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Macau overseas visitors top 2.1mln in year to November: The number of visitor arrivals to Macau in the first 11 months of 2024 reached nearly 31.89 million, up 26.2 percent from the prior-year period, according to data published on Thursday by the city’s Statistics and Census Service. The figure represents 87.8 percent of 2019’s levels, before the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. International visitor […]

From local team to global franchise: the success story of The MongolZ: Sponsored feature |  Last year, The MongolZ celebrated an important milestone – the organisation’s 10th anniversary. Their successful performances brought Mongolia onto the global e-sports map. Over the past year, the project was rebranded and secured support from the global betting company 1xBet. The new sponsor’s support provided a powerful boost for starting a new […]

TCS John Huxley installs Roulette Xtra at CoD Mediterranean: Casino equipment supplier TCS John Huxley Ltd says it has deployed its “Roulette Xtra” game at the City of Dreams (CoD) Mediterranean casino, in the Republic of Cyprus. The gaming complex is promoted by Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd. “Known for its intuitive gameplay and exciting multiplier features, Roulette Xtra is a proven hit with players worldwide,” said […]

Macau eyes 233pct jump in 2025 junket commission tax take: The Macau government estimates that in 2025 it will collect MOP100 million (US$12.48 million) in taxes on commissions that are paid by casinos to junkets, a 233.3-percent increase from the MOP30-million take in such taxation the government expects it will receive for fiscal-year 2024. The information was disclosed in an opinion report on Macau’s financial-year […]

Licensed POGOs shutting down orderly: Pagcor chief: Alejandro Tengco, chairman and chief executive of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), says that all remaining legitimate offshore online gaming operators in the country have voluntarily submitted letters to the regulator between late November and early December indicating their intent to shut down their operations in the Philippines. “These companies have also coordinated […]

New LMG stadium goes live at Grand Lisboa casino: A new live multi-game (LMG) stadium was launched on Wednesday at the U2 floor of Grand Lisboa, the Macau peninsula flagship casino hotel promoted by Macau concessionaire SJM Holdings Ltd, GGRAsia understood from a site visit and confirmation from the LMG supplier, LT Game Ltd. The LMG stadium at Grand Lisboa – featuring more than 60 terminals […]

Japan top court confirms Akimoto sentence in IR bribery case: The Supreme Court of Japan (pictured) confirmed on Tuesday the prison sentence for former lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, who had previously been found guilty of receiving bribes over a now-defunct proposed casino scheme in Hokkaido prefecture in the north of the country. In 2021, the Tokyo District Court sentenced Mr Akimoto, at the time a member […]

Japan Diet approves govt nominees for casino commission: Japan’s parliament, the Diet (pictured), approved on Tuesday the names of three people – one a reappointment – proposed by the national government to join the Japan Casino Regulatory Commission. The terms of the new commission members will start on January 7, 2025, according to information reviewed by GGRAsia’s Japan correspondent. Takafumi Sato, who has […]

L&W installs table games across Norwegian Cruise Lines fleet: Casino equipment and game technology developer Light & Wonder Inc (L&W) says it has been selected by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd to deploy its operator wide area progressive (OWAP) table games to the cruise liner’s 18-ship fleet. “This includes 200 GM Atlas systems featuring jackpot progressives, as well as blackjack and poker derivatives, to […]

Macau 2025 GGR, EBITDA to grow by mid-single digits: MS: Morgan Stanley has lowered its estimates for Macau’s overall casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2025, saying it now expects GGR to grow by 4.8 percent year-on-year, to about MOP238.35 billion (US$29.78 billion). The forecast is down about 4.0 percent from a prior estimate, said the institution in a Tuesday note. The investment bank’s estimate […]