Malaysian firms bet on overseas gaming market

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Gaming in Malaysia is synonymous with the Genting group, but several Malaysian-liked companies have ventured into it outside the country with the latest being Luster Industries.

WHEN Luster Industries Bhd recently announced it was diversifying into the gaming industry in Cambodia, it piqued interest. What does a plastics manufacturer know about the world of gaming and will this venture amount to anything much, the sceptics must have asked.