Ben Blaschke

1 week ago | asgam.com | Ben Blaschke

The Board of Directors of Philippine gaming regulator PAGCOR, including Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco, have tendered courtesy resignations this week in response to a directive from Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Tengco, along with PAGCOR President and COO Wilma Eisma and directors Jose Maria Ortega, Francis Democrito Concordia and Gilbert Cesar Remulla, all followed the directive, the agency said in a statement, although IAG understands that President Marcos is expected to...

1 week ago | asgam.com | Ben Blaschke

I was recently asked by someone working at a foreigner-only casino for my thoughts on the outlook for the Asian gaming industry. That’s quite a wide-reaching question with dozens of moving parts, but it got me thinking specifically about how the region’s foreigner-only casinos – namely those in South Korea and Vietnam – have shaped up in a post-COVID world.

1 week ago | asgam.com | Ben Blaschke

The Thailand Entertainment Complex Roundtable (TECR) – a groundbreaking event bringing together international integrated resort operators Galaxy, Melco and Wynn as well as major figures who have opposed the introduction of entertainment complexes (ECs) to Thailand – will truly be a real-time fully bilingual event featuring instantaneous transcription and translation as well as simultaneous interpretation.

1 week ago | asgam.com | Ben Blaschke

The chairman of Australian slot machine supplier Ainsworth Game Technology says the company must continue to increase its investment into research and development (R&D) in order to maintain global competitiveness and gain market share. Danny Gladstone cited R&D as Ainsworth’s key priority during an address to shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, pointing to an 8% increase in related expenses in FY24.

1 week ago | asgam.com | Ben Blaschke

Moody’s Ratings has affirmed the local and foreign currency issuer rating of the Macao SAR Government at Aa3 with a negative outlook, citing the jurisdiction’s strong fiscal reserves which have grown to MOP$624 billion (US$77.2 billion) as of March 2025. An Aa3 credit rating refers to a high-quality, investment-grade rating indicating very low credit risk.