Business
April 6, 2021
Booongo Enhances Its Presence in Asia with Flow Gaming
Booongo, a global online slots developer, has integrated its innovative portfolio across Flow Gaming’s markets, enhancing its presence in Asia. Booongo’s Innovative Portfolio Gives Competitive Advantage Global online slots developer, Booongo will offer its innovative titles across Flow Gaming’s operators in Asian markets. Some of Booongo’s top-notch titles available on the provider’s network include the […]
Industry
April 2, 2021
NagaWorld Firmly on Track to Recover to Pre-Pandemic Levels
Gaming in the Asian-Pacific region is on track to complete recovery from the material impact of the coronavirus outbreak last year, an unaudited 2021 first-quarter report released by NagaCorp revealed. Daily Volumes Indicate Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels The operator of the largest integrated resort (IR) in Cambodia, NagaWorld, announced the first 3 months of 2021 […]
Casino
April 1, 2021
Macau March GGR Report Showed No Signs of Industry Recovery
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China Macau released revenue figures from games of fortune for March, posting gross gaming revenue (GGR) of MOP8.31 billion ($1.04 billion). Far from Pre-Closure Levels March GGR represented an increase of 13.6% to the MOP7.31 billion the gaming industry in Macau generated […]
Sports
March 25, 2021
Sportradar Inks Multi-Year Deal with Chinese Basketball Association
The Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) and Sportradar have signed a multi-year brand awareness and data deal to reach new global audiences. CBA Looks for Global Awareness Opportunities with Sportradar Sportradar has strengthened its footprint in China through a multi-year partnership with the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). The company, known for its rigorous integrity standards and actionable sports […]
Legal
March 19, 2021
Three Operators to Compete for Nagasaki Integrated Resort
The Prefecture in Nagasaki chose Casinos Austria, NIKI Group, and Oshidori International to continue to the next stage of interviews for an integrated resort. Current Group and One Kyushu were the two operators that did not make it forward. Nagasaki IR Moves Forward, Three Operators to Compete for the Project Earlier this month, Nagasaki prefecture […]
Industry
March 15, 2021
Japan Has No Plans to Legalize Online Gambling
Japan’s government has no plans to allow online gambling and plans to continue restricting illegal online gambling. Japan Doesn’t Intend to Legalize Online Gambling Chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s National Public Safety Commission, Hachiro Okonogi, denied any speculation that Japan could legalize online gambling. He stated that the government would continue to clamp down on such […]
Casino
February 22, 2021
Japanese House Rep. Asks How Chinese Blacklist Would Impact Integrated Resorts
The Chinese government expands its travel ban on gambling destinations but has not revealed the list publicly. Speculations as to why the list is necessary vary from protecting Chinese citizens to stop spending money abroad, making Japan question whether its upcoming Integrated Resort would fall within the blacklist. Japan Silent on China’s Upcoming Gambling Blacklist […]
Industry
February 16, 2021
Match-Fixing: 160 Suspicious Games detected by Sportradar’s UFDS in Asia in 2020
Sportradar’s Universal Fraud Detection System (UFDS) has picked up on 160 suspicious games in Asia in 2020, despite a global decrease in match-fixing. No Follow-Up Investigation for 60% of Suspicious Games Attempts at match-fixing have increased during the coronavirus pandemic in small leagues, with about 160 suspicious games in Asia in 2020, Sportradar reported. The […]
Legal
February 8, 2021
Government in China Continues the Crackdown on Illegal Gambling
Only days before the Chinese New Year, the government announced that the efforts against gambling trips and illegal gambling will continue. In a statement, the Ministry of Public Security urged individuals who were guilty of such offenses to surrender in exchange for a lenient punishment. China Ramps Efforts against Illegal Gambling and Gambling Trips In […]
Casino
February 4, 2021
Wynn Resorts Continues Positive Pursuit of Japan IR Project
In a statement, Wynn Resorts Ltd. has confirmed that it will continue to study other markets in Japan where it can bid for an Integrated Resort development, after announcing its withdrawal from Yokohama. Wynn Committed to Integrated Resort in Japan Wynn Resorts Ltd. has confirmed that despite exiting the Yokohama race for an integrated resort […]