SiGMA Group has announced its first Roadshow event for 2020, to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, as the Malta-based global events firm opens doors to the Asian market for global brands from across the iGaming...

Though the government has lifted the ban on gambling on Taiwan’s outlying islands, much remains to be done before a casino industry takes off, as the ventures require major infrastructure improvements and may prove unprofitable, analysts and officials said yesterday. The proposal to legalize gambling cleared the legislature on Monday, but restricted casino facilities to outlying islands as part of an attempt to boost tourism.

Taiwanese legislature is planning to discuss a proposal to legalize gambling and casinos on outlying islands close to China, while police say they will take tough measures against eventual crime linked to gambling. The proposal up for discussion at the Legislative Yuan’s Economic Affairs Committee comes from a small group of independent lawmakers, but the larger parties are likely to request changes.

London, 30.09.2008. Auf der International Gaming Expo 2009 werden mehr als zwanzig Unternehmen ihr Messedebut geben. Dies unterstreicht die Bedeutung der Messe als wichtigster Marktplatz für die Markteinführung neuer Glücksspielprodukte. Einer der Messeneulinge ist das Taiwanesische Technologieunternehmen Masterwork Automodules Tech Corp.

The International Gaming Expo 2009 will play host to at least 20 companies who will be making their debut appearance in London next January. The healthy attendance of first-time exhibitors enhances the status of the exhibition as the most important place for organisations to launch new gaming products. One of those debuting in January is Taiwanese technology firm Masterwork Automodules Tech Corp.

Macau casinos could benefit from new regulations allowing direct flights between mainland China and Taiwan, Jefferies Research analysts said in a note recently released. The gambling enclave has long served as a stopover between the two regions, restricting the Macau airport’s capacity, and the new regulations would allow it to handle more incoming passengers.

Thailand, Taiwan and Japan are said to be considering gaming options which would create more “challenges” to casinos in Asia, a published report said yesterday. There are currently 121 casinos in East Asia. Macau is the leader with 29, followed by the Philippines with 19 and 14 each for Cambodia and South Korea. “The sector’s long-term outlook very much depends on the industry’s continued access to affordable capital to finance the building of the mega casino...

Chen Si-ting, head of Nevada's representative office in Taiwan, visited the Miaoli County government this week to gain a better understanding of its plan to establish a special gaming district in the county's Tongsiao Township. An engineering consultancy company commissioned by the county government to select and assess potential sites for the gaming district recently completed its inicial report.

Taipei (CNA) - The government will come up within six months with a decision on whether to allow the opening of casinos, Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Chairwoman Ho Mei-yueh said Tuesday. Ho made the remarks while fielding questions at the Legislative Yuan from main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Chao Erh-chung.