Ten years on, Singapore’s integrated resorts push the non-gaming envelope while leaving casino revenue on the table. From the moment Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) dealt its first cards on 14 February 2010, Singapore’s integrated resorts have set the pace in global gaming. RWS and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) established new...
As Singapore continues to serve as the model for IR development, it has also become one of the current models to address the promotion of responsible gaming measures and casino exclusion policies for its two integrated resorts. At the time of inception, these cutting-edge initiatives allowed for a different model...
Japan’s IR industry has been left reeling from a scandal involving an ambitious Chinese company pursuing IR development and their efforts to bribe Japanese officials. On Christmas Day, Japan’s IR industry was struck a heavy blow when the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office arrested member of the House of Representatives,...
Taiwan’s Jumbo Technology will release a range of new products in 2020 to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Taiwanese gaming machine designer Jumbo Technology is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020. Founded in 2000, Jumbo has grown rapidly from a local Taiwanese manufacturer to an international gaming company with a footprint...
Macau IR operator Melco Resorts & Entertainment is set to donate HK$20 million (US$2.6 million) to purchase medical supplies and support local communities in Wuhan and Hubei. Melco revealed on Wednesday that it is working with the government to donate...
The Philippines Department of Finance (DoF) collected Php6.42 billion (US$126 million) in taxes from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) and their service providers in 2019, the majority coming from a crackdown on companies found to be withholding taxes. According to...
The great divide between supporters and opponents of an IR industry in Japan was laid bare on Wednesday morning when an anti-casino protestor interrupted a keynote address by the Deputy Mayor of Yokohama, Toshihide Hirahara, at the 1st IR Expo...
Japanese gaming giant Sega Sammy Holdings has announced a Strategic Business Alliance with UK architecture and design firm Foster + Partners, Ltd to jointly pursue an integrated resort license in Yokohama. The alliance, announced on the eve of the 1st...
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