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IPI resort should be “blown to smithereens,” lawmaker says
Imperial Pacific International's under construction resort on Saipan should be "blown to smithereens," if the Casino Control Commission revokes the company's operating license, lawmaker Vicente Camacho said.
Crown hires powerbroker to advise on probe fallout
Crown Resort has reportedly hired a powerful government lobbyist, former senator Stephen Conroy, as a consultant to deal with the fallout from the findings of the Victorian Royal Commission.
Interview with Alex O’Brien: How poker trains the mind
Alex O’Brien, an author who is passionate about the game of poker shares what she has learned and talks about the need for the industry to improve its image to present poker as a true skill-based game, rather than a male-dominated bad boys’ sport.
LVS stock drops as analysts downgrade forecasts
Shares in Las Vegas Sands fell more than three percent in trading on Thursday after analysts reduced their earnings forecasts for the year following weaker-than-consensus Q2 results.
Macau operators each donate MOP10m for China flood relief
Macau's six operators have now all pledged MOP10 million ($1.25 million) each to help the victims of flooding in Henan province.
Laos denied petition to seize U.S. assets to settle casino debt
The government of Laos has been denied a petition to seize lakefront properties in the U.S. state of Idaho in its attempt to enforce a $3.7 million settlement related to casino projects in the country.
India’s GST council to study taxation of gambling industry
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council has set up a seven-member panel of ministers from different states to examine how to value and tax services provided by India's gambling industry.
Interblock gets orders for 123 play stations in the Philippines
Interblock said it has received orders for 123 play stations in the Philippines from three casinos, including the soon to open Nustar Resort & Casino on Cebu.
New C3 Gaming global consultants network launched
A new Casino Consultants Consortium, or C3 Gaming, has been launched whose roster is said to include consultants from “Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America”.
Crown stock slips as investors ponder potential license loss
Shares in Crown Resorts slipped for a second day as analysts begin to mull the impact of the potential loss of a casino license at the company’s flagship property in Melbourne.
Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) 2022
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 – June 2021 Edition
For this edition of our magazine, we focus on Southeast Asia, with a particular look at the Philippines. The country’s casino industry has been among the hardest hit in Asia, with the integrated resorts in Manila’s Entertainment City having remained mostly closed to the general public since the beginning of the crisis last year.
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.