Genting third-quarter profit jumps 65 percent

Genting Bhd, which owns Singapore’s Sentosa Resorts World Casino, reported a 65 percent rise in third-quarter income to  462.1 million ringgit ($143.04 million) from 279.42 million in the same period a year ago. Revenue climbed 12 percent year on year to 4.7 billion ringgit. Revenue from the group’s leisure and hospitality industries rose 14 percent to 4.06 billion ringgit.