Revenues Down at Pailin’s Dreamworld Casino

U.S.-listed firm Entertainment Gaming Asia’s (EGA) Dreamworld casino in Poipet province has seen revenue drop by almost 18 percent this year, according to financial results released by the company. Results issued on Thursday from Hong Kong said the casino, which opened in May 2012, made revenue of $907,000 from April to June, compared with revenue of $1.1 million in the first quarter of this year. … The casino houses 26 live gaming tables and 58 slot machine seats. Operating costs fell slightly during the three-month period, but were still above revenues at $1.2 million for the quarter up to the end of June. That compares to $1.3 million in operating costs spent during the previous quarter. EGA, which also operates slot machines within the NagaWorld casino in Phnom Penh and Than­sur Bokor in Kampot pro­vince, opened a 300-seat slot hall in Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey province, in May this year. The company has also announced plans for a new casino in Kampot. … In Cambodia as a whole, the company’s gaming machines earned $169 per unit per day between April and June, down from $215 during the same period in 2012.

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