India
Delta closes Sikkim casino until May 16
Delta Corp, India's only listed casino operator, said it had shut its casino in Sikkim due to a surge of Covid in the state.
Goa lockdown extended until May 10
Goa’s state government on Sunday announced an extension of its covid-19 lockdown until May 10, amidst a surge in covid-19 cases detected in the state.
Goa announces new lockdown as Covid rises
Goa has announced a new lockdown from Thursday to Monday, including the state's casinos, due to rising Covid cases.
Call for closure of Goa offshore casino “superspreaders”
Medical professionals are calling for the closure of offshore casinos, which they claim could be one of the “superspreaders” of the Covid-19 virus.
Delta Corp reports 3.2M net loss, sales drop
Indian gaming operator Delta Corp reported a net loss of Rs. 24.1 crore (US$3.2 million) in the year ended March 2021, with net sales falling 45.8 percent compared to the prior-year period.
Goa casinos ask for license fee waiver
Delta Corp and the casino industry in Goa has asked for a waiver in license fees for the period the properties were forced to close last year due to the pandemic.
Nazara sees massive jump in gamified learning revenue
Indian online gaming firm Nazara Technologies has announced an 84 percent increase in its revenue in the financial year 2021, reaching $61 million.
Which casinos are open?
With so many lockdowns and restrictions happening across Asia's gaming jurisdictions, it is easy to lose track of which casinos are currently open, closed,...
Asian economy set for 6.5 percent growth in 2021
The Asian economy is expected to grow 6.5 percent in 2021, and will be a strong part of sustainable global recovery, according to reports released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Sunday.
APAC to get 820 more hotels in 2021, more in pipeline
Despite Covid-mandated travel restrictions, the number of new hotels will continue to expand in 2021 with 820 hotel projects and 190,332 rooms due to go live in the Asia Pacific region.
Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) 2021
The Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) is the place to see new products and services, network, attend thought-provoking seminars, seek business partners and generate sales....
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.