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Crown says halting all activity with junkets till end-June 2021

Crown says halting all activity with junkets till end-June 2021

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd said in a Friday filing that it had suspended “all activity” with external gaming-junket partners, with effect until June 30, 2021. The company told...
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Trip.com to help give out US$22mln in Macau travel coupons

Trip.com to help give out US$22mln in Macau travel coupons

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

China’s Trip.com, one of the country’s leading providers of online booking and information services for travellers, says it is working with the Macau government and Chinese online technology...
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Star Vegas in limited reopening from Sept 25: Donaco

Star Vegas in limited reopening from Sept 25: Donaco

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Star Vegas Resort and Club (pictured), a casino resort on Cambodia’s border with Thailand, was due a “limited reopening” from Friday (September 25), said its promoter, Australia-listed Donaco...
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Suncity eyes Manila casino start 2022-end, resort 2023

Suncity eyes Manila casino start 2022-end, resort 2023

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

A new Manila casino resort (pictured in an artist’s rendering) at the Westside City Project is likely to launch in 2022 at year-end, followed by a “grand opening” of the rest of...
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Singapore up to 5 yrs for tourism comeback, says STB boss

Singapore up to 5 yrs for tourism comeback, says STB boss

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck  

Singapore’s inbound tourism market could take up to five years to recover from the damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, said on Thursday the chief executive of Singapore Tourism Board (STB)...
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POGOs revenue halved as dozens of ops still shut: Pagcor

POGOs revenue halved as dozens of ops still shut: Pagcor

Sep 25, 2020 Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

The Philippine gaming regulator says monthly regulatory revenue from locally-based online gaming operators has halved to PHP300 million (US$6.2 million), as only 32 out of 60 companies have been...
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Two board members with reduced stakes in SJM Holdings

Two board members with reduced stakes in SJM Holdings

Sep 24, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Two directors of Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd, Timothy Fok Tsun Ting and Louis Ng Chi Sing, have seen their respective stakes in the firm reduced earlier this month, although for...
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LVS oks for lender no dividends unless US$1bln liquidity

LVS oks for lender no dividends unless US$1bln liquidity

Sep 24, 2020 Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck, World  

Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) has agreed with one of its lenders that the casino firm will, for the time being, not declare or pay any dividends unless it has more than US$1.0 billion in liquidity. In...
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Singapore new gaming authority on track for 2021: ministry

Singapore new gaming authority on track for 2021: ministry

Sep 24, 2020 Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck  

A new, centralised authority to oversee the entire gambling industry in Singapore, is on track to be established in 2021, confirmed the city-state’s Ministry of Home Affairs in an email reply to...
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Okada Manila’s recovery facing significant risks: Fitch

Okada Manila’s recovery facing significant risks: Fitch

Sep 24, 2020 Japan, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck  

Philippine casino investor and Japanese pachinko business Universal Entertainment Corp has been affirmed by Fitch Ratings Inc, with a ‘B’ and ‘outlook negative’ assessment on its long-term...
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”It will take many years, possibly three… to five years for… international visitor arrivals to return to 2019 pre-Covid-19 levels”

Keith Tan
Chief executive of Singapore Tourism Board