Sharon Singleton

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Sharon Singleton is a multi-media reporter with experience ranging from website management to reporting and editing for newspapers, news agencies and television.

LATEST ARTICLES FROM AUTHOR

China

Economic/social shifts that may affect Asia’s IRs

Sharon Singleton - January 18, 2021

Hong Kong

Cruise stock rally pauses as sailings delayed

Sharon Singleton - January 15, 2021

Macau

Moody’s sees slow 2021 start for Melco, rising debt

Sharon Singleton - January 14, 2021

People

Ankush Gera

Sharon Singleton - January 14, 2021

Macau

Macau operators to benefit from cost cuts, business mix in Q4

Sharon Singleton - January 13, 2021

Macau

Casino visionary Adelson dies

Sharon Singleton - January 12, 2021

Cambodia

Donaco says its positioned for growth after settling spat

Sharon Singleton - January 11, 2021

Macau

The Londoner set to take the market pulse

Sharon Singleton - January 11, 2021

Macau

Macau gaming stocks to outperform from H2: MS

Sharon Singleton - January 8, 2021

Elsewhere

MGM’s Entain bid may create “butterfly effect” in Asia

Sharon Singleton - January 8, 2021

LATEST NEWS

South Korea

Jeju Dream Tower casino sales rise 36% in June to $31M

Viviana Chan - July 1, 2026

Jeju Dream Tower’s June casino sales climbed 36.1% y-o-y to $31.3 million, supported by higher visitor traffic

Macau

Macau GGR falls 12.1% in June as World Cup weighs on demand

Viviana Chan - July 1, 2026

Macau’s June GGR fell 12.1 percent to $2.29 billion as the expanded FIFA World Cup weighed on casino demand.

United States

TransAct names Troy Ingianni CFO after Campbell withdraws

Viviana Chan - July 1, 2026

TransAct appointed Troy Ingianni as CFO after Robert Campbell withdrew from the succession plan for personal reasons.

Macau

Emperor Entertainment loss narrows 90% after Macau gaming exit

Viviana Chan - July 1, 2026

Emperor Entertainment's net loss narrowed 90 percent to $3.2 million after exiting Macau gaming in October 2025.

Australia

Australia prioritizes gambling advertising reforms in 2026–27 compliance agenda

Frank Schuengel - July 1, 2026

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has identified the implementation of the country's new gambling advertising reforms as one of its key compliance and enforcement priorities for the 2026–27 financial year.

Thailand

Thailand moves ahead with lottery-linked pension scheme

Frank Schuengel - July 1, 2026

Thailand is pushing forward with an unconventional retirement savings program that attaches prize draws to pension contributions, in what the World Bank has described as a potential model for other developing nations.

Macau

Wynn Macau signs marketing, staff secondment deal under $21.5M cap

Viviana Chan - June 30, 2026

Wynn Macau signed a marketing and staff secondment deal with Wynn Marketing (Portugal) under an unchanged $21.5M annual cap.

Taiwan

Taiwan passes first virtual asset law, mandates license for exchanges

Viviana Chan - June 30, 2026

Taiwan's legislature passed the Virtual Asset Service Act on June 30th, requiring crypto providers to obtain an FSC license before operating.

Macau

Macau arrests mainland man accused of livestreaming baccarat tables

Viviana Chan - June 30, 2026

Macau police arrested a mainland man accused of livestreaming baccarat tables to mainland gamblers and placing proxy bets.

News

Former Light & Wonder executive Daryl Bruce joins Solaire

Viviana Chan - June 30, 2026

Solaire Resorts appoints former Light & Wonder Asia product executive Daryl Bruce as Vice President, Gaming Optimization amid leadership changes.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong arrests 19 in joint ICAC and police operation targeting match-fixing and illegal betting

Frank Schuengel - June 30, 2026

Hong Kong authorities have arrested 19 people, including active football players and coaches, following a joint operation targeting a syndicate suspected of running an illegal bookmaking network and bribing players to fix local football matches.

Malaysia

Malaysia arrests 331 in World Cup illegal betting operation

Frank Schuengel - June 30, 2026

Malaysian police have arrested 331 people and uncovered more than RM2.62 million in illegal betting transactions as part of Op Soga XI, a nationwide enforcement campaign targeting unlicensed sports betting and online gambling linked to the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Elsewhere

iGaming fraud in APAC nearly halves, yet deepfakes still dominate: Sumsub

Viviana Chan - June 29, 2026

APAC iGaming fraud nearly halved to 1.92 percent in 1Q26, but deepfakes still drive two-thirds of regional cases, Sumsub reports.

Macau

Wynn Macau grants share awards to four staff members

AGBrief Editorial - June 29, 2026

Wynn Macau granted 886,547 share awards to 4 employees under its ownership scheme, with vesting schedules running through 2030.

United States

Moody’s lowers Wynn Resorts’ outlook to stable as leverage remains elevated

Viviana Chan - June 29, 2026

Moody’s cut Wynn Resorts’ outlook to stable from positive, saying leverage remains elevated despite improved results since 2025.

Macau

SJM names former NagaCorp CFO Tan Sean Czoon as new finance chief

Viviana Chan - June 29, 2026

SJM Holdings appointed former NagaCorp CFO Tan Sean Czoon as finance chief after Ip Shih Ming resigned to pursue personal interests.

Thailand

Thai MP faces expanded charges in illegal gambling investigation

Frank Schuengel - June 29, 2026

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation (DSI) has expanded its case against Klatham Party MP for Songkhla Chonnaput Naksua, adding money laundering and transnational organized crime charges in connection with an alleged illegal online gambling network.

Elsewhere