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U.S. operators may lose key link to China clients
U.S. operators are at risk of losing a key means of communication with clients in China if President Donald Trump follows through on banning Chinese social media site WeChat.
Crown appoints Alan McGregor as CFO
Crown Resorts said it has appointed long-term finance executive Alan McGregor as its new chief financial officer.
Nerves of steel and a long-term view needed for stock investors
Asia’s gaming stocks have been pummelled by the outbreak of the coronavirus, but with signs China may be bringing the disease under control, is it nearing the time to re-enter the market?
Yokohama establishes IR Promotion Office
The Yokohama municipal government is establishing a new “IR Promotion Office” to guide its policies into the more active phase of IR development.
Travellers to delist on Oct. 21
Travellers International Hotel Group has been given the green light to delist from the Philippine Stock Exchange on Oct. 21 following a tender offer.
Asian affiliate acquisitions hot up
The recent moves in the Asian affiliate space, including high-profile acquisitions and talk from some of the larger listed affiliates of entering new markets in Asia, might have observers believing the region is like any other, at least as far as affiliates go.
Sasebo deepening engagement with IR operators
Following that Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Business Connect Seminar held in June, the Sasebo Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing forward with a pair of initiatives that aim to deepen their engagement with IR operators that have an interest in the Huis Ten Bosch location.
Melco, MGM announce anniversary bonuses
MGM China and Melco Resorts and Entertainment said they will pay a bonus equivalent to one month’s salary to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of The People’s Republic of China and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Macau as a Special Administrative Region.
Macau workers push for mid-year bonus clarity
An association representing Macau’s gaming workers has written to the territory’s Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On to ask the six operators to release details on mid-year bonuses, according to media reports.
Macau suspicious transactions drop in Q1
The number of suspicious transaction reports in Macau fell by 23.1 percent in Q1, according to figures released by the Financial Intelligence Office.
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.