<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Aug 6): Genting Singapore (GENS) did not disappoint consensus estimates in the 2Q19 ended June. But it remains to be seen how the integrated resort and casino operator will deal with a challenging mass market business, which saw a considerable decline during the quarter.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>While 2Q earnings fell 5% to S$168.4 million, adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to S$294.4 million on the back of a higher VIP win rate of 3.7% — some 1.1 percentage points higher than the corresponding quarter a year ago and 0.7 percentage points higher than the average of 3% in the past nine quarters.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Buoyed by the higher-than-average VIP win rate, 2Q19 revenue climbed 14% to S$636.8 million.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><em>For the full story, visit <a href="https://www.theedgesingapore.com/capital/investing-idea/lady-luck-smiles-genting-singapore-2q-will-it-be-enough-turn-tables" target="_blank">www.theedgesingapore.com</a>.</em></p></div>

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Genting Singapore (GENS) did not disappoint consensus estimates in the 2Q19 ended June. But it remains to be seen how the integrated resort and casino operator will deal with a challenging mass market business, which saw a considerable decline during the quarter.

While 2Q earnings fell 5% to S$168.4 million, adjusted EBITDA rose 11% to S$294.4 million on the back of a higher VIP win rate of 3.7% — some 1.1 percentage points higher than the corresponding quarter a year ago and 0.7 percentage points higher than the average of 3% in the past nine quarters.

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<p>The nomination centre&nbsp;for the Kuala Kubu Baharu state by-election closed at 10am on Saturday.</p>

<p>The announcement was made by returning officer Yuhanas Auree Kamaruddin&nbsp;at the Hulu Selangor Multipurpose Hall and District Sports Complex here.</p>


<p>Candidates contesting the upcoming Kuala Kubu Bharu by-election, a semi-urban seat located in the Hulu Selangor district, have started executing their campaign strategies over the weekend. The by-election is being held following the demise of its incumbent, Lee Kee Hiong from DAP, on March 21 due to cancer.</p>


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<p>Two earthquakes, the largest a 6.1 magnitude, struck Taiwan's eastern county of Hualien on Saturday, the island's weather administration said, with no immediate reports of damage.</p>

<p>The quakes, within half an hour of each other in the early hours of the morning, shook buildings in the capital, Taipei.</p>


<p>China's industrial profits posted smaller gains for the first quarter compared to the first two months, official data showed on Saturday, adding to evidence of an uneven recovery for the world's second-biggest economy.</p>
