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Sands China’s The Londoner may open in February
Sands China President Wilfred Wong said the operator has been given a possible opening day in early February for the Londoner, formerly known as Sands Cotai Central. Wong didn't give a specific date.
Cambodia arrests 10 foreigners in online gambling bust
Cambodian police has arrested 10 foreign nationals in an online gambling bust, seizing passports, keys, computers, cars and other related items, the Phnom Penh Post reports. It didn't give the nationality of those detained.
Cambodia promulgates gambling law
Cambodia has promulgated its long-awaited gambling law aiming to create jobs, boost the economy, and bolster tourism, as well as establish safeguards against money laundering and corruption.
Moody’s cautious about NagaCorp expansion plans
Nagacorp, the operator of Cambodia’s NagaWorld, has undoubtedly been one of Asia’s integrated resort success stories, though credit ratings agency Moody’s is now sounding a note of caution about its expansion plans.
Moody’s says Nagacorp’s Angkor Wat plan “credit negative”
Credit ratings agency, Moody's says Nagacorp's planned development of a resort near the Angkor Wat temple complex is credit negative as it reduces the company's liquidity buffer. The plan pushes capital expenditure over the next five years to $4 billion.
Coronavirus live updates: No HK/Macau travel bubble until fourteen days of no new cases
The latest news and updates on the Covid-19 (coronavirus) - with regularly updated information relating to new cases, travel restrictions and other information to...
NagaCorp gains development land near Angkor Wat
NagaCorp has announced that it has received a fifty-year lease, with an option to renew, on a prime piece of development land sited just about 500 meters south of the outer restricted zone of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Online operators find new home in Myanmar
It’s been billed as a $15 billion smart city, powered by the latest in blockchain technology, but in reality it has emerged as a major online gambling hub and the new home to many of the operations that fled Cambodia after a ban on the practice last year.
Sihanoukville gets a face lift
While it’s too early to say Cambodia’s coastal gambling hub has risen phoenix-like from the ashes, there are encouraging signs that Sihanoukville is serious about transforming into a mass market tourism destination, with a significant improvement in urban infrastructure.
IGT installs casino management system at Hanoi hotel
International Game Technology has announced that Bao Son International Hotel Versaces Club in Hanoi City, Vietnam, is replacing its existing casino management system with an IGT product, which will operate its loyalty program, monitor and optimize its casino floor, and perform a range of other essential functions.
Getting through to the other side
We enter a week, and the final month of the year, with a global economy tipping wildly between extremes of optimism and pessimism.
Knowledge trumps content in Asia’s complex i-gaming world
In Asia’s complex and diverse igaming landscape, having the right content means business success only if one more key ingredient is included - market knowledge.
Instant and secure deposits
AstroPay is the pioneer payment solution for thousands of consumers in Latin America, Asia and Africa, who want to purchase online on international sites, that helps merchants access new markets through its main product, AstroPay Card.
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.
Attracting players, not fraudsters
With sports betting restarting we are now seeing traffic levels return to pre-COVID levels. The same is unfortunately true for fraudulent activities as operators tempt players, both new and existing, with lucrative bonuses and attractive game offerings.
Winning the Chinese Tourist & China Tourism Blacklist
The AGB Webinar hears from Professor Wolfgang Arlt of COTRI, Shirley Tam of Okada Manila and Desmond Lam of UMAC to discuss future expectations...
South Korea Casino Recovery
The fifth edition of the AGB Webinar Series will take you to South Korea, one of the first countries to reopen their gaming industry...
Asia Gaming Briefings – Nov 2020 Edition
While nowhere in the world has escaped the economic fallout from the Covid-19 crisis, Macau has been hit harder than most, with forecasts for gross domestic product to shrink more than 50 percent this year.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Oct 2020 Edition
Before the Covid-19 crisis, tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region was at a record high, on track to welcome 80 million visitors in 2019, generating some $90 billion in revenue.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Sep 2020 Edition
IN FOCUS: SPORTS BETTING Ball games bounce back. Major sporting events are slowly ramping up around the world and with them the drama and surprises, not all of them good for sports betting operators.