Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings (APE)<\/strong> involved an investment of approximately HKD500m (US$63.8m).<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe facility incorporates automated production lines, robotics and AI-assisted quality control, as well as product authentication and track-and-trace technology. The company also highlighted sustainable packaging solutions. The factory produces the new Bee 68 playing cards, featuring embedded tracking capabilities, alongside the Bee Click-Shoe, an \u201cinnovative cartridge system\u201d designed to improve transparency. Select Bee casino card decks will carry the \u201cMade in Macau\u201d label.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cartamundi CEO Stefaan Merckx<\/strong> said: \u201cBy bringing advanced manufacturing capabilities closer to customers in Macau and across Asia-Pacific, we can serve them with the speed, quality, security and reliability they expect from us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nHerman Ng<\/strong>, CEO and executive director of APE, added: \u201cFor more than a century, Bee cards were imported into Asia. Today, these internationally recognised products are being manufactured here, in Macau. The playing cards produced here in Macau will be distributed across the globe, demonstrating the strength and uncompromising quality of the Macau Standard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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