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Hikari Systems, a Japanese supplier serving pachinko businesses, said a fake browser warning led an employee to permit remote access to a work computer on 24 July. Cloud files potentially connected to 1,016 people were exposed: 830 business partners, 26 customers and 160 employees.
Almost one quarter of the money wagered on Hong Kong races now comes from outside the city
Macau's Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL), the government employment agency, partnered Sands China on a 12-month cross-functional training programme for 10 local residents, with applications from 14 to 23 September and interviews on 29 September. DSAL and Wynn Macau separately opened 20 places in a 24-month food-and-beverage and culinary programme, with applications from 11 to 20 September and interviews on 25 September.
Singapore Pools, the city-state's authorised lottery and sports-betting operator, issued Request for Quotation 199 for a one-year Observability and Management licence renewal covering 10 October 2026 to 9 October 2027. Bids close at noon on 17 September.
ZENT, a pachinko-hall operator in Aichi and Gifu prefectures, and software company Hakobun have begun a two-month trial of Honne POST, a customer-feedback tool reached through QR codes beside machines and in common areas. The companies aim to collect 1,000 responses and use generative artificial intelligence to classify their context and sentiment.
PhilWeb and its wholly owned subsidiary agreed to subscribe for 10,726,075 shares in JKS Tech Solutions at PHP394 each, a combined commitment of PHP4.23 billion. PHP is the Philippine peso; JKS Tech supplies business-to-business platforms and digital infrastructure to licensed mid-market digital-entertainment operators.
PH Resorts Group Holdings approved in principle a restructuring that would transfer wholly owned PH Travel and Leisure Holdings to Udenna, its parent and controlling shareholder. PH Travel and its subsidiaries hold substantially all of the listed group’s operating assets, properties and related liabilities, including entities tied to the stalled Emerald Bay casino-resort project.
Macau’s economic and finance authorities outlined implementation routes for the territory’s 2026–2030 development plan, including premium and green tourism, new visitor markets, a government guidance fund for strategic industries, the digital pataca currency project and wider cross-border payment links.
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.
Fitch Ratings downgraded Genting Berhad's long-term issuer rating to BBB- from BBB and Resorts World Las Vegas to BB+ from BBB-. The agency expects Genting's proportionately consolidated net debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to remain above 4.0 times for the next three years.
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.
Sands China said a wholly owned vehicle of Las Vegas Sands (LVS), its controlling shareholder, bought 1,623,200 shares on 1 September. LVS's holding rose to 75.01%, leaving 24.99% of Sands China shares in public hands.
Macau Legend Development reported a HK$136.8 million loss for the first half of 2026 while continuing operations produced HK$8.8 million in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA). The company said it remained unable to meet certain loan obligations and was in discussions with lenders.
Singapore Pools, the city-state's authorised lottery and sports-betting operator, opened Tender Ref.187 for application-maintenance support for its remote-betting systems. The contract covers two years with an option for a one-year extension, and bids close at noon on 14 September 2026.
Singapore Pools, the city-state's authorised lottery and sports-betting operator, issued Expression of Interest Ref.207 for an artificial-intelligence and robotics system to automate lottery-ball quality control and measurement. Responses close at noon on 15 September 2026.
The Shenzhen lottery supplier has delivered the central technology platform for Sizekhaya’s eight-year national licence.
Beijing Welfare Lottery Issuance Center, the municipal operator of China's state-authorised welfare lottery, awarded Shenzhen Suicai Technology a 3.64 million Chinese yuan (CNY) contract for 350 retail terminal sets, including computers, customer displays, printers, scanners and software.
Non-gaming industries represented 61.7% of Macao’s economy in 2023. One year later, their share had fallen to 56.7%—exposing the weakness in the city’s preferred measure of diversification.
