Former snooker world champion and current number three ranked player Stuart Bingham will face a disciplinary hearing by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) after it was discovered he was betting on matches. Bingham has...
Macau investor Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd has agreed to acquire Australia’s Alinta Energy Holdings Ltd in a deal worth AU$4 billion. The surprise deal is the latest move in Chow Tai Fook’s aggressive overseas expansion plans of late...
MGM has announced the establishment of a major art collection to be permanently hosted at MGM Cotai. Commissioned by MGM, the collection will be unveiled at the resort’s opening later this year featuring 300 works designed to seamlessly...
Macau’s casinos will be given one year to ensure smoking lounges meet strict new technical requirements under revised laws currently being considered by the Second Standing Committee of the Legislative Assembly (AL). The AL held its 10th...
A Singaporean man on trial for match fixing has had assets worth S$550,000 unfrozen by the High Court of Singapore after it was ruled there was no justification to continue seizure. Rajendar Prasad Rai was charged in 2015 for allegedly offering...
An amateur from Wollongong, about 90 minutes south of Sydney, has lived out every poker player’s dream by turning a free ticket into an AU$265,000 payday. Branko Usljebrka won his way through to last week’s APL Millions Main Event at The...
Wynn is set to defy consensus and grow its Macau market share to as much as 17.2 percent, if Google search analytics are anything to go by. According to a new report from Morgan Stanley, consensus estimates predicting Wynn’s market share will...
Online platform provider Endorphina has issued a statement and official apology after it was forced to withdraw its controversial Māori slot machine from the market less than two months after it was released. Māori was released in December 2016...
iGaming platform provider Betsoft will be aiming to expand its Asian reach by showcasing its 3D Slots3 and mobile ToGo games at this month’s iGaming Asia Congress in Macau. Among its recent releases, Sin City Nights and Fa-Fa Twins will feature...
Imperial Pacific International LLC has asked to amend its Casino License Agreement to extend the deadline to complete construction of its hotels and casinos. In a statement, Imperial Pacific said the request has been made necessary due to a variety...
International Game Technology (IGT) has announced its 2016 fourth quarter results, which saw revenue decline 3 percent to US$1.32 million from US$1.37 million in the fourth quarter of 2015. Adjusted EBITDA of US$422 million was 6 percent below...
South Korea’s first integrated resort, the Paradise City casino resort in Incheon, will open its first phase on 20 April according to joint venture partner Sega Sammy Holdings. The Japanese pachinko operator made the announcement late last week...
Cambodian carrier Angkor Air has launched a new route between Cambodia and Macau. Scheduled to operate twice a week on Wednesdays and Sundays, the flights will connect Macau with Sihanoukville International Airport. Macau is now one of eight...
Saipan, home of Imperial Pacific’s soon-to-open Imperial Pacific Resort, could find its tourism industry hamstrung if basic infrastructure needs – including airport waiting times – aren’t addressed immediately. Those are the findings...
Scientific Games has signed an agreement with EON Productions Limited, Danjaq, LLC and MGM Interactive for the rights to leverage all past and future iconic James Bond films, as well as the film’s talent portraying James Bond. The company will...
Just a few days after online gaming giant Amaya implemented a new financing deal making it almost impossible for David Baazov to launch another takeover bid, the company’s founder and former CEO has sold off a large chunk of his shares. Baazov...
MGM has announced the Chinese name for its second Macau integrated resort, MGM Cotai, by unveiling a huge, 38-ton golden lion statue adjacent to the property’s North Entrance. MGM Cotai, due to open in the second half of 2017, will be known in...
iGaming technology provider Comtrade Gaming has continued its push into the Asian marketplace with the integration of its iCore – The Enterprise Gaming Platform as the back-end solution for popular sportsbook Dafabet. iCore – The Enterprise...
Macau is benefiting from a mini-boom in China’s premium segment on the back of liquidity growth and improving corporate economics, according to a report from brokerage Sanford C Bernstein. Identifying the recent upward push in VIP Gaming...
Scientific Games has announced the launch of the newest product in its TwinStar family of leading-edge slot cabinets — the TwinStar 3RM. The TwinStar 3RM is an innovative new cabinet platform that incorporates classic mechanical three-reel game...
South Korea’s gaming revenue rose by 7.7 percent to KRW20.3 trillion– or around US$17.6 billion – in 2016. According to figures released by The National Gambling Control Commission this week, the nation enjoyed an identical percentage jump...
Two integrated resort experts from the University of Macau have completed a whirlwind three-day trip to Kyushi to provide their insights into IR development issues with Japanese tourism authorities, business leaders, media and academia. Dean of the...
Three members of the Macau Culinary Association – including Sands Macau Chef Patrick Li Hing Cheung – have shown that their talents extend beyond the dinner table after winning the Snow Sculpture Contest at The 68th Sapporo Snow Festival in...
iGaming operator Amaya, owner of the world’s biggest online poker site PokerStars, is taking no chances on its controversial founder and former CEO David Baazov, who has basically been blacklisted from any future takeover bids in the...
As much as we would love be dealt Aces every hand or flop a hidden monster, poker was never designed to make life that easy. In fact, on average you’re only going to be dealt A-A once every 220 hands, while even flopping a pair with whatever...
An 82-year-old man who won a US$10,000 slot machine jackpot at a Canadian casino has been told he can’t have his winnings because he had self-excluded himself 17 years ago. John Marando was denied the handsome payout after staff recognized him...
Leading casino equipment manufacturer Scientific Games has reported increased revenue and decreased operating losses for the final quarter of 2016. In an announcement, the company revealed revenue for the three months to 31 December of US$752.2...
The stark contrast in the 2016 earnings announcements by Macau concessionaires SJM and Galaxy this week prove that the city’s road to recovery is very much mass market driven, according to Union Gaming’s Grant Govertsen. Taking into...
Electronic table game manufacturer Interblock has announced the installation of an 84-seat Stadium at the new Okada Manila. At present the only ETG provider with a presence on Okada Manils’a casino floor, Interblock’s Okada stadium will...
This article first appeared in the Mar/Apr 2014 issue of World Gaming magazine. Is it right to call the clock on an opponent? And if so, when is it okay to do so? As far as poker etiquette goes, this particular subject is one of the most...
