The Macau casino regulator said on Wednesday that only 29 of the 39 active casinos in the city would reopen after the stroke of midnight on Thursday. The other 10 active casinos have requested more time to resume their respective operations, said Paulo Martins Chan, director of the Gaming...
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Jade Entertainment and Gaming Technologies Inc says it has a deal to deploy RPM Gaming Ltd sports betting technology at the Okada Manila casino resort in the Philippines. The utilisation of...
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The Macau casino regulator said on Wednesday that only 29 of the 39 active casinos in the city would reopen after the stroke of midnight on Thursday. The other 10 active casinos have requested more time to resume their...
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A number of Macau gaming labour groups has expressed staff-safety concerns about coronavirus transmission at work, following the Macau government decision to tell the city’s casinos to reopen from Thursday (February...
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Philippine firm Alliance Global Group Inc says the conglomerate aims to be carbon neutral in ten years, and also aspires to generate “at least” five million “direct and indirect jobs” by 2030. Alliance Global...
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Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp swung to a net loss in year ending December 31, it said in a Friday filing. Such loss was JPY5.19 billion (US$47.3 million) compared to a prior-year profit of...
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Singapore’s government budget for 2020 – officially unveiled on Tuesday – is unlikely to have a material impact on the finances of the city’s two casinos. That is according to a note from Samuel Yin Shao Yang,...
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The management of casino operator Genting Singapore Ltd says it is “in the process of exploring partners” in pursuit of a casino resort project in Japan. The company reportedly stated it hopes to “secure a...
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The government in the Japanese city of Yokohama (pictured) said on Monday it would announce in March the city’s draft basic policy on integrated resorts (IRs), as large-scale casino complexes with hotels,...
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Francis Lui Yiu Tung (pictured in file photo), vice-chairman of Hong Kong-listed Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, confirmed in a Monday company statement that it was still “actively pursuing” a...
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The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has confirmed that its next event planned for March 4 to 15 in Taipei, Taiwan, will take place as scheduled. Another poker brand had said last week it would not hold any Asia-Pacific...
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Mainland China’s total sales from official lottery products decreased by 17.5 percent year-on-year to approximately CNY422.05 billion (US$60.36 billion) in full-year 2019, according to the latest data published on...
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The New South Wales (NSW) government is reportedly to appeal against a decision by the Australian state’s Supreme Court that a local regulatory inquiry into Crown Resorts Ltd’s suitability for a Sydney casino...
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The fact of Crown Resorts Ltd facing “media allegations” about its VIP gambling business, “travel issues” for consumers moving around Australia because of the recent bush fires, and now the emergence of the...
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From the Press
Crown Resorts VIP sales slump
as Chinese gamblers cut spending
Reuters Feb 19
Closure of Macau casinos could
bring demands from ops: analysts
Macau Business Feb 19
Saipan House of Representatives
passes internet gambling bill
Marianas Variety Feb 19
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