Secretary for Economy and Finance, Francis Tam Pak Yuen said Friday Macau’s gaming industry entering a period of consolidation, “precisely” at a time when the government is comprehensively assessing the development and size of the sector. “Through this consolidation, the governor hopes that Macau’s economy and society can develop in a healthier and more sustainable way,” he said.

Control and regulatory entities, as well as the most representative institutions of the gaming sector from all Latin America will be present in the 16th edition of SAGSE, with their own booth in Costa Salguero Center in the City of Buenos Aires. SAGSE organizers pointed that “all the main institutions of the national and international gaming sector will be present”...

Die nächste Verleihung der International Gaming Awards findet am Montag, den 26. Januar 2009 im Londoner Millennium Gloucester Hotel statt. Seit der Premiere im Januar 2008 haben die International Gaming Awards darauf abgezielt, die Erfolge der internationalen Glücksspielindustrie herauszustellen. Die Auszeichnungen sind Motivation für die in der Branche tätigen Unternehmen und Anreiz, immer neue und innovative Unterhaltung zu bieten.

The next International Gaming awards will take place on Monday 26 January 2009 @ the Millennium Gloucester Hotel, London. Since last year the International Gaming Awards have focused attention on the highest achievements in the worldwide gaming indutry in order to motivate and inspire those who make our industry and to educate and develop the tastes of those who we entertain.

Penn National Gaming could be about to walk away from a state casino deal. Spokesman Eric Schippers said company executives were in Cherokee County, on Monday, meeting privately with county officials on “our thought process and the challenges of the competitive landscape.” “We wanted to show the county a courtesy and communicate with the county first,” said Schippers.

The Latin American gaming exhibition has more than 200 national and international exhibitors and the support of all the institutions that regulate the gambling activity, which will be present in the five main pavilions of Costa Salguero Center. “SAGSE is the greatest event, so it has been declared of economic interest by the House of Legislators of the City of Buenos Aires. Last year, the business volume exceeded USD 300 million during the three=day exhibition”, according to the organizers in a recent press release.

After seeking to ban Western dance and pop music, Malaysian northern state of Kedah wants to phase out gaming houses, something the non-Muslims, especially ethnic Chinese, resent. State Chinese Community Affairs Committee chairman Tan Wei Shu said although gambling was wrong in Chinese culture, the community would kick up a fuss if the local authorities shut down common gaming houses, reported a newspaper.

Petaling Jaya: The absence of a tax hike for the gaming sector under Budget 2009 has left market observers positively surprised. HwangDBS Vickers Research said the market had been anticipating a tax hike for the gaming sector, especially due to the underperformance of Resorts World Bhd, Genting Bhd and Berjaya Sports Toto Bhd versus the KL Composite Index over the past month.

According to the Vietnam Investment Review, the country’s Ministry of Planning and Investment has a proposal that will cut back on hotels that can provide electronic gaming services. It states that only five-star hotels in Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City and four-star hotels elsewhere can house the machines. Currently four-star and three-star hotels are able to do so.

Kuala Lumpur: Hong Leong Company (Malaysia) Bhd’s strategy in buying into UK casino and bingo-club operator, Rank Group plc, remains unclear even as it moves closer towards a 30% shareholding threshold requiring a takeover offer, industry observers said. As of Aug 12, Hong Leong, controlled by billionaire Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan, had increased its stake in Rank to 22.3% from 18.1% on July 22.

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), the state-owned operator of casinos and other gaming activities, said that it would no longer be able to contribute to President Arroyo's social fund if the government insists on taxing the corporation. This was the message relayed by Pagcor to the Department of Finance (DOF) during a Senate hearing last week on the tax liabilities of Pagcor.

Ein historischer Einblick: ISA-GUIDE wurde 2008 offizieller Medienpartner der International Gaming Expo (IGE) 2009 in London. Alle Infos zum damaligen Event.