RGB International expects earnings to improve in the second half of 2026, supported by the delivery of more gaming machines and a recovery in its technical support and management (TSM) business, while pursuing a supply tender for a major Macau casino.
The Malaysian gaming equipment supplier aims to deliver the remaining 1,700 machines under its target of 3,000 units for the year. RGB chief operating officer for leisure Chuah Eng Meng and executive director Chuah Hui Jing disclosed the company’s outlook to Malaysian business publication The Edge.
Eng Meng said RGB submitted the Macau tender in August, with the process expected to conclude in the third quarter and deliveries potentially beginning in the fourth quarter.
“We submitted our tender last month for one of the major casinos in Macau. The tender is expected to conclude by the third quarter and deliver by the fourth quarter,” he said.
The potential contract value, number of machines and casino operator were not disclosed.
The tender is linked to a broader replacement cycle arising from Macau’s new technical standards for electronic gaming machines. The replacement program at the casino is expected to be implemented progressively over the next one to two years as its gaming floors are upgraded.
RGB also expects its TSM business to have bottomed out. The company is relocating machines from loss-making Philippine outlets to stronger-performing locations after obtaining the required regulatory approvals.
The outlook follows weaker second-quarter results. RGB’s net profit fell 26.3 percent year-on-year to MYR10.33 million ($2.45 million), despite revenue increasing 15 percent to MYR109.63 million ($26 million).
The company attributed the decline primarily to lower margins in its sales, services and marketing division after offering discounts and extended payment terms on bulk machine orders from Philippine customers. Chuah Hui Jing said the arrangements were limited to this year and were not expected to become standard practice.
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RGB is also developing game content, aggregation and white-label managed services for Philippine integrated resort operators.
Chuah Hui Jing said the company had submitted a bid to one integrated resort and was in extensive talks, while preliminary discussions were underway with two others. The business is expected to begin contributing to group earnings within one to two years, with RGB potentially receiving a 20 to 30 percent revenue share under the turnkey white-label model.
