Asia
BMM Testlabs Reena Varma, Senior Vice President of Operations, India, Named *Woman Icon of the Year* in Asia
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Varma Recognized in Asia`s Inspirational Women Awards 2023 for Leadership, Professional Excellence.
Reena Varma, Senior Vice President of Operations, India
BMM Testlabs (“BMM”), the world’s original gaming test lab renowned for exceptional product compliance and certification services, today announced that Reena Varma, Senior Vice President of Operations, India, has been presented the Woman Icon of the Year award in Asia`s Inspirational Women Awards 2023.
Varma was selected from among 40 nominees for this prominent recognition, which recognizes women who have excelled and worked valiantly over the past year. She was honored during a ceremony at the Hotel Radisson Blu in Dwarka, New Delhi.
Kara Matthew, Chief Operations Officer of BMM Innovation Group (BIG), said, “We are thrilled to see Reena be acknowledged as an Iconic Woman in our global industry. This award is a testament to her exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to quality and innovation. At BMM, we are grateful to have Reena as a key member of our leadership team, overseeing our India operations and delivering exceptional services and solutions for our clients and internal teams.”
Varma said, “I am deeply honored to receive the Woman Icon of The Year award. This recognition is not just a personal achievement, but a celebration of the importance of my work at BMM for the global gaming industry, driving quality and operational excellence. This award motivates me to continue striving for innovation and empowering women within our organization and the broader industry.
Varma joined BMM as Head of Quality and Operations, India, in 2021 and was later promoted to Senior Vice President of Operations, India. Prior to BMM, she worked 11 years as the Operations and Quality Head for Wipro, a publicly traded technology and services consulting company with more than 245,000 employees across 65 countries. Previously, she served as the AVP Quality & Business Assurance at Sopra Steria, which is a European-based consulting, digital services, and software development company with 50,000 consultants, headquartered in Paris, having operations in several countries in Western Europe and Asia. She also worked as Quality Head with Innodata Information Technologies and as the Delivery Manager with TCIL BellSouth. Varma received her Master of Computer Applications and Law degree from Delhi University.
The Woman Icon of the Year accolade not only highlights Varma`s individual accomplishments, but also underscores BMM Testlabs dedication to recognizing and supporting the achievements of women in the gaming and technology sectors.
Asia
PAGCOR BRAVES FLOODS TO HELP DISASTER-HIT COMMUNITIES
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At the height of the downpour and massive flooding in Metro Manila and nearby provinces Wednesday, volunteer teams from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) started bringing relief packs to affected communities.
Classes and government work were suspended on Wednesday and Thursday due to the widespread flooding, but PAGCOR volunteers went into action nevertheless.
âEven at the height of the flooding, and even before the President ordered government agencies to provide assistance to affected communities, PAGCOR employees already went to action to help those in need,â PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro H. Tengco said.
The PAGCOR chief said that since July 24, the agency has delivered more than 21,000 food and non-food relief packs for thousands of affected families.
âAfter the heavy rains subsided and it was safe to do so, we started bringing immediate aid to flooded communities in Caloocan City on Wednesday, followed by relief operations in Valenzuela, Malabon and Malolos, Bulacan the next day,â he said.
Mr. Tengco added that PAGCOR was scheduled to distribute relief goods to the cities of Marikina and Navotas on Friday as well as to affected towns in Bulacan like Calumpit and Bulakan which were all submerged in floodwater.
âIt has been second nature to PAGCOR to immediately respond to the needs of affected communities in times of disasters,â he said.
âWe understand that while it is part of our mandate to contribute to nation-building, it is also our moral obligation to help ease the plight of Filipinos in times when they need help the most,â the PAGCOR chief added.
He said PAGCORâs relief operations are ongoing, with more employees volunteering to help repack relief goods Saturday and Sunday in the agencyâs warehouse in Imus, Cavite to support distribution efforts in the coming days in Bataan, Batangas and Cavite.
Asia
AGTech Wins Lottery Terminal Supply Tenders for Shaanxi, Zhejiang and Jiangsu Provinces
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Lottery and integrated technology and services company AGTech Holdings Limited (AGTech) has announced that one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries has successfully won procurement tenders to supply lottery terminals to Sports Lottery Administration Centres in Shaanxi province, Zhejiang province and Jiangsu province of the Peopleâs Republic of China.
AGTech already has previous success in the China market, having won a bid in 2018 for supplying its new dual, touchscreen lottery terminals to the Chinese provinces of Guizhou, Shanghai and Hebei.
Even before this, AGTech introduced new instant win games, launched in partnership with Chinese logistics firm SF Holdings across Shenzen, Nanchang, Changsha and Nanjing.
Asia
Philippine President Marcos Announces Ban on POGOs
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has banned the establishment of any new Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs), also known as Internet Gaming Licensees (IGLs), with immediate effect. Existing POGO operators will have until the end of the year to wind down their operations.
The verdict, not entirely unexpected, was delivered during his State of the Nation Address in Manila on Monday following widespread pressure from a Senate investigation into illegal POGO-linked activities.
âEffective today, all POGOs are banned. I hereby instruct [gaming regulator] PAGCOR to wind down and cease the operations of POGOs by the end of the year,â Marcos said in his SONA.
The decision to shut down POGOs follows a series of recent raids on illegal POGO compounds in Pampanga and Tarlac amid allegations they had been engaging in human trafficking and scam activities.
A full ban, proposed by multiple senators, had also gained the support of the Department of Finance (DOF) and the National Economic and Development Authority.
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