Macau Fisherman’s Wharf partners with Bandai Namco to develop VR Zone
Macau Fisherman’s Wharf (MFW) and Japan’s Bandai Namco have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a VR Zone in the entertainment complex, located on the Macau peninsula. At a signing ceremony held on Monday, the President of Macau Fisherman’s Wharf International...
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G2E Asia Awards gala dinner sold out
The 2019 G2E Asia Awards are officially sold out. Organizers G2E Asia and Inside Asian Gaming confirmed that the 368th ticket of 368 available was sold on Sunday ahead of Tuesday night’s gala dinner, to be held at The Parisian...
Gambling related crime on the rise in Macau SAR in 1Q19
The number of gaming related-crimes in Macau in the first three months of 2019 increased by 14.1% year-on-year to a total of 438, the SAR’s Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak has revealed. The figure included 128 cases of casino...
Paradise sees Macau EGM sales slow in 1Q19
Slower sales of electronic gaming equipment saw Macau-based Paradise Entertainment Ltd suffer a 6.3% year-on-year decline in revenue and 39.4% fall in Adjusted EBITDA for the three months to 31 March 2019. Paradise reported revenue of HK$288.9 million for the...
Dynam receives DICJ approval to distribute new slot machines in Macau
Japanese pachinko hall operator Dynam Japan Holdings says it has been granted approval by Macau’s gaming regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), to install its first video slot machine title in Macau casinos. The first title, “Fortune Frogs”,...
Macau VIP decline sees Galaxy Entertainment revenues fall in 1Q19
Galaxy Entertainment Group saw its net revenue and EBITDA fall 8% in 1Q19, impacted by the SAR-wide decline in the VIP market and the introduction of tighter smoking regulations. Galaxy reported net revenue of HK$13 billion for the period, with...
Launch of new-look May 2019 edition sees IAG website traffic increase 7,000% – receiving 347,000 hits in a single day
The launch of Inside Asian Gaming’s first monthly edition in Traditional Chinese, combined with the presence of Suncity Group Chairman Alvin Chau on the front cover, saw the IAG website receive more than double its average number of monthly hits...
Asia Pioneer Entertainment to develop its own EGM games
Macau-based gaming machine distributor Asia Pioneer Entertainment (APE) has revealed it is developing its own games for land-based electronic gaming equipment. The news formed part of the company’s 1Q19 earnings release, which saw revenue for the first quarter of 2019...
