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Richard Smyth becomes SkyCity Acting CFO
SkyCity Entertainment has announced that Richard Smyth, currently Deputy Chief Financial Officer, will become Acting Chief Financial Officer from February 27 to April 19.
Jonathan Halkyard appointed CFO of MGM Resorts
MGM Resorts has announced that Jonathan Halkyard will become Chief Financial Officer for the global gaming, hospitality, and entertainment organization. Halkyard is a senior corporate executive who spent 13 years in leadership roles at Caesars Entertainment and was more recently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality.
SJM appoints former Sands executive Toh Hup Hock as CFO
SJM Holdings has appointed Toh Hup Hock as chief financial officer, replacing Robert Earle McBain who is retiring. Toh joined SJM in October, prior to which he was CFO of Shangri-La-Asia and Sands China.
Scientific Games picks up new CFO
Scientific Games Corporation announced on Thursday that it had hired Michael Eklund as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2020.
Scientific Games CEO...
Jason Yee appointed as Quanta CFO
Quanta has announced the appointment of Jason Yee as the company’s new chief financial officer.
This key appointment comes as a direct result of the...
Donaco replaces its CFO
In yet another leadership change at Australia-based Donaco International, CFO Chong Kwong Yang left the company after six years of service, replaced by Gordon Lo.
Fornaro ditches IGT for Korean ecommerce firm
Alberto Fornaro, CFO for International Game Technology (IGT) unexpectedly resigned this week to join Coupang, South Korea’s largest eCommerce platform and one of the fastest-growing consumer internet companies in the world.
Adam Newman to join Tabcorp as new CFO
Australian lotteries and wagering giant Tabcorp has appointed Adam Newman as its new chief financial officer, replacing Damien Johnston.
Mr Newman will commence the role...
MGM Resorts announces leadership changes, effective March
MGM Resorts International on Thursday announced a reshuffle of its leadership team aimed at driving the company's strategic direction and implement change as part...
AGTech appoints new exec director and CFO
China lottery supplier AGTECH Holdings has announced the resignation of its executive director and chief financial officer Mr. Zhou Haijing, effective Jan. 30.
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All set for the FBM slots expansion campaign in Asia
FBM has been developing its slots offer over the last three years, with operations established in Europe and North America.
Life After POGOs – AGB Dossier
This Dossier results from the “Life After POGOs” editorial project by Asia Gaming Brief which culminated with a pop-up digital forum on 9th December to discuss potentials ramifications in the industry.
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 – 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.
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.