G2E Asia expected to welcome 8,000 professional visitors in Macau return
G2E Asia organizer Reed Exhibitions (RX) said Friday it expects to attract around 8,000 professional visitors to this year’s show when it returns to The Venetian Macao from 4 to 6 June. The long-running expo will celebrate its 15th anniversary...
Read moreQueensland government says insufficient evidence to find Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook unsuitable ahead of Queen’s Wharf Brisbane launch
The Queensland state government has deemed there to be insufficient evidence to find Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) – the Hong Kong-listed jewelry giant with casino links in Australia, Macau, Vietnam and the Bahamas – unsuitable to be associated with...
LET Group reveals addition of three directors following mass exodus over planned Tigre de Cristal sale
LET Group has begun the process repopulating its Board of Directors following a mass exodus in January with the addition of three new directors – including two of the directors who formed part of the exodus in question. In a...
AGEM Index down 9% in April as 10 of 12 suppliers suffer stock price declines
The AGEM Index – a monthly stock performance guide comprising 12 global gaming suppliers – decreased by 9.0% or 109.86 points to 1,109.06 points in April, with Aristocrat and Light & Wonder seeing the largest negative contributions. The index was,...
PAGCOR announces multiple arrests for various gaming scams
Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR announced Thursday the details of multiple arrests in relation to a series of gambling scams and illegal gambling activity. The arrests included 16 people detained at an office complex in Biñan, Laguna for running an illegal...
Maybank: Mass market to drive 15% growth in Philippines GGR in 2024
The Philippines gaming sector will grow by around 15% year-on-year in 2024, driven by the continued rise in domestic demand, according to investment bank Maybank. In a Thursday note, analyst Raffy Mendoza also outlined an expected uptick in the VIP...
Five arrested after HK$5.9 million in fake chips detected in Macau casino
The Macau Judiciary Police has revealed the arrest of five mainland Chinese men and seizure of 585 fake casino chips worth a combined HK$5.85 million (US$748,260). The men are also accused of defrauding a casino of at least HK$1.8 million...
Macau welcomes 121,750 visitor arrivals on first day of May Golden Week
Macau welcomed around 121,750 visitor arrivals on the first day of the May Day Golden Week according to preliminary statistics from the Macau Public Security Police (PSP), below the estimated daily rate of 130,000 arrivals. This year’s May Golden Week...