{"id":777029105,"date":"2025-07-16T09:21:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T12:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777029105"},"modified":"2026-04-21T20:57:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T23:57:06","slug":"synectics-signs-us2-5m-contract-with-philippine-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/synectics-signs-us2-5m-contract-with-philippine-casino","title":{"rendered":"Synectics signs US$2.5m contract with Philippine casino"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The company has signed a deal with a resort in Manila to upgrade the surveillance system.<br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- The United Kingdom-based provider of security and surveillance technology <strong>Synectics<\/strong> has signed a contract to upgrade the surveillance system for an unnamed <strong>casino operator in the Philippines<\/strong>. The company said the contract, valued at <strong>US$2.5m<\/strong>, \u201chas been secured with a world-class integrated casino resort located in Entertainment City, Manila.\u201d It said the casino had been a customer since 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Synectics will upgrade its proprietary Synergy software at the resort and the existing video surveillance infrastructure. \u201cThe work will involve upgrading critical components of the customer\u2019s surveillance system, enhancing its performance, scalability, and long-term resilience,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm also announced a contract with a \u201ctribal gaming property in Oklahoma, North America\u201d, valued at US$600,000. In a press release, the company said the two contracts are valued, in aggregate, at above US$3m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Amanda Larnder<\/strong>, Synectics\u2019 chief executive and chief financial officer, said: \u201cThe upgrade at a world-class resort in Manila reflects the strength of our long-term customer relationships and the ongoing investment by major operators in Synergy\u2019s mission-critical solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe tribal gaming contract in Oklahoma marks both an important entry into a new market and an early deployment of Synergy\u2019s new AI tools. These orders further underpin the group\u2019s revenue in the current financial year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Philippines sees record GGR as e-games and bingo becomes leading segment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-sees-record-ggr-as-e-games-and-bingo-becomes-leading-segment\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/philippines-sees-record-ggr-as-e-games-and-bingo-becomes-leading-segment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the Philippines was PHP104.12bn (US$1.88bn)<\/a> for the first quarter. The tally was up 27.44 per cent year-on-year. The e-games and e-bingo segment was the leading revenue generator for the first time, contributing PHP51.39bn (US$927m), or 49.36 per cent of total GGR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Alejandro H. Tengco<\/strong>, chairman and chief executive officer of PAGCOR, noted that this represented not just revenue growth but \u201chow consumer behavior continues to shift towards digital, on-demand gaming experiences, accelerated by greater access to mobile technology\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/02\/Donaco-returns-to-positive-earnings-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/vietnam-ministry-of-finance-to-study-ways-of-extending-casino-access-for-locals-in-phu-quoc'>Vietnam Ministry of Finance to study extension of casino access for locals in Phu Quoc<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The company has signed a deal with a resort in Manila to upgrade the surveillance system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":218,"featured_media":16775,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Synectics secured over US$3 million in new contracts, including a US$2.5 million surveillance system upgrade for a major integrated resort in Manila and a US$600,000 deal with a tribal gaming property in Oklahoma, marking its entry into a new market with AI tools. Concurrently, the Philippines reported a record Q1 GGR of US$1.88 billion, with e-games and e-bingo emerging as the dominant segment, reflecting a significant shift towards digital gaming experiences.","focusai_entities":"Synectics, Amanda Larnder, PAGCOR, Alejandro H. 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