The G2E Asia 2016 Conference commenced Tuesday at The Venetian, welcoming over 180 exhibitors, 800 VIPs, and buyers from across the globe. The event’s opening ceremony brought together local government, business organizations, and representatives of the international gaming industry. This year’s exhibition will be highlighting the fast-growing iGaming Zone, which has attracted more than double the […]
Year: 2016
“The Kid’s Project” by Io Lou Ian has won the Jury’s Award in the tenth edition of the Macao International Film and Video Festival, beating 24 other movie productions, according to the Macau Cultural Centre (CCM) who announced the results on Sunday. The Jury’s Commendation Award for Feature film was given to Emily Chan for […]
Grassroots lawmaker Ho Ion Sang has urged the government to come up with measures to reduce the impact of the increasing inequality of residents’ income. Ho, one of 14 vice-chairmen of the Macau General Union of Neighbourhood Associations, makes the appeal in a written interpellation submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday. Ho, who […]
Lawmaker-cum-unionist Kwan Tsui Hang has asked the government to give the public an explanation as to why its bill on protecting consumer rights has not been submitted to the Legislative Assembly (AL) as scheduled. The veteran lawmaker also says she worries that lawmakers may not be able to finish debating and reviewing the bill within […]
A total of 17 groups protested on Sunday with the aim of putting pressure on the public Macau Foundation (FM) to withdraw its controversial decision to donate 100 million yuan (123 million patacas) to Jinan University in Guangzhou. The 17 grassroots groups comprised two ad-hoc alliances. A 15-group alliance included Love Macau People Power, New […]
António Trindade has been CEO of Macao’s CESL Asia – Investments & Services, Limited, since 1998.
The Macau Trade and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) will invite Portugal to become the partner country at this year’s 21st Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF), IPIM Executive Director Gloria Batalha Ung said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar themed “Ideas from Europe, Ideas from Macau” at Macau Tower, […]
A gaming expo taking place next week will put more emphasis on non-gaming entertainment to offer gaming operators an alternative way of increasing revenue amidst the challenges they’re facing with gaming revenue, expo organiser Reed Exhibition’s Senior Vice President Josephine Lee Nga Yee said on Thursday. Lee made the comments while speaking to reporters prior […]
Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong Vai Tac said on Wednesday that the government’s mid-term gaming sector performance report wasn’t related to the renewal of the city’s gaming concessions, but rather to allow gaming operators to see what they can improve on. Leong made the remarks during a press conference on the government’s mid-term evaluation report […]