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The global casino gaming market is estimated to reach US$138.10 billion by 2028, driven by a 7.76% CAGR and the rapid growth of leading online casino software providers like Aristocrat, NetEnt, Bally, Pragmatic Play, and Novomatic. It is fueled by a rapidly expanding user base expected to reach US$243.2 million by 2028, with a 3.0% user penetration…
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Paradise Entertainment launches two new slot titles at 2023 MGS

Paradise Entertainment, a Macau-based casino services firm and gaming equipment supplier, unveiled two new slot games, "Street Steel" and "Hulunbuir Grassland", under its subsidiary brand LT Game at the 2023 MGS Entertainment Show & Summit on Tuesday. "We are delighted to be able to showcase brand new products at the MGS venue again this year,"…
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Paradise Entertainment launches two new slot titles at 2023 MGS
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LT Game readies new LMG product as Macau recovers: Chun

A new'live multi-game' (LMG) product for electronic versions of casino games featuring a live dealer, is being planned for launch before year-end by Macau-based specialist in the field, LT Game Ltd, said boss Jay Chun (pictured), in an interview with GGRAsia. The newcomer, branded "Nera", should make an appearance "by the end of this year", stated…
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LT Game readies new LMG product as Macau recovers: Chun
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We do the maths on player engagement says Jumbo Tech

As a Taiwan-based business with a Chinese cultural heritage, and products and customers spread worldwide, casino equipment supplier Jumbo Technology Co Ltd says it is well placed to understand what motivates and excites contemporary consumers in the slots and electronic table games segments. Tourists visiting modern integrated resorts - with plenty…
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Increased Use of Mobile Phones and Gambling Market

Smartphones and other gadgets have reshaped the community during the last few years, and different industries needed to change to fulfill new technological requirements. The gambling industry is not an exception. Smartphone companies allowed downloading of various gambling apps from their app stores, and it increased the amount of mobile…
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40pct fewer Macau satellite casinos by Jan 1: govt

Macau is to have 11 so-called satellite casinos that will continue to operate under the new 10-year gaming concessions starting from January 1, 2023, compared to 18 satellite casinos that were in the market as of June-end this year, a decrease of 38.9 percent. The information was given by André Cheong Weng Chon (pictured second right), Secretary…
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40pct fewer Macau satellite casinos by Jan 1: govt
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Gambling is a tradition that can be dated back to the ancient world. For centuries, even millennia, men and women have played different dice, card, board, or luck-based games, staking their money or goods on the outcome. So, nobody was surprised when the first ever casino, built in the 1600s, was a massive success. The Casino di Venezia drew the…
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The NSW Independent Casino Commission kickstarts activities; The Star's review report to go out this month

The head of the NSW Independent Casino Commission, whichcame into force on Monday, has warned NSW casinos that they will not be able to hide from the authority, which will impart "very severe" punishments for wrongdoing. The NICC will have unprecedented powers to monitor casino activities and act against operators who engage in misconduct,…
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The NSW Independent Casino Commission kickstarts activities; The Star's review report to go out this month
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APE installs Jumbo’s ‘Long Yi Fa’ progressive link in Macau

Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd (APE) says it has arranged installation of gaming equipment from Taiwan-based casino equipment supplier Jumbo Technology Co Ltd, in one of the biggest casino resorts in Macau's Cotai district. APE unit Asia Pioneer Entertainment Ltd is a Macau-based distribution, sales and servicing business…
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APE installs Jumbo’s ‘Long Yi Fa’ progressive link in Macau
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Asia Pioneer installs Jumbo’s Long Yi Fa progressive link on Cotai casino floor

Macau-based gaming equipment distributor Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Ltd says it has recently brought Jumbo Technology's D-27 slot cabinet with the Long Yi Fa progressive jackpot link to the gaming floor of one of Cotai's largest integrated resorts. Although it has not named the IR in question, APE said the Long Yi Fa installation includes…
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Asia Pioneer installs Jumbo’s Long Yi Fa progressive link on Cotai casino floor
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The Crown Sydney VIP Casino Finally Opens Doors

After considerable difficulties and a major corporate makeover on August 8 Crown Resorts is finally opening its VIP casino at its AUD 2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) integrated casino resort the Crown Sydney, which was opened and commenced operations back in December 2020. The company faced delays in opening the casino not least because of…
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The Crown Sydney VIP Casino Finally Opens Doors
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Banned Australian Gambler Who Lost $950,000 Sues Casino

An Australian gambler who lost AUD$950000 at The Star casino in Sydney has gone to court to overturn the ban she was later given, claiming her membership was withdrawn for no reason. Beauty therapist Kim Huyen Tran Nguyen has launched a lawsuit in the New South Wales Supreme court against the casino, alleging that the one-year ban she was handed in…
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Banned Australian Gambler Who Lost $950,000 Sues Casino
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Crown's Sydney casino to deliver $100m in extra tax revenue for NSW government in first year, experts say

Crown's Sydney casino is expected to deliver an extra $100 million in tax revenue to the NSW government in its first year, just a quarter of what its Melbourne venue delivers to Victoria's coffers. Crown was granted a licence to run its Sydney casino earlier this week Experts say the casino will make a quarter of what Crown Melbourne makes Crown…
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Crown's Sydney casino to deliver $100m in extra tax revenue for NSW government in first year, experts say
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Dynamic Dash” at City of Dreams Macau and Mocha Clubs

Macau-based electronic gaming machine distributor Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited (APE) says it has installed Konami's "All Aboard - Dynamic Dash" slot machine on the gaming floors of Melco Resorts & Entertainment's City of Dreams Macau and Mocha Clubs. "All Aboard - Dynamic Dash" has already proven successful in the Australia and North…
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Dynamic Dash” at City of Dreams Macau and Mocha Clubs
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Las Vegas Union asks Macau Govt. for land transaction records involving Genting and Treasure Island failed casino project

The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 501 - which represents over 2000 members working in Las Vegas casinos- submitted a public record request regarding the land transaction involving Genting Group and Ao Mio Leong to the Land and Urban Construction Bureau (DSSCU). According to corporate filings, Mio Leongis one of a four-person…
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Las Vegas Union asks Macau Govt. for land transaction records involving Genting and Treasure Island failed casino project
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Crown could secure licence to open Barangaroo casino despite being found unfit by gaming regulator last year

Crown Resorts is on the verge of securing a licence to finally open its Sydney casino 15 months after being deemed "unfit" by the NSW gaming regulator. Last year the Bergin inquiry said Crown needed to make sweeping cultural changes if it wanted to be a suitable operator The inquiry investigated incidents of money laundering and links to…
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Crown could secure licence to open Barangaroo casino despite being found unfit by gaming regulator last year
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Star casino opened door to ‘intrinsic money laundering risks’, inquiry hears

By September 2021, Sharp said, "alarm bells should well and truly have been ringing". "It's really only been in the course of these public hearings that the board has developed real insight into the conduct of senior management and the extent of unsuitable associations and uncontrolled money laundering risks," Sharp suggested. Earlier, the inquiry…
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Star casino opened door to ‘intrinsic money laundering risks’, inquiry hears
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Ex Star CEO admits casino 'shortcomings'

Former Star Entertainment chief executive Matt Bekier has admitted to feeling let down by senior management at its Sydney casino, attributing failures in its international VIP business on a "subculture" at the venue. The NSW gaming regulator inquiry is probing the fitness of Star to hold a Sydney casino licence and has so far prompted the…
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Ex Star CEO admits casino 'shortcomings'
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Las Vegas Sands Eyes New York, Texas, Florida Casinos

Las Vegas Sands is contemplating a return to the American market, specifically eyeing New York, Texas, and Florida. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Las Vegas Sands Corporation (LVS) is eyeing future sites in New York, Texas, and Florida amid a potential return to the US market. Marina Bay Sands in Singapore has been the company's top grosser LVS closed a…
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Las Vegas Sands Eyes New York, Texas, Florida Casinos
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Star probe hears of casino 'shredder'

Star Entertainment's chief financial crime officer says she may have shredded a Hong Kong Jockey Club report detailing alleged links of an overseas junket operator to triads, drug trafficking and money laundering, an inquiry has been told. The NSW gaming regulator's inquiry, now in its fourth week, is investigating whether The Star Sydney has been…
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Star probe hears of casino 'shredder'
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The ten countries with the biggest online gambling revenues

Gambling has existed for millennia, but only recently it has become one of the most prominent sources of entertainment. When it comes to technology, it only seems sensible that gambling would be a front-runner in the industry's growth and advancement. Because of this, gambling is now available to anyone from all across the globe at any given moment…
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The ten countries with the biggest online gambling revenues
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Star boss denies 'advocating' for casino

The boss of Star Entertainment's financial crime unit has been accused of acting as an advocate for the beleaguered gambling giant, at an inquiry examining its fitness to hold a Sydney casino licence. The NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority inquiry into The Star Sydney has so far prompted the resignation of Star CEO Matt Bekier, and sparked…
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Star boss denies 'advocating' for casino
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The Star Sydney Casino CCTV Footage Raises Concerns

CCTV footage from The Star Sydney casino back in 2018 has thrown up some serious concerns about money laundering at the property. The release of the footage came as part of an ongoing royal commission into the casino. junket operator was running its own private gaming salon The video shows a worker for the Macau-based junket operator SunCity…
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The Star Sydney Casino CCTV Footage Raises Concerns
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Macau Casino Shares Fall as COVID-19 Ravages China

Shares for three of Macau's major casino operators fell an average of 9.4% with the introduction of new quarantine rules for travelers from mainland China. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Shares for three of Macau's six casino giants have plummeted an average of 9.4% after the Hong Kong government applied tighter quarantine rules for travelers in…
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Macau Casino Shares Fall as COVID-19 Ravages China
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LT Game unveils E-Baccarat table

Macau-based electronic table games specialist LT Game Ltd has just launched its new E-Baccarat table. It combines a live dealer with electronic betting. The newly developed E-Baccarat allows for between five and 10 players to play on the table simultaneously. The dealer just deals the cards - he is not required for placing bets or collecting…
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LT Game unveils E-Baccarat table
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DEQ, LT Game partner to deliver EZ Baccarat in Asia

Canadian gaming supplier DEQ Systems Corp and LT Game Ltd on Thursday announced a cross-border partnership to deliver DEQ's no commission EZ Baccarat game on LT Game's Live Multi Game (LMG) systems worldwide. Under the deal, LT Game will also distribute the traditional live table game version of EZ Baccarat in Asia Pacific. Macau-based gaming…
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DEQ, LT Game partner to deliver EZ Baccarat in Asia
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Macau casinos seek to replace junket revenues amid crackdown, industry uncertainty

Casinos in Macau, the world's biggest gaming hub, now face uncertainty amid COVID-19 restrictions and an ongoing Chinese government crackdown on the profitable junket business. The enclave, which heavily relied on this market -by arranging transportation, accommodation and credit to gamble for VIP clients-, now looks to everyday gamblers for relief…
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Macau casinos seek to replace junket revenues amid crackdown, industry uncertainty
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Macau’s Challenges: From Better Management of Casinos within Casinos to “Suitable” Economic Diversification

The recent closure of some VIP rooms and the emphasis on Macau-Hengqin cooperation can be analytically put together as a whole package of governing issues with implications for Macau: namely the effective transition from a much better and tighter management of some "casinos" within casino franchises to the formulation and implementation of…
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Macau’s Challenges: From Better Management of Casinos within Casinos to “Suitable” Economic Diversification
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Digitization Reshaped Ecommerce First, Now Moving to Online Gaming

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The early days of ecommerce can be traced back decades, sluggish until the 2000s, then accelerating rapidly over the last 10-plus years. Online gaming is on a similar trajectory. Analogous to what Amazon and Alibaba did for ecommerce, online gaming has deep roots that go back decades and now has entered a…
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Gaming staff jobs not affected by junket rooms pause: govt

The Macau government has said that jobs of staff working in junket-promoted VIP rooms in the city could not be affected by the suspension of these venues, as those workers are contractually linked to the casino operators. In a joint statement on Wednesday, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau and the Labour Affairs Bureau said that…
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Gaming staff jobs not affected by junket rooms pause: govt
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China arrests Macau casino chief in crackdown on cross-border gambling

Macau's Suncity casino operator has shut down its VIP rooms following the arrest of CEO Alvin Chau on suspicion of cross-border gambling and money-laundering, Reuters reported on Wednesday, as the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) seeks to curb what it sees as a dangerous outflow of capital from mainland China. The move will slash the number of…
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China arrests Macau casino chief in crackdown on cross-border gambling
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Arrest of Macau's 'junket mogul' rattles the world's largest gambling hub

Alvin Chau, the CEO of gambling group Suncity Group Holdings Ltd, is the founder of the biggest of Macau's junket operators - outfits that bring in high rollers to play at casinos. He was arrested on Sunday by Macau authorities over alleged links to cross-border gambling. A warrant for his arrest has also been issued in China. Analysts say his…
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Arrest of Macau's 'junket mogul' rattles the world's largest gambling hub
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Casino suppliers say Macau GGR maybe pre-crisis level, 2023

Macau's casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) might recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, two gaming equipment executives said during a Macau-based industry conference held online during Wednesday. Lloyd Robson, general manager for the Asia Pacific region, at casino gaming supplier Aristocrat Leisure Ltd, said he expected "some positive momentum" in…
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Casino suppliers say Macau GGR maybe pre-crisis level, 2023
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Macau Casino Stocks Shed $18 Billion In Value As China Moves To Tighten Gambling Rules

Shares of Macau's top casinos plummeted by as much as 33% on Wednesday-wiping out over $18 billion in market value-after Chinese government officials announced plans to tighten restrictions on casino operators that may include the appointment of a state official to supervise the companies in the world largest gambling hub. Shares in Macau's six…
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Macau Casino Stocks Shed $18 Billion In Value As China Moves To Tighten Gambling Rules
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Sands China says no links to online gaming site

Macau-based casino operator Sands China Ltd has issued a statement on Wednesday distancing itself from a website offering "online gaming" that it says is exploiting the company's brands. The statement was issued in response to a recently reported case involving an online gambling group that had illegitimately exploited the brand name "Sands Macao".…
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Sands China says no links to online gaming site