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Local VIPs support Resorts World Genting
Behind the sea of red in Genting Malaysia’s Q3 results, analysts found reason for cheer in the performance of its domestic operations, which generated a positive EBITDA of RM541 million ($133 million) in the quarter.
Genting Malaysia theme park delayed until 2017
Genting Malaysia’s 20th Century Fox theme park opening has been delayed until 2017, which is “a negative development" for the company, according to CIMB...
Morgan Stanley picks Genting Berhad over Genting Malaysia
Morgan Stanley Research said in a note that consensus expectations of Genting Malaysia’s growth locally remain too high, and the company’s overseas earnings remain...
Magnum net profit up 10 percent in 15Q1
Malaysian lottery operator Magnum Bhd announced that net profit for 15Q1 rose 10 percent to RM90.8 million ($24.2 million), from RM82.5 million during the...
Malaysian authorities block a total of 536 illegal gambling sites
Malaysian authorities have blocked a total of 536 illegal gambling websites under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 as of April this year.
According to...
Phua renounces Malaysian citizenship
Paul Phua, the gambling kingpin on trial in the US, has given up his Malaysian citizenship to become a national of Montenegro.
Montenegrin media reported...
Paul Phua has prior conviction for same offense in Malaysia
According to local Malaysian media citing police documents, gambling kingpin Paul Phua Wei-seng was arrested in Malaysia in 2004 and convicted for his involvement...
Malaysia’s home minister vouches for gambling kingpin
Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reportedly vouched for a Malaysian who is facing illegal bookmaking charges in Las Vegas, the...
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 – 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.
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.