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Genting Malaysia Berhad boss looking to enter the Macau casino market

September 15, 2022

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Macau

In Macau and a company linked to the boss of prominent Asian gambling operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly applied for one of the enclave’s coming ten-year casino licenses. According to a report f...

Macau casino equipment firms looking for more lucrative homes

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2022

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Macau, Asian Casino News

A number of international casino games and equipment suppliers and manufacturers are reportedly abandoning the once dominant Macau market for increasingly more welcoming locales such as the Philippines and Sing...

Singpore’s new Gambling Control Act effective today

Sadonna Price

August 1, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Singapore

Originally passed earlier this year, the Gambling Control Act of Singapore comes into effect today. The law bans proxy gambling via gaming machines in the region. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore ...

Shinzo Abe ‘legacy’ to include premiere of Japanese integrated casino resorts

Adam Morgan

July 11, 2022

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses

Last week’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly been felt far and wide as the 67-year-old was one of the main protagonists in the effort to bring Las Vegas-style...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation investing in Huddle Tech Incorporated

Adam Morgan

June 9, 2022

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Technology, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that it has made an inaugural strategic investment in iGaming technologies and services firm Huddle Tech Incorporated. According ...

United Arab Emirates looking to potentially legalize casino gambling

Adam Morgan

April 15, 2022

United Arab Emirates, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, New Hotels, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Lottery

The casino hotspots of Las Vegas and Macau could soon have another substantial rival in the United Arab Emirates after the Middle Eastern nation of almost 9.3 million people reportedly revealed that it intends ...

IGT Global Services Limited to power Singapore Pools lottery

Sadonna Price

March 22, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Singapore

This week, International Game Technology (IGT) announced its subsidiary IGT Global Services Limited has signed a new deal in Singapore. The subsidiary will now use the Aurora lottery system to power gaming for ...

Value of the global casino market expected to top $150 billion by 2026

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mobile gaming, European Casino News, Asian Casino News, Online Gambling News

American market research firm Global Industry Analysts Incorporated has announced that it expects the world’s online and land-based casino industry to be worth more than $150 billion by the end of 2026. The ...

Las Vegas Sands Corporation in talks regarding new Asian casino resort

Adam Morgan

March 14, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

The boss for American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that his firm is in negotiations with ‘a major country’ in Asia regarding the possible development of a new gambling-fr...

New gambling regulator coming to Singapore this year

Sadonna Price

February 14, 2022

Gaming Law & Legislation, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Singapore

Later this year, Singapore will establish a new gambling regulator known as the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA). The change will take place thanks to two new bills that were introduced for reading in Parlia...

Marina Bay Sands begins $1bn revitalization project in Singapore

Sadonna Price

February 9, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects, Singapore

A few changes are coming to the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, with the operator set to spend $1 billion to revitalize the facility. The plan marks the largest reinvestment for the property since it started off...

Bitcoin valuation hurt by Federal Reserve and Kazakhstan uncertainty

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2022

Cryptocurrency, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Kazakhstan, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

The value of individual Bitcoin cryptocurrency tokens has reportedly decreased by around 10.6% over the course of the past week after the United States Federal Reserve hinted that it may be about to raise that ...

Macau instituting international air travel prohibition to fight coronavirus

Adam Morgan

January 6, 2022

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

The government of Macau has reportedly reacted to the threat being posed by the rising prevalence of the Omicron variant of coronavirus by announcing that it will soon institute a two-week ban on all internatio...

Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited inks deal to relocate Seoul casino

Adam Morgan

December 29, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, South Korea

In South Korea and local casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited has reportedly announced that will be relocating the Seven Luck-branded gambling enterprise it runs within the Millennium Hilton Seou...

Genting Singapore Limited to fully dissolve Japanese subsidiaries

Adam Morgan

December 29, 2021

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino proposals, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Japan, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Asian casino operator Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly detailed that it will be winding up its eight-strong club of Japanese subsidiaries after earlier abandoning its campaign to bring a gambling-friend...