Jul 05, 2024
Attention to every detail is the key to success in the highly-competitive casino slot machine sector across multiple markets, says Ken Jolly (pictured), vice president and managing director for Asia at casino equipment supplier Light & Wonder Inc (L&W). He also told GGRAsia that as...Jul 04, 2024
The AGEM Index, a measure of the stock prices of a range of casino technology suppliers, increased by 94.57 points to 1,330.19 in June, a 7.7 percent increase from the prior month. Compared...Jul 05, 2024
Casino slot machine supplier FBM now has its “Jí Hǎo Link” product (pictured) installed in the United States, the firm said in a Thursday update. It has four themes – “Golden...Jul 05, 2024
Ricky Hoi Io Meng, deputy director of Macao Government Tourism Office, hinted in Thursday comments that changes to local casinos’ provision of free snacks and drinks on gaming floors “should not have a big...Jul 03, 2024
Macau’s Court of Final Appeal has confirmed the 18-year sentence for Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured in a file photo), former boss of now-defunct Macau casino junket Suncity Group Ltd, rejecting appeals filed...Jul 02, 2024
Some mainland China players may have put off visiting Macau in June amid publicity about a crackdown by the Chinese authorities on unlicensed cross-border money exchange, says a Monday note from Seaport Global...Jul 04, 2024
The “updated timeline” for conclusion of reconstruction on phase one of Waterfront Manila Hotel & Casino in the Philippines has been pushhed back for the “fourth quarter” this year. That is according to...Jul 02, 2024
PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc, linked to the stalled Emerald Bay casino resort project (pictured) in Mactan, Cebu, confirmed in a Tuesday filing the termination of a term sheet with Tiger Resort Leisure &...Jul 01, 2024
The Paris-based international watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) says it “urges the Philippines to swiftly implement its action plan to address… strategic deficiencies” relating to anti-money...Jul 03, 2024
Singapore’s parliament gave a first reading on Tuesday to a bill that will – among other things – amend the city-state’s Casino Control Act to tighten requirements for casino operators to conduct due diligence...Jul 03, 2024
Singapore casino resort Marina Bay Sands (MBS) has announced a “strategic partnership” with China’s Black Pearl Restaurant Guide. The property, controlled by Las Vegas Sands Corp, said the “long-term...Jul 02, 2024
Police investigations in Singapore and Malaysia into alleged illegal online gambling have led to seizure of assets worth SGD4 million (US$2.9 million) as possible proceeds of crime. The assets (pictured in a police...Jul 01, 2024
South Korea needs a policy “white paper” on the role and future of its own casino industry, in the face of a “big threat” competition-wise from a Japanese integrated resort (IR) with casino, MGM Osaka, due to...Jun 27, 2024
Konami Group Corp said on Thursday it would “consider” the possibility of reducing its stock trading unit “as necessary”, as the investment unit of the company’s share “was valued at JPY500,000 (US$3,114)...Jun 27, 2024
Tomakomai city (pictured), an economically-straitened industrial port in the Japanese island prefecture of Hokkaido, witnessed this week a meeting of people who support a long-expressed aim of building there an...Jul 04, 2024
Information released by the Hong Kong government indicates arrests related to cases of illegal gambling in that Chinese special administrative region are pro rata down significantly for the first five months of this...Jul 03, 2024
June sales from gaming at Paradise Co Ltd, which runs foreigner-only casinos in South Korea, went down 25.0 percent compared to May, the firm said in a Wednesday filing to the Korea Exchange. Such sales were KRW57.11...Jul 03, 2024
Gaming sales at Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd, an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, rose 25.7 percent month-on-month in June. Such casino sales were KRW37.02 billion (US$26.7 million), compared to just...Jul 04, 2024
Casino slot machine supplier Aristocrat Gaming has seen its Asian business jump in the past year, coinciding with post-pandemic recovery in key markets. “We really see this as a growth region. Our business has doubled...Jul 01, 2024
Casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Ltd said in a Sunday press release that The Star Brisbane (pictured in an artist’s rendering), a long-anticipated new casino resort, will open its facilities starting from...Jun 27, 2024
Australia-listed slot machine maker and online gaming content provider Aristocrat Leisure Ltd expects to achieve “at least” US$1 billion in revenue from its interactive segment by financial year 2029. The revenue...Enrique Razon’s new US$1bln
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"The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore will be empowered to issue regulations requiring casino operators to detect or prevent proliferation financing"
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