Good Morning. Scientific Games today announced a rebranding and refocusing of the company towards cross-platform gaming – bridging the gap between land-based and online, young and the old. Fittingly, today we also take a deep dive into “The Metaverse“, looking at what it is and what its relevance is to the increasingly digital gaming industry. 


What you need to know

  • Scientific Games announced it will be changing its name to Light & Wonder, Inc, reflecting a new company direction that will focus on cross-platform game development.
  • Macau gross gambling revenue rose 6 percent year-on-year in February, largely in line with analysts’ expectations, helped by a strong Chinese New Year period.
  • Melco Resorts & Entertainment said 4Q21 adjusted EBITDA almost doubled on tight cost controls, but revenue dipped due to a soft performance in the rolling chip segment and on Covid restrictions.
  • Australia’s financial crimes and anti-money laundering watchdog has begun civil penalty proceedings against Crown Resorts for “serious and systematic” breaches in the law.

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DEEP DIVE

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Gambling on ‘the metaverse’ [Part 1]

In 2021, a metaverse-based casino company made headlines after raking in $7.5 million in revenue in just a three-month period, taking bets from as many as 6,000 virtual avatars a day. The casino, named ICE Poker Casino, exists only in the virtual 3D computer-generated world called Decentraland. Today, it is just one of many metaverse casinos found in one of many metaverse worlds. But what exactly is a metaverse casino? What is the metaverse? How does this differ from a traditional online casino? And what are the opportunities for the traditional brick-and-mortar casinos? 

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Your Daily Asia Gaming eBrief: What you need to know about the metaverse and gaming

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