist island only a stone's throw away from Dubai. 

_2022-01-28
The Covid pandemic has provided a boost to the already popular live-multi game machines, providing a level of distancing and privacy, says Jay Chun, chairman of Paradise Entertainment, whose LT Game unit manufactures LGMs.