gaming

Macau bets on switch from gaming to GBA tourism hub

Simultaneously paying dividends while funding new investments into tourism and leisure is placing considerable strain on casino balance sheets in Macau – a bet many of them seem willing to take.
July 23, 2024

Animoca Brands: building the Hong Kong metaverse

Tech entrepreneur, Yat Siu, launched one of Hong Kong's first internet providers in the 1990s and today, is contributing to what he calls “the open metaverse”, through the company he co-founded: Animoca Brands.
March 01, 2022

Game on! Yield Guild Games glimpses into the future

The metaverse is the next big thing, and the next big bet for many tech companies. From Facebook’s Meta rebrand to Disney going digital, companies are investing heavily to build what they envision as the next chapter of internet evolution. But in the Philippines, the future is possibly already present.
December 13, 2021

SJM bet is a sign of the times in Macau

Macau's only home-grown casino group is attempting to diversify its revenue base away from gambling with the Lisboa Palace, its debut project on the Cotai Strip.
February 13, 2014

GGAM exits Bloomberry via $166m block trade

The sale, which was priced at a 10.4% discount, comes four months after the Philippine casino operator fired its GGAM-appointed COO. Separately, a group of founders raises $75 million from the sale of shares in chain restaurant operator Tsui Wah.
January 16, 2014