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Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) is likely to decline 5 percent year-on-year in October, amid continued “softness” in demand and a challenging comparison with a year earlier, says Seaport Research Partners. The institution’s forecast implies October GGR of approximately MOP22.9 billion (US$2…

South Korean foreigner-only casino operators Paradise Co Ltd and Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL) reported year-on-year increases in casino sales for September, while Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd recorded a sharp decline, according to separate filings to the Korea Exchange. All three companies rep…

Macau welcomed around 750,000 visitors in the first four days of October Golden Week, with daily arrivals reaching 210,000. The post Macau welcomes 750,000 visitors in first four days of October Golden Week first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Be it prediction markets, sports betting or other forms of alternative finance, young people like to gamble and one of their motivations for doing so is clear: reducing debt. A new survey by debt settlement provider National Debt Relief indicates that “87% of millennials as well as 77% of Gen Z cur…

Nebraska’s Grand Island Casino Resort is planning to show off the $185 million venue at Fonner Park when President Donald Trump comes to town on Monday (Oct. 5). Elite Casino Resorts, through a partnership with the Hall County Livestock Improvement Association, opened the Grand Island Casino Resort…

CreedRoomz, the live casino brand of SoftConstruct, is set to enter Switzerland through a new partnership with Groupe Partouche’s Casino du Lac Meyrin and its PASINO.ch online casino platform. The post CreedRoomz expands into Switzerland through PASINO.ch agreement first appeared on Asia Gaming New…

Fitch says Okada Manila’s mass-market growth remains insufficient to offset a structural decline in its VIP gaming business. The post Okada Manila’s mass-market growth fails to offset structural VIP decline: Fitch first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Seaport links softer Macau gaming demand to China’s economic weakness and offshore trust tax enforcement, forecasting a 5% October GGR decline. The post China tax enforcement and economic weakness cloud Macau October outlook: Seaport first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

NagaCorp’s nine-month GGR fell 21.5% as deeper VIP declines were compounded by lower mass-market revenue. The post NagaCorp nine-month GGR falls 21.5% as VIP weakness deepens and mass revenue declines first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Paradise’s Q3 casino revenue rose 23.4% as higher hold and growth in Japanese and other VIP play offset weaker Chinese VIP drop. The post Paradise Co. 3Q26 casino revenue rises 23.4% despite weaker Chinese VIP play first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Higher hold lifted GKL’s September casino sales 19.8% from August, despite lower drop, while third-quarter sales grew just 1.1% year-on-year. The post Higher hold lifts GKL’s September casino sales as drop falls from August first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Two showgirl impersonators were arrested and charged with battery after attacking a man and woman on the Las Vegas Strip this week. A wild bystander video of the attack was obtained and posted by TMZ on Friday (Oct. 2) The video, embedded below, opens mid-brawl, as two impersonators attack a woman…

A Utah man claims threats against him and his family over a $19,000 casino loss ultimately led to him walking into a credit union carrying a fake bomb. After his arrest, Fidel Ybarra told investigators Thomas Domingo Bustos picked him up on the morning of the robbery and told him he was going to “r…

Metallica kicked off their highly anticipated “Life Burns Faster” residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere on Thursday night (Oct. 1) with an electrifying, 16-song set matched to expectedly eye-popping visuals. They were the first metal band to headline the venue. Seek … And Display Sphere’s staging placed t…

An officer with the Bristol Police Department in Virginia has been awarded $150,000 in compensatory and punitive damages stemming from an incident in September 2025. On Sept. 6, 2025, casino security at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol asked on-site Bristol Police Officer Lilly-Kay Tomlinson to spe…

The state of Caesars Entertainment’s (NASDAQ: CZR) regional master lease agreement with VICI Properties (NYSE: VICI) has been an overhang on both stocks this year with the companies remaining mostly quiet on the situation, but there may be some glimmers of hope. Citizens Equity Research analyst Mit…

Amid the war in Iran, investors expressed skepticism regarding the fate of Wynn Resorts’ (NASDAQ: WYNN) Wynn Al Marjan Island casino hotel project in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), but at least one analyst believes the reality is different from what’s being portrayed by the media. Imme…

Saracen Casino Resort has a new CEO in Rod Centers, whom the Downstream Development Authority selected for his more than 25 years of operations leadership, including 15 years in charge of casino and hospitality properties across the country. "Saracen is one of the finest properties in the South, an…