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Opportunities
Deals
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Sep 20, 2026
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3 min read
Smart pachislot is reviving spending — while the cost of competing is pushing the industry toward fewer, larger operators.
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Sep 14, 2026
1 min read
The Japanese group would provide up to US$25 million to UDN Gaming as it seeks growth beyond pachinko and Okada Manila.
Horse Racing
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Sep 11, 2026
Almost one quarter of the money wagered on Hong Kong races now comes from outside the city
Sep 8, 2026
2 min read
Before a new pachislot machine reaches a Japanese gaming hall, its manufacturer must prove that the cabinet, software and payout behaviour comply with one of the industry’s strictest technical regimes.
Sports Betting
Sep 7, 2026
Hong Kong approved the legal framework for basketball betting, but stopped short of issuing the licence. A technology platform prepared for the launch will now be repurposed for HKJC’s largest betting vertical.
China
Sep 6, 2026
The Shenzhen lottery supplier has delivered the central technology platform for Sizekhaya’s eight-year national licence.
Sep 4, 2026
Ennoconn began as a strategic investor. Then came management, manufacturing systems and gaming orders. Four years later, it represented almost 60% of Gold Rain’s sales — and separating the two companies has become anything but simple.
Enforcement
Sep 1, 2026
South Korea’s only casino open to its citizens is using KAIST technology to track illegal gambling sites. The strange part is that this is becoming a normal responsibility for the country’s legal operators.
Aug 31, 2026
The Hong Kong Jockey Club is best known for Sha Tin and Happy Valley. But over the past two decades it has quietly built a much broader presence across Mainland China — spanning racing, private membership, tourism and even a long-running Sports Lottery technology venture.
Aug 29, 2026
4 min read
Provincial lottery centres can buy hardware locally, but the software, integration and data layer remains concentrated around one state-linked provider.
Global
Aug 23, 2026
Why the same game performs differently across markets — and what operators can learn from mechanics, localisation, digital habits and product positioning.
Aug 22, 2026
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.
Aug 19, 2026
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).
Aug 17, 2026
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.
Aug 16, 2026
5 min read
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.
Aug 15, 2026
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.
Aug 11, 2026
The Taiwan-made JE-43JGO combines cabinet design, computing hardware, assembly and system integration in a complete gaming-machine platform.
Lottery
The current procurement list spans venue works, technology, events and professional services, with deadlines from 12 to 28 August 2026.
Aug 9, 2026
The company behind Nanasy has ended its pachinko operations as Japan’s traditional machine market continues to contract—even while pachislot shows signs of resilience.
Aug 7, 2026
Mainland China prohibits casinos, foreign lotteries and unauthorised online betting. Yet its state lottery market generated approximately US$87 billion in 2025—and a largely invisible technology industry keeps it running.
Aug 3, 2026
Capcom’s seven-million-selling fighting game becomes a medal-free smart slot, extending the franchise from consoles and esports into one of Japan’s most distinctive forms of entertainment.
Aug 1, 2026
Kenneth Dart’s investment vehicle now controls just over 30% of Evolution’s voting rights. It must launch an offer for the remaining shares or reduce its position within four weeks.
Artificial Intelligence
Jul 25, 2026
A HK$3 billion public programme is lowering access costs to Cyberport’s AI infrastructure — potentially creating an opportunity for suppliers developing fraud, compliance, localisation and player-intelligence products.
Jul 17, 2026
A 16-machine deployment at LaVie Resort & Casino looks small on paper. For a Taiwanese slot maker building an Asian footprint, it is how the land-based business actually gets built.