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_2021-01-29
On deadline day for documents in Nagasaki’s RFP process, Mohegan Resorts and Entertainment has emerged as a partner for Hong Kong-listed Oshidori Holdings in what is shaping up to be Japan’s most hotly contested IR race.

_2021-01-27
Operators in Entertainment City had already begun to complain about the impact of rising competition on their margins even prior to the Covid-19 crisis. 

_2019-11-22
It was considered a foregone conclusion in gaming circles that Osaka will be a venue for one of the first three integrated resorts in Japan, though the entry of Yokohama into the race and shifting political sands highlight the fact that nothing should...

_2019-11-08
The Philippines has been one of the best-performing gaming jurisdictions over the past five years and is expected to continue to outperform, despite rising regional competition, as the country’s operators expand.

_2019-10-23
Galaxy Entertainment held a press event in Osaka on Wednesday to make their local pitch, providing competition for MGM Resorts. 

_2019-08-23
The Abe government's decision to drag its feet on more detailed regulations governing the IR industry and to delay the establishment of the Casino Management Board may exercise an effect on which local governments get licensed and which IR operators are...

_2019-07-23
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. said it can’t shutter operations at the Casino Filipino Manila Bay due to an existing management contract and argues that the property is profitable if its social contributions are excluded from its results.

_2019-07-19
When 188Bet announced its withdrawal from the UK and Irish markets in March, it was the latest in a long line of Asia-facing operators to back away from Europe’s highly-regulated igaming jurisdictions.

_2019-05-07
Melco Resorts & Entertainment posted a 4 percent gain in Q1 revenue, driven mostly by mass market table games in Macau, though the operator posted flat revenue from its operations in Manila and said it had turned cautious on the market due to increased...

_2019-03-08
The global igaming industry has enjoyed significant regulatory breakthroughs around the world over the past year, but the emergence of a genuinely int

_2019-02-01
Asia’s online gaming industry, which is forecast for double-digit growth over the next seven years, is likely to be one of the main topics to be talked about at ICE Totally Gaming, with executives keen to explore both the opportunities and learn how...

_2019-01-10
Macau’s first integrated competition for hotel and gaming employees is set to kick off next Tuesday across Macau, Macau Daily Times reports. Supp

_2018-12-10
Genting Singapore is facing increasing competition in the mass market from the Philippines and Cambodia, though management sees room for growth in VIP, according to Nomura.

_2018-11-16
The first of Macau’s six casino concessions expire in less than 18 months, though the operators who have invested billions in the territory still have no clarity as to how, or even if, those licenses to operate will be renewed.

_2018-08-24
An influx of new third-party suppliers is driving intense competition in Asia’s online gambling space, with a ferocious price war driving what some

_2018-08-03
With multiple new destinations opening up over the coming years, Asia’s casino space will have a very different feel in the 2020s. Of course, new

_2018-07-03
Increasing competition in Asia, coupled with a competitive pricing environment has pushed down revenue expectations for online gaming supplier Playtec

_2018-04-09
Genting Singapore’s management is “diligently preparing” for an eventual bid for a license in Japan, though acknowledges it will be facing fierc

_2018-03-21
China’s VIPs are once again driving gross gambling revenue across the region, with the Philippines tipped as being one of the best-placed jurisdictions to take a slice of the high-roller pie.