Singapore | World Casino News

Genting Malaysia Berhad being advised not to overextend its reach

April 18, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad, reportedly ‘has the liquidity’ to complete the development of large projects in Las Vegas and Singapore but may jeopardize its future ‘deleveraging trajectory’ by...

SIS Limited renews Singapore horseracing rights agreement

Adam Morgan

March 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Horse Racing, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Singapore

Retail and online sportsbetting products and services supplier, Sports Information Services (SIS) Limited has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it continue distributing live data and pictures...

Singapore records rise in annual tourism numbers

Adam Morgan

February 14, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

The number of tourists that visited Singapore in 2018 reportedly increased by 6.2% year-on-year to reach approximately 18.5 million and led the small city-state to record an around 1% swell in annual sightseer ...

Macau proves important for Las Vegas Sands Corporation

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Economy/Finance, Macau, Singapore

Las Vegas Sands Corporation has released its unaudited financial results for 2018 showing that it experienced a 7.8% increase year-on-year in net revenues to $13.729 billion alongside an associated 8% rise in c...

IGG Incorporated debuts Mobile Royale role-playing game

Adam Morgan

January 16, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Technology, Game manufacturers, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Singapore

Asian mobile games developer IGotGames (IGG) Incorporated has announced the premiere of its Mobile Royale online role-playing title complete with three-dimensional graphics and a plethora of special features. ...

Singapore sees increasing number of Chinese tourists

Adam Morgan

August 8, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

The first six months of the year reportedly saw the number of tourists visiting the island city-state of Singapore increase by 7.6% year-on-year to stand at almost 9.2 million with some 24% of these vacationers...

Marina Bay Sands replaces theatre with TAO Group Marquee brand

K Morrison

June 21, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Singapore

Leading restaurant and nightlife company, TAO Group, announced recently that next year it would debut its flagship nightclub brand, Marquee, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, where in January, TAO als...

Adelson reigns as king on Forbes list of wealthy gaming investors

K Morrison

March 12, 2018

Austria, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Macau, Singapore, Nevada

Forbes recently published its World's Billionaires list and a number of casino tycoons from the US and abroad rank among them. Despite descending one position in the overall ranking, Sheldon Adelson (picture...

Genting Group subsidiary disposing of cruise ship shares

Adam Morgan

November 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Hong Kong, Economy/Finance, Singapore

After announcing last month that it will be de-listing its shares from Singapore’s stock exchange, casino and cruise ship operator Genting Hong Kong Limited has now revealed that it has agreed a deal to offload...

Singapore continues to attract mainland Chinese tourists

Adam Morgan

November 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Tourists from mainland China reportedly accounted for some 18% of the international visitors that entered Singapore during the first half of 2017 with their 1.55 million individual arrivals representing an incr...

Genting Hong Kong Limited to de-list from Singapore’s stock exchange

Adam Morgan

October 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Hong Kong, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Casino and cruise operator Genting Hong Kong Limited has reportedly announced that it has received permission to voluntarily de-list its shares from Singapore’s stock exchange after going some six years without...

Genting Singapore reports extremely profitable second quarter

Adam Morgan

August 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Asian casino operator Genting Singapore has released its second-quarter financial results showing that higher revenues along with lower sales costs helped to push its net profit for the period up by over 800% y...

Marina Bay Sands suing former Chinese table tennis star over gambling debt

Adam Morgan

May 30, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Singapore

One of China's best-known table tennis players is reportedly being sued in a Hong Kong court for failing to fully pay off a gambling debt he ran up while at the Marina Bay Sands property in Singapore. Accord...

Jeju Shinhwa World disposal bolsters Genting Singapore’s bottom line

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Asian casino operator Genting Singapore has released its financial results for the first quarter of the year showing a 4% drop year-on-year in overall revenues to $419.56 million although its adjusted earnings ...

Chinese growth to help Singapore post record tourist numbers

Adam Morgan

February 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Singapore

Despite challenging economic conditions, last year will reportedly see Singapore having welcomed more tourists than ever before with these visitors having spent a record $17.5 billion on confectionery, shopping...