07/31/20 ARF strengthens Anti-illegal Betting Taskforce The Asian Racing Federation has added two experts with decades of experience in combating corruption in sports betting and match-fixing.
04/23/20 ‘Lift POGO suspension to boost tax revenue’, says politician Eric Go Yap, joined PAGCOR Chief Andrea Domingo in arguing for offshore gaming operations to continue in the country.
04/15/20 Melco hands out share options to senior execs Around three million share options have been granted, with Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho taking 1.5 million of them.
04/07/20 Shinzo Abe to declare state of emergency in Japan Prime Minister takes steps to stop the sharp rise in Coronavirus cases in the capital and other major cities.
04/03/20 Kalamba Games expands footprint in Asia Game developer joins force with QTech Games to grow its reach in Asian markets.
04/02/20 A third of suspicious betting alerts come from Asia New figures from the International Betting Integrity Association show Asia is a hotbed for suspicious betting activity.
03/05/20 Macau not considering tax breaks for casinos No tax relief for the city’s gaming operators who are suffering low visitor numbers and plunging revenues because of Coronavirus.
02/18/20 Asia: match-fixing down 21% over the last six years “The preventive measures we’ve introduced have produced positive results”, said the AFC General Counsel and Director of Legal Affairs.
01/24/20 PAGCOR chief Domingo will take part in ASEAN Gaming Summit 2020 The three-day event will give attendees a glimpse into the latest technologies and trends in land-based and online gaming
01/23/20 Miyagi prefecture mulls IR bid The prefecture survey said that the “excessive investment” of JPY 330 billion (US$3 billion) could take “20 to 46 years” to recover
01/22/20 Macau’s New Yaohan to occupy part of Grand Lisboa Palace retail space SJM can end the agreement in the first six years if they decide to extend the casino space at Grand Lisboa Palace.
01/20/20 FashionTV Gaming Group targets growth in Asia in 2020 The company is looking for potential partners to create strong relationships to capitalise on growth across the region this year.
01/20/20 Peter Mihelj named Regional Sales Manager for Spintec Asia-Pacific “I am delighted to join Spintec’s team, where I will continue the great work done here”, Mihelj said.
01/15/20 Akimoto under arrest as casino bribery scandal hots up Akimoto has denied all charges and believes the alleged payments have been accounted for by his secretary.
01/14/20 NagaCorp deny wage increase for workers Gambling operator denies local media claims that striking workers have received a pay rise.
