Asia

APE achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

The HALLO ECHO

  Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings Limited is delighted to announce that Asia Pioneer Entertainment Limited (APE), a Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureaus (DICJ) licensed gaming machine agent, has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification of its “Provision of repairing service of electronic gaming machine parts”. The on-site audit completed successfully under the standard ISO 9001:2015…

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Bangladesh HC Declares Gambling Illegal

The HALLO ECHO

  The High Court of Bangladesh has declared gambling illegal at 13 clubs in five districts and other areas across the country. The bench of Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif and Justice Md Mahmud Hassan Talukder delivered the verdict opn, after disposing of a rule issued in this regard. The clubs are Dhaka Club, Uttara Club,…

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Yokohama to Establish Committee for IR Operator Selection

The HALLO ECHO

  Yokohama city has revealed that it will establish a selection committee based on city ordinances for selecting a private operator responsible for the IR project. The government’s IR Basic Policy draft states, “It is necessary to establish appropriate selection systems, such as a third party committee, to ensure fair scrutiny.” The city intends to…

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State Government of Kerala Mulls Licensing of Coastal Casinos

The HALLO ECHO

  The Kerala state government is mulling the possibility of licensing coastal casinos, but has yet to make a final decision. Kerala, a southern state in India, is currently in the grips of its own debate about the regulation of its existing casinos, including how strictly to implement a new ban on locals entering the…

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Punjab Government Bans Online Lottery Schemes

The HALLO ECHO

  The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has decided to ban the sale of all types of online lottery schemes in the state, to check illegal lottery sales in the guise of online lottery. An official spokesperson said that the ban on “Online Lottery Schemes,” under section 5 of the Lotteries…

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Goa Government Forms Special Team to Inspect Casinos

The HALLO ECHO

  The state government of Goa has formed a special team to inspect the carrying capacity of offshore casinos in the state. The mandate of the special team also allows them to inspect onshore Star hotel casinos in Goa. The team has been constituted after the government suffered losses in revenue due to some offshore…

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