Macau ‘smart table’ expert Croft joins Walker Digital

Table game technology specialist Walker Digital Table Systems LLC has recruited former casino executive Graeme Croft (pictured) as executive advisor. He joined Walker Digital on September 1, the company confirmed to GGRAsia.

Mr Croft was previously vice president of table games at MGM China Holdings Ltd. The latter firm was one of the first in Macau to adopt Walker Digital’s so-called ‘smart’ tables, using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.

He told GGRAsia: “Because of my knowledge and familiarity with the system, I’m assisting operators with rolling out the Walker technology.” That includes helping them utilise the data produced, to the “best of their advantage”, said the industry veteran.

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Early Jan Macau mass GGR at 105pct of 2019: JP Morgan

Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the first seven days of January was estimated at MOP4.4 billion (US$546.6 million), “producing a solid start to 2024”, says a Monday note from JP Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd, citing its own channel checks.

It marked a run-rate of MOP630 million a day, versus MOP599 million a day in December, “which was already a beat,” wrote analysts DS Kim, Mufan Shi, and Selina Li.

“This was, obviously, boosted by solid traffic over the New Year holiday, but is still impressive and comforting nonetheless,” they stated.

The analysts added: “By segment, the number indicates mass GGR was running at 105 percent to 110 percent of pre-Covid levels (versus circa 105 percent in the fourth quarter), while VIP was around flattish month-on-month at around 20 percent.”

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