Month: December 2024

South Korean players to grow increasingly valuable to Asian casino operators

Asian casino operators will likely increase their marketing efforts towards prospective customers from South Korea over the next few years owing to the continued coronavirus-related absence of mainland Chinese punters.

According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming, this is the belief of Lloyd Robson (pictured), Asia-Pacific General Manager for Australian gaming machines innovator Aristocrat Leisure Limited, as casino firms in numerous nations including Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines look to fill a China-sized hole in their businesses. The source detailed that the experienced industry figure made this prediction earlier today during the ongoing MGS Macau Leisure Technology Summit after being asked about how the industry outside of Macau may…

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Tech Expert Says Gateway Casinos Is on a Tough Road to Recovery

In mid-April, the operations of the major Canadian gaming and entertainment company, Gateway Casinos, were impacted by a cyberattack. The company announced an emergency shutdown on April 16 which at the time was described as a “system-wide malfunction.” In light of the security breach, Gateway decided to temporarily shut down the operations at all of its 14 different properties.

Reportedly, there were more than a few properties affected by the cyber-attack that include venues at Woodstock, Thunder Bay, Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie cities. Additionally, the ransomware attacks are believed to have affected the operations of casinos in Sarnia, North Bay, London, Innisfil and Clinton. Although five other venues were not impacted by the cyberattack, Gateway temporarily halt…

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