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Russia growth prospects fail to excite
Summit Ascent Holdings says it remains “cautiously optimistic” about the long-term future of Russia’s Far Eastern gaming zone, but has begun looking for faster growth opportunities.
New casino investor in Altai gambling zone
A new investor in Russia’s Altai Territory intends to go ahead with plans to construct a RUB3.5 billion casino, to open by 2024, according...
Summit Ascent raising funds to develop Tigre de Cristal
Summit Ascent Holdings said it is looking to place up to 300 million shares, in order to raise funds to further develop its gaming...
Melco finalizes Cyprus accord, boosts stake
Melco International Development has sealed its joint venture agreement with CPZ to develop a resort on Cyprus and said it will increase its holding...
William Hill drops Russia online venture
William Hill Casino Club, an online casino project of the UK's largest bookmaker William Hill, has stopped servicing its Russian clients and announced it...
CNMI seeks diversity to boost tourism numbers
The outgoing head of the Marianas Visitors Authority says the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands needs to seek diversity in its tourism markets and...
Tigre De Cristal to undergo three to six month ramp-up period
Summit Ascent Holdings said in a filing that its majority-owned integrated resort development in the Russian Far East is expected to undergo a three...
Fonbet gains Russian football second division title sponsorship
Russian sports betting operator Fonbet has agreed terms with the National Football League to become the title sponsor of the Russian second division for...
Putin makes Vladivostok a free port
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation to make the eastern city of Vladivostok a free port, the Siberian Times reported.
The move aims to...
Sportradar partners with Russian Premier League
Sports data and insights operator Sportradar, has announced another multi-year data partnership with the Russian Football Premier League.
Under the agreement, Sportradar will become the...
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.