Hong Kong-based gaming innovator Alphaslot wants to use tokenization to expand casinos’ customer segments and bring the social, eSports and land-based gaming worlds together. If innovation is the key to expanding the global gaming player base, then Hong Kong-based blockchain…
Imperial Pacific International Chairman Mark Brown says the company remains on track to meet its deadlines for completion of Imperial Pacific Resort, despite being forced to lay-off staff and reduce operations in the wake of the devastating Typhoon Yutu that…
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) STB is proud to support the Hotel Innovation Committee and the launch of its Smart Hotel Technology Guide. Outlining an inspiring vision for the smart hotel, the guide features successful case studies and the types…
TOKYO: Japanese chat app operator Line Corp will set up a bank with Mizuho Financial Group Inc and also partner China's Tencent Holdings Ltd to offer mobile payment services: plans which saw its stock rise 13 percent on Tuesday. Pending…
Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings has taken another step to tighten control and management of content posted on its messaging and social media app WeChat by cutting back the number of official accounts allowed for producers amid a sustained government…
SHANGHAI: China's state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel that view. Calling it a "world first", Xinhua news agency this week…
SHANGHAI: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd cashed a record 213.5 billion yuan (US$30.70 billion) in sales on Sunday during its 24-hour online retail frenzy Singles' Day, but the event's annual growth dropped to its slowest-ever rate. Shoppers in…
AI is now helping bust people who smoke at gas stations. Microsoft and Shell are collaborating on a pilot project to integrate artificial intelligence tools into gas stations, starting with one in Thailand and one in Singapore. The Shell stations…
Non-gaming amenities that stand out from the crowd are becoming an increasingly important aspect of global IRs. There is no doubt that the non-gaming amenities in today’s integrated resort projects have been consistently gaining more weight of capital spend on…
The huge surge in internet penetration throughout China presents a unique opportunity for cryptocurrency gambling operators to establish a powerful new financial industry, according to cryptocurrency expert Darin Oliver. Oliver, whose company is developing a blockchain casino platform called BlockDraw,…
