G2E Asia in Macao postponed again

G2E Asia, Asia's largest gaming entertainment industry exchange platform and leading exhibition, will be postponed until 1-3 December 2020, at the original venue, The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel Cotai Convention and Exhibition Center.

"We have always put the health and safety of our customers, visitors, partners and colleagues in the first place. Unfortunately, the current global health situation has prevented the exhibition from being held in July. Based on our close attention to the global health crisis and our close communication between customers and the Macau government, we will postpone the holding of the Asia International Entertainment Expo until December. We will continue to support the rapid recovery of the Macau entertainment industry and look forward to bringing you a fruitful industry event in Macau in December," Li Yayi, chief operating officer of the China Expo Group said.

We will continue to pay close attention to the global health situation, and maintain close contact with customers and provide the latest information.

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SA Gaming to attend G2E Asia 2017

For the second consecutive year, SA Gaming will participate in G2E Asia, a Macau-based gaming show that is expected to attract as many as 11,000 visitors from 80 countries around the world from 16-18 May.

SA Gaming aims to become a leading force in the gaming industry by releasing innovative, cutting-edge products. G2E Asia serves as a perfect platform for it to shine, not just in the Asia-Pacific area, but worldwide.

The Asian online gaming platform provider is ready to offer visitors a memorable showcase of gaming products, from livestream casino games (including 16 tables of baccarat and speed baccarat) to over 20 themed slot games, the latest of which is Hot Model Slots, to hourly-draw livestream lottery and multi-player games.

HTML5 versions of the games are in production to ensure that they're playable on both smartphones and tablets. Visitors will have the chance to learn about the company's future plans and form partnerships.

Those looking for a little fortune can try their hand on the Lucky Draw, provided at SA Gaming's booth. Five different prizes will be on offer.

Check out booth No. 1851 or visit SA Gaming's website for more information.

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EveryMatrix partners with Asia Gaming and Oriental Game

EveryMatrix is thrilled to improve its live casino offer by signing Oriental Game and Asia Gaming, two live dealer providers specialized in the Asian market.

Oriental Game provides innovative live dealer casino games that create a holistic gaming experience for players in the Asian region, from baccarat to roulette and ancient games of fan-tan. Asia Gaming is an original software developer that delivers players quality products, which recreate the captivating real casino experience with excellent table games, such as Ultimate Texas Hold'em, Sic Bo, Roulette and Dragon Tiger.

Both companies hold gaming licences from the main online gambling licensor in Philippines, the First Cagayan Leisure and Resorts Corporation (FCLRC).

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PokerStars festivals combine for Asia Pacific Poker Tour

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), an Amaya Inc. brand, today announced its schedule for a momentous tenth season. Throughout 2016, the APPT will make multiple visits to each of the leading four poker cities of the Asia-Pacific region: Macau, Melbourne, Seoul and Manila. This will encompass all the major PokerStars.com festivals in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, including the Asia Championship of Poker, Aussie Millions, Macau Millions, Macau Poker Cup, and the Manila Megastack.

APPT President Danny McDonagh said, “We’re thrilled to be entering our tenth season. The APPT has played a key role in growing poker in the region since it launched in 2007, with more than US$61 million being awarded in APPT Main Event prizes during that time.”

Season 10 kicks off on January 8, 2016 with the 2016 Macau Millions held at the ‘PokerStars LIVE Macau’ poker room. For this upcoming season the Macau Millions will feature a HK$3,000 Main Event which comes with a huge HK$3,000,000 prize pool guarantee.

The tour then heads to Melbourne, Australia for Asia-Pacific’s most prestigious poker series, the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship, hosted by Crown Melbourne, one of the world’s leading integrated entertainment resorts. The Aussie Millions has a reputation that ranks it alongside the most popular poker series and festivals in the world since its inception in 1998.

The Aussie Millions poker festival reaches its pinnacle with the Asia-Pacific’s longest-running poker tournament, the coveted $10,600 buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Aussie Millions ‘Main Event’ championship, part of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), which is slated to run over eight consecutive days from Sunday, January 24 – Sunday, January 31, 2016. Matthew Christie, Crown Melbourne’s General Manager - Table Games, “In our 18th year at Crown Melbourne, we are hard at work to make the 2016 Aussie Millions Poker Championship the biggest and best yet,” s

Team PokerStars Pro Celina Lin said, “I’ve been playing the APPT since Season 1 and it’s amazing to see how far it has come. I love the tournaments in Asia, which are so much bigger today than I ever imagined, but I’m also thrilled to be part of the Aussie Millions; I grew up in Melbourne and watched this tournament turn into one of the most recognizable poker events in the world.”

Aussie Millions became part of the APPT in 2014 and that partnership has proved successful, consolidating Main Event numbers and having a dramatic effect on the high stakes challenges. The $100,000 High Roller, which had 22 entrants in 2013, has more than tripled in size with 76 and 70 entrants in 2014 and 2015 respectively.

The 12-month season concludes with Manila Megastack 6 held at the ‘PokerStars LIVE Manila’ poker room from November 29 to December 4. Each of the nine stops in Asia will count towards the Asia Player of the Year race.

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Asia Pacific Poker Tour expands presence in Australia

Global Poker Tours today announced that the Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT), the region’s biggest tour, will expand its presence in Australia. As part of this expansion, the APPT will encompass the Australia & New Zealand Poker Tour (ANZPT), which currently runs live poker events across the region. From 2016 onwards, all former-ANZPT events will join the APPT to create an international poker tour.

The ANZPT will host its last event in Melbourne from October 8-20, 2015. Last year’s ANZPT Melbourne Main Event broke the ANZPT record for largest tournament with a field of 516 players, creating a $A1,032,000 prize pool. There has been strong interest so far in this year’s tournament and every indication points to the last ANZPT being the largest held in the history of the tour.

The inaugural event for the new APPT Season 10 will be the APPT Aussie Millions which runs from January 13 to February 1, 2016 at the Crown Entertainment Complex, Melbourne, featuring the legendary $A10,600 Aussie Millions Main Event. APPT remains committed to live events in Australia and a second Australian APPT event is already in the planning for 2016.

APPT and ANZPT President Danny McDonagh said, “I have been very proud to be a part of the ANZPT. There have been many memorable stops including Darwin, Gold Coast Turf Club and Queenstown together with the big city venues such as Sydney and Melbourne. The tour has preserved the freeze out format in the $2,000 range, a decision vindicated by how popular the series has been with players. I hope ANZPT Melbourne at the fabulous Crown Melbourne complex can set a new prize pool record as ANZPT's final event, beating the million dollar prize pool achieved just last season.”

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Asia Pacific Poker Tour releases schedules for Macau Poker Cup and Asia Championship of Poker

The Asia Pacific Poker Tour (APPT) has unveiled the schedules for the two remaining stops at the ‘PokerStars LIVE Macau’ poker room for Season 9.

MACAU POKER CUP

The 23rd edition of the Macau Poker Cup (MPC23) will be held from August 28 to September 13, and features the legendary HK$12,000 Red Dragon Main Event which comes with a HK$5 million prize pool guarantee. The popular Red Dragon event holds the record in Macau for most unique players at 995.

There will be a total of 17 Official Asia Player of the Year (APOY) events on the schedule, which includes the HK$6,000 Baby Dragon event, HK$5,000 Megastack, HK$20,000 NLH, and HK$80,000 High Roller.

Two-time Red Dragon champion Celina Lin has been confirmed for MPC23 as are fellow Team PokerStars Pros Bryan Huang, Vivian Im, Aditya Agarwal, and Kosei Ichinose.

SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS

Date, Time, Tournament (all figures in HKD)
Aug 28, 8 p.m., $2,000 Deepstack NLH (200k GTD)
Aug 29, 6 p.m., $6,000 Baby Dragon (1m GTD)
Sep 4, 7 p.m., $5,000 Megastack (500k GTD)
Sep 5, 6 p.m., $12,000 Red Dragon Main Event (5m GTD) – Day 1a
Sep 6, 2 p.m., $12,000 Red Dragon Main Event (5m GTD) – Day 1b
Sep 7, 2 p.m., $12,000 Red Dragon Main Event (5m GTD) – Day 1c
Sep 8, 7 p.m., $12,000 Red Dragon Main Event (5m GTD) – Day 1d
Sep 10, 7 p.m., $20,000 NLH (1m GTD)
Sep 11. 7:30 p.m., $80,000 High Roller (1 re-entry)

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Vietnam approves casino

VIETNAM -- A casino for Phu Quoc Island has been approved, Radio Free Asia reported. The casino will be one element in a larger tourism and entertainment complex, the report said. There are a couple of casinos in Vietnam but they only allow tourists to gamble at them, Radio Free Asia said.

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Il magnate dei casinò Lui rimane il secondo uomo più ricco d'Asia

MACAO - Lui Che-Woo è stimato come la seconda persona più ricca in Asia ieri. Lo ha riferito Bloomberg.

Woo detiene il 51 per cento del Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd., ed è stato il fondatore della società, continua il rapporto.

La persona più ricca in Asia rimane il magnate immobiliare Li Ka-Shing, secondo Bloomberg.

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