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IPI hit by fresh lawsuit over failure to pay for worker meals
The woes of tottering Imperial Pacific International have not relented this week as another company came forward to launch a lawsuit against it and...
Work to restart on SkyCity Convention Center
Contractors will move back onto the burned-out and damaged site of SkyCity’s $900 million International Convention Centre from Tuesday next week to restart work.
Demolition...
SkyCity fire not caused by an unattended blowtorch
Claims that the fire in SkyCity’s International Convention Centre started because a contractor left a blow torch on while on a lunch break have...
Deconstruction work on Skycity convention center to begin soon
Demolition work on the upper floors and roof of SkyCity’s partly built-but-burnt-out convention center in downtown Auckland is set to begin shortly.
About 200 workers...
Australian bushfires hit home for many
Australia, a country that many in our industry call home, has continued to be impacted by devastating bushfires, destroying communities and displacing thousands.
In this...
SkyCity insurance policy covers fire at the convention center
SkyCity Entertainment has confirmed that its insurance policy covers damage from the fire which struck its convention center in Auckland.
In a statement to the...
SkyCity trading update short on financial detail
SkyCity Entertainment confirmed this morning that it would be unlikely to host any events at its fire-damaged international convention center in 2021. This would...
SkyCity investors to get update on Thursday
SkyCity investors will get their first update on Thursday after the 22 October fire that wrecked the company’s showpiece convention centre in downtown Auckland.
Govt to investigate the cause of SkyCity fire
An investigation team of ten different government and council agencies are investigating the cause of the SkyCity fire last week, which was allegedly the...
SkyCity recovery underway, albeit slowly
SkyCity’s hotels, casinos, and F&B establishments have begun to reopen again, following a fire that broke out on Tuesday last week.
The fire began at...
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.
Australian market report: How to adapt to the new normal
Covid-19 forced the rapid and unexpected closure of venues across Australia, changing the operating environment with unprecedented speed and leaving managers scrambling to adapt...
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.
Attracting players, not fraudsters
With sports betting restarting we are now seeing traffic levels return to pre-COVID levels. The same is unfortunately true for fraudulent activities as operators tempt players, both new and existing, with lucrative bonuses and attractive game offerings.
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.
Asia Gaming Briefings – Oct 2020 Edition
Before the Covid-19 crisis, tourism in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region was at a record high, on track to welcome 80 million visitors in 2019, generating some $90 billion in revenue.