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Seoul casinos paused Nov 24 amid virus uptick: reports

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

All casinos in South Korea’s Seoul metropolitan area, including Incheon, are required with effect from 12am on Tuesday (November 24) to suspend operation due to an uptick in Covid-19 cases in that...

Nevada casino capacity halved to 25pct amid virus uptick

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Nevada’s governor, Steve Sisolak, said at a Sunday press conference that occupancy limits at the state’s casinos and their dining and drinking outlets would be cut from 50 percent to 25 percent...

Cambodia casino law reasonable on tax: NagaCorp chair

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The chairman of Hong Kong-listed Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd has told GGRAsia the firm is “pleased” that a “a reasonable approach continues with the new law” on casino gaming in...

Macau 3Q GDP dips as gaming services exports fall 94pct

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s third-quarter exports of gaming services and other tourism services fell by 93.6 percent and 87.9 percent respectively, judged year-on-year, contributing to a 63.8 percent fall in the...

HK-Singapore travel bubble delayed at least 2 weeks

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck

A planned air-travel “bubble” between Singapore and Hong Kong that had been due to start on Sunday, has been postponed for at least two weeks, due to new Covid-19 cases being detected in Hong...

Melco says more job cuts as Dancing Water shut into 2021

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd has confirmed that some jobs will be lost as the company will be extending the closure of The House of Dancing Water show for “several...

Yokohama rejigged casino op selection phase starts Nov 30

Nov 23, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan’s Yokohama city announced on Friday that it would hold on November 30 the first meeting of the “Yokohama IR operator selection committee”. According to information collated by...

Maybe 2 yrs before travel can normalise: Singapore PM

Nov 20, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

International travel is unlikely to go back to pre- Covid-19 conditions next year, even with the arrival of a vaccine, says Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong. “I think travel is not...

Macau EGM tech standards updated by 4Q 2021: govt

Nov 20, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, Trends & Tech

The Macau government intends to have the city’s Electronic Gaming Machines (EGM) Technical Standards amended by the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the full text of the city’s Policy...

Macau VIP comeback maybe only 2023: Sanford Bernstein

Nov 20, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A brokerage says it is “now not assuming” VIP gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau will “recover before 2023,” until there is “more visibility around junket liquidity and demand”. “VIP...