New Zealand
SkyCity out of the junket game
New Zealand's SkyCity Entertainment said it will cease all activities with junkets following a strategic review of its business and will instead deal with international customers directly.
Australian cruise industry demands restart
The Australian cruise industry, which has been shut down for more than 12 months is demanding to be allowed to restart operations now that a trans-Tasman bubble has been established.
SkyCity appoints three non-executive directors
SkyCity Entertainment Group has announced that it intends to appoint Silvana Schenone, Julian Cook, and Chad Barton as non-executive directors to the SkyCity Board.
NZ pokies bounce back surprises with record spending
New Zealanders spent a record amount on pokies in the final quarter of the year in the country's pubs and clubs, showing significant pent up demand after the first-half closures and surprising government officials.
NZ pokies spend hit record in latest quarter
The amount of money spent on pokies in New Zealand hit a record $252 million in the three months to December, the highest since records began in 2007. The figures relate to spending outside of casinos.
NZ to announce Australia travel bubble dates in two weeks
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said she will announce the dates on which quarantine travel can resume with Australia on April 6th.
Bruce Carter retires from SkyCity board
Long-time director Bruce Carter, who oversaw the expansion of SkyCity Adelaide, has retired from the SkyCity board of directors.
SkyCity Auckland removed from Covid restrictions
SkyCity has announced that its Auckland property can now operate without restrictions on mass gatherings and physical distancing requirements following the New Zealand Government's announcement that Auckland has moved to Alert Level 1.
NZ sees jump in gambling spend post lockdown
New Zealand saw a surge in gambling expenditure after the lockdown, spending $252 million on non-casino pokie machines, the most since the Department of Internal Affairs began keeping records in 2007.
NZ council seeks pokie expansion instead of “sinking lid” policy
Problem gambling groups in New Zealand are opposing attempts by a local council to change its "sinking lid" policy on pokie clubs in order to be able to approve new venues on a case-by-case basis.
Life After POGOs – AGB Pop-Up Forum
The Philippines and Asia’s online gaming industry is going through uncertain times, with the gaming regulator seeing more and more operators leaving the country for greener pastures.
Acquiring & Retaining iGaming Customers
In this AGB Webinar Series, we covered the newest strategies for iGaming player acquisition and retention.
Asia Gaming Briefings – April 2021 Edition
In this April edition of Asia Gaming Briefings we take the pulse of how the North Asia jurisdictions of Japan, Korea and the Russian Far East have fared.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Feb 2021 Edition
The world is bouncing back, or at least coming to grips with the fact that going forward not much will be the same as before. Commendably, this industry quickly understood the need to adapt to a new normal, and that the days of targeting the low hanging fruit of the VIP sector are gone.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Dec 2020 Edition
Over the years, many of the answers have been remarkably prescient in their forecasts for the near-term direction of Asia’s gaming industry. However, we can safely say that no one came anywhere close to guessing what 2020 may have had in store.