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Time to place bets on Genting Singapore as stock is now looking cheap, says RHB
SINGAPORE (Nov 16): RHB Research is maintaining its “buy” rating on Genting Singapore with a lower target price of $1.23 compared to $1.42 previously after updating DCF assumptions and rolling over the valuation base year to FY19.
November 16, 2018
Singapore's 139-year-old telecom has plans for millennials
SINGAPORE (July 11): Singapore Telecommunications was around back when the telegraph was still cool. Now the 139-year-old company is experimenting with video games as a way to raise its profile with millennials.
July 11, 2018
Global Markets
MGM opens new US$3.4 bil resort in Macau
HONG KONG (Feb 13): MGM Resorts International’s debut of its US$3.4 billion ($4.5 billion) property Tuesday is the latest bet on the world’s biggest casino hub, as licensing bids and China’s proposal to allow gambling on a nearby island cast uncerta
February 13, 2018
Fitch betting on a good year for gaming in 2018
SINGAPORE (Dec 12): Fitch Ratings expects gaming operators and suppliers to see moderate growth globally in 2018 on the back of sound economic outlook across global gaming markets.
December 12, 2017
Global Markets
MGM Resorts bets on wealthier masses to catch up in Macau
HONG KONG (Aug 15): MGM Resorts International is counting on a growing number of affluent Chinese customers to drive revenue at its new Macau property, as it strives to catch up with an industry rebound in the enclave.
August 15, 2017
Results
Las Vegas Sands reports 37% earnings growth in 2Q, announces record quarter for MBS
SINGAPORE (July 27): Las Vegas Sands has announced earnings of US$576 million ($781 million) for the 2Q17 ended June, representing a 36.8% increase, or 73 US cent per diluted share, compared to US$421 million or 53 US cent per diluted share in the same qu
July 27, 2017
China's message to Asia's casinos: Place your bets elsewhere
(June 27): China just sent a clear message to casinos sprouting across Asia: don’t peddle your baccarat here.
June 27, 2017
Tech
The remaking of Sony
This article appears in Issue 783 (June 12) of The Edge Singapore which is on sale now
June 14, 2017
China is now the gamer capital of the world
LONDON (June 1): Revenue from computer games exceeded US$100 billion ($138 billion) globally in a single year for the first time, while China has overtaken the US as the "gamer capital of the world" in terms of market size, according to a report p
June 01, 2017
This is the best-performing casino stock in the world
MANILA (May 19): Melco Crown Philippines Resorts Corp. is the best-performing casino stock in the world this year. To punters playing baccarat at the company’s City of Dreams venue in Manila, that’s no surprise.
May 19, 2017