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Okada Manila promotes Byron Yip to president
Okada Manila said it has promoted chief operating officer and director in charge of gaming operations, Brian Yip, to the post of president. Yip has been with the company since 2018.
SG appoints former Aristocrat execs to board after investor changes
Scientific Games said it has appointed former Aristocrat CEO Jamie Odell as its executive chair and former Chief Financial Officer Toni Korsanos as executive vice chair in a boardroom reshuffle after a change in shareholders.
Donaco appoints vendor, former legal foe, as CEO
Donaco International says Lee Bug Huy, one of the businessmen who sold the Star Vegas casino in Cambodia to the Australian operator, will be its new CEO.
Regulator says following legal process in IPI dispute
Commonwealth Casino Commission head Edward Guerrero said he would have revoked a casino license for Imperial Pacific International already, if it hadn’t been for the need to follow due legal process.
Regulator orders IPI to maintain 3 months working capital
The Commonwealth Casino Commission has adopted an order requiring Imperial Pacific to maintain enough working capital to pay three months of wages in a bank either in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands or U.S. bank, local media reports.
Pansy Ho taking more direct role in MGM China: Bernstein
Bernstein Research has noted with some concern that Pansy Ho seems to be personally stepping into the leadership vacuum at MGM China with the...
Suncity signs O&M agreement with Westside
Hong Kong-listed Suncity Group has just signed an operation and management (O&M) agreement with Westside City Resorts World Inc. as part of its co-development...
Crown Resorts shake up management team
Australia-listed Crown Resorts has announced a new governance structure that will see a non-executive chairman at the helm of the company, as well as...
Paradise Ent reports Q3 results, launches share award scheme
Hong Kong-listed Paradise Entertainment saw its total revenue in 19Q3 decrease 0.5 percent year-on-year to HK$270.9 million, due mainly to a fall in revenue...
Donaco seeks restraining orders over investor stakes
Donaco International has asked the Australian Government Takeovers Panel to restrain two shareholders from acquiring, transferring, or divesting their shares in the company.
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. The company is now accelerating its slots expansion campaign in Asia
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.