Angel Group has revealed it will develop a new US$130 million manufacturing plant in Macau, scheduled for completion by the end of 2026.
The expansive new factory, located in Cotai to the south of the Cotai Strip, will have a total floor area of 25,000 square meters and will serve as a base for the manufacturing of Angel playing cards as well as smart gaming tables and other equipment, Angel Group Chairman and CEO Yasushi Shigeta revealed at a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday. The ceremony, attended by Inside Asian Gaming, also formed part of Angel’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
“Angel has decided to build a casino playing card manufacturing plant to add manufacturing capabilities to Macau,” Shigeta said. “We are planning a state-of-the-art factory that will be our home base for integrated functions from manufacturing to sales, enabling a smooth supply chain of local production for local consumption.
“With a site area of 22,000 square meters and a total floor area of 25,000 square meters, the plant is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 and will also serve as our base for smart tables and other equipment. The completion of this factory has been a dream of Angel for many years and is proof of Angel’s deep commitment to Macau and its future.”
According to Shigeta, Angel’s Macau team has grown from a single staff member back in 2003 to more than 50 as of 2024, prompting the decision to further enhance its Macau facilities.
Founded in 1948 when it manufactured and sold retail playing cards, Angel first began moving into the casino space in the 1990s but has gained a particularly strong foothold since the liberalization of the Macau casino industry in 2002.
“The market grew rapidly with the expansion of casino licenses in 2002 and Angel was able to grow alongside it,” Shigeta noted.
“The key to our success is that we could stably supply high-security, high-quality products. This was made possible by us developing original paper stock, developing and making our own machines and designing our factory specifically for casino products.
“The ‘no one knows’ pre shuffled cards where the order of the cards is unknown to anyone in the world, playing cards with an electronic shoe, comparable security printing, and machines and systems that enable their production have made Angel’s products favorites for casinos around the world, including in Macau.”
Shigeta also highlighted the company’s move into the smart table realm, where it counts Sands China’s Macau properties and Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands among its major clients.
“We continue with our development of new products,” he said. “We believe that these systems can make a significant contribution to casino operators by enabling digital management of data on casino tables, improving security and preventing fraud.”
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