The average nightly rate for Macau’s five-star hotels in August was MOP1,477.6 (US$182.9), down 6.6 percent year-on-year. That is according to the latest information from the Macau Hotel Association, published by Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO). Average occupancy rate for the five-star hotel…
Eight emerging filmmakers have each been awarded HKD300,000 (US$38,248) in production funding through the International Film Camp (IFC) 2026, a programme sponsored by Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd. The recipients were selected from 16 participants following five days of training and mentori…
Casino technology supplier TransAct Technologies Inc is launching what it says is a “next-generation” tabletop ticket-in, ticket-out (TITO) printer, the “EPIC TT+”. The product was designed to extend the company’s technology to transaction points beyond the slot-machine floor, the firm said in a We…
PH Resorts targets positive equity within two years, but says its restructuring would leave the listed company temporarily without active operations. The post PH Resorts targets positive equity within two years, foresees period without operations first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gami…
Earlier this month, GamblingNews reported that workers at the Encore Boston Harbor property in Massachusetts had announced a strike, following their failure to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement with the casino management. The strike did materialize and, as of the time of this writing, shows n…
Bulgaria’s prime minister has announced plans to tighten regulation of gambling in the country amid harm-related concerns. Among other things, the government is now pushing for a blanket ban on ads, tax hikes, and other restrictions. Gambling Ads Could Soon Be a Thing of the Past PM Rumen Radev jus…
MGM Resorts International, the United States-based parent of Macau casino concessionaire MGM China Holdings Ltd, says it will continue as a “standalone company” after conglomerate People Inc withdrew its proposal to acquire all public shares of MGM Resorts it didn’t already own, and take the casino…
Clark County has earmarked $10 million to help Insomniac, the promoter behind the annual Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), renovate the former Sahara Event Center just east of the Las Vegas Strip. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Clark County’s Redevelopment Agency set aside the funds toward…
Advanced Compliance Technology (ACT) has launched Fraud Rings, a real-time intelligence tool that detects linked fraud and syndicate activity for operators in regulated betting and gaming markets. The post Advanced Compliance Technology launches ‘Fraud Rings’ tool to combat syndicate betting first…
Curacao's gaming regulator says its licensing portal was accessed for nine months via an account registered under a false identity. The post Curacao regulator says licensing portal was accessed for nine months using false identity first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
People Inc. withdrew its MGM Resorts takeover bid after months of talks, while keeping a roughly 27% stake and interest in future deals. The post MGM Resorts to remain standalone as People Inc. withdraws takeover bid first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.
Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) plunged in after-hours trading Wednesday after Barry Diller’s People Inc. (NASDAQ: PPLI) yanked the $18 billion go-private acquisition offer it floated on June 1. The news, originally reported by The Wall Street Journal, arrives as Diller and other MG…
A Kentucky man who won a life-changing $167.3 million Powerball jackpot last year has failed to change his life around. James Farthing, 51, was arrested early Sunday (September 20)—his fifth arrest and sixth criminal case since his April 2025 windfall—after deputies allegedly found him intoxicated…
Big Time Gaming has launched Extra Chilli More Chilli, a new slot that turns the heat up. Designed to appeal to fans of spicy food and spicy wins, this new game is sure to engage fans of unpredictable high-volatility slots. Extra Chilli More Chilli Metrics Do You Have What It Takes to Stomach Big T…
Philip Pietras appeared in Rockville Superior Court and got a plea deal that will likely lead to several years in prison. The former Connecticut funeral home director was accused of embezzling funds from his clients to fund extravagant gambling trips, misusing funds originally meant for funeral and…
A former NFL player is supporting a former manager’s statements in a legal battle over a $12.8 million Arizona Lottery jackpot, according to the manager’s attorney. The dispute centers on an unusual series of events: a customer ordered the tickets, a store employee left them unpaid, a manager bough…
A lucky player in Georgia won a seven-figure prize from one of the Georgia Lottery’s scratch-off games. The winner later visited the lottery HQ to claim their winnings and chose to go with the lump sum option. The Winner Chose the Lump Sum Option The winner, whose identity was not revealed, was sim…
Some of the biggest names in US horse racing are fighting a lawsuit that accuses them of giving sophisticated computer-assisted gamblers an unfair advantage over ordinary bettors in supposedly neutral pari-mutuel pools. The proposed class action accuses Churchill Downs, the New York Racing Associat…
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