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Redesigned golf course at Resorts World Awana to open this year, says Genting Malaysia - GGRAsia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (501+ words) Casino group Genting Malaysia Bhd says its "newly-redesigned" 18-hole golf course at Resorts World Awana will open later this year. Resorts World Awana is in the Genting Highlands area and associated with the group's Resorts World Genting casino complex. News…...
MGM launches suites, revamped gaming on Cotai, to refresh 100 suites at MGM Macau - GGRAsia
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (571+ words) Macau casino concessionaire MGM China Holdings Ltd has launched new accommodation suites and a renovated premium gaming area at its MGM Cotai complex (pictured), ahead of the upcoming May holiday season, encompassing Labour Day on May 1, said Bill Hornbuckle, chief…...
Philippines" online gaming outlook hinges on regulatory clarity: Phil Web chief
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (819+ words) Growth prospects for the Philippines" online gaming segment will depend heavily on the final shape of pending legislation and the supporting regulatory framework, according to Brian Ng, president of technology services provider Phil Web Corp. Speaking during an in-depth interview…...
Macau logs 2, 373 gaming-related crimes in 2025, up 63pct from prior year - GGRAsia
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (273+ words) Macau recorded an aggregate of 2, 373 gaming-related crimes in 2025, up 63. 0 percent from 2024, according to the latest statistics published on Tuesday by office of the Secretary of Security. "The increase was mainly due to the criminalisation of unlicensed money exchange for gambling…...
Grand Korea Leisure seeking junket partners including ones covering "emerging markets
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (252+ words) Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL), an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, is working to recruit junkets " which it refers to as "VIP gaming partners" " for its gambling business, the company has confirmed to GGRAsia. It had earlier…...
Rollout of new baccarat side bets "Pairs+, "Monkey no Monkey now starts beyond Sands Macau venues, ahead of Labour Day: checks
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (396+ words) New-to-market baccarat side bets "Pairs+" and "Monkey no Monkey" have been deployed by at least three of Macau"s six casino concessionaires, based on GGRAsia"s Friday site checks. GGRAsia had first observed that side bet offer at Sands China…...
Sands China mass-player reinvestment easing, tough competition for premium segments: analysts
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (501+ words) Sands China Ltd's "reinvestment" spending to retain mass-market casino players seems to have fallen sequentially in the first quarter judged by particular metrics, suggest a number of analysts. Macau operator Sands China had seen "reinvestment efficiency improving," said JP Morgan…...
Fresh baccarat side bets "Monkey no Monkey, "Pairs+ now in Sands China casinos: site checks
1+ week, 2+ hour ago (570+ words) The recently-approved baccarat side bets "Monkey no Monkey" and "Pairs+" are now on main gaming floors and high-limit areas at Sands China Ltd"s Cotai casinos as well as its Macau peninsula property, Sands Macao, showed GGRAsia site checks on…...
Macau reverses 14-month decline in 5-star hotel rates with 4. 2pct y-o-y gain in March
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (317+ words) The average nightly rate for a five-star hotel room in Macau rose to MOP1, 540. 2 (US$190. 9) in March, marking a 4. 2 percent increase year-on-year, even as occupancy rates dipped slightly. The rate boost reversed 14 consecutive months of year-on-year decline. Full-year 2025 rates had dropped…...
Philippines seals POGO ban with unified enforcement rules
1+ week, 1+ day ago (288+ words) The Philippine government has approved a set of interagency rules to formalise implementation of its ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), in a move officials described as the definitive end of the sector. The standard operating procedures (SOPs), agreed…...