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Macau
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Aug 22, 2026
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Macao’s Latest Game Approvals Reveal a Fight for a Fixed 12,000-Machine Floor
Twenty-one products from five suppliers entered Macao’s approval register in August. The opportunity is substantial—but every new installation must compete for space in a market whose machine count is no longer expanding.
Taiwan
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Aug 19, 2026
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IGS Posts Its Strongest Growth of 2026 as July Revenue Reaches TWD2.23bn
Taiwan’s largest gaming supplier has moved from a weak start to the year into accelerating monthly growth, with July revenue reaching TWD2.23bn (US$69m).
Japan
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Aug 18, 2026
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Too Useful to Ban: How Horse Racing Became Japan’s Acceptable Gamble
Horse betting survived Japan’s prohibition of gambling because racing had already become a national project, a professional sport and an institution the state considered worth preserving.
China
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Aug 17, 2026
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Henan Awards RMB 5.16m Contract to Maintain 8,299 Lottery Terminals
Henan’s welfare lottery operator has signed a RMB 5.16 million contract — approximately USD 720,000 — covering the maintenance and upgrading of around 8,299 lottery terminals across the province.
China
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Aug 16, 2026
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China’s New Lottery Fund Rules Point to the Next Wave of Public Procurement
The policy does not open a tender, but it explicitly makes sales systems, terminals, security infrastructure and channel modernisation eligible for funding from the 2027 budget cycle.
China
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Aug 15, 2026
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Beijing’s 400-Terminal Tender Shows Foreign Suppliers a Route Into China
Imported terminals are excluded, but foreign ownership is not. A foreign entrepreneur with a locally established small business and genuinely Chinese-made hardware could theoretically compete.
Macau
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Aug 14, 2026
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Galaxy Entertainment’s H1 Revenue Rises 4% as StarWorld Renovation and Phase 4 Move Ahead
Galaxy Entertainment Group reported HK$24.2 billion (approximately US$3.10 billion) in first-half net revenue while moving ahead with a comprehensive renovation of StarWorld Macau and its 600,000-square-metre Phase 4 development in Cotai.