GGRAsia – Macau

Grant Chum now Sands China COO, Wong remains president

Feb 21, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd has appointed Grant Chum Kwan Lock as the firm’s chief operating officer (COO), with effect from Friday (February 21). Wilfred Wong Ying Wai remains as Sands...

Macau to be very quiet for quite a long time: Lawrence Ho

Feb 21, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s gaming industry is likely to take “quite a long time” to recover from the sharp contraction it is facing related to the novel coronavirus Covid-19 health crisis. So said...

SJM CEO seeks govt breaks for Macau ops amid virus woes

Feb 20, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The chief executive of Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd says the firm has asked the Macau government to consider giving the local industry some financial breaks amid uncertainties over...

Macau hotels that shut, gradually coming back: MGTO

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

A number of Macau’s three- to five-star hotels at casino properties – hotels that had closed due to lack of customer demand during the coronavirus alert – are gradually resuming...

Layoffs, pay cuts key worries of Macau casino staff: survey

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

A survey conducted by a Macau gaming labour group during the city’s 15-day shutdown of casinos that ended on Wednesday, suggested fear of staff layoffs – and the risk of cuts to pay due to...

Poker King Club says Macau venue to remain closed

Feb 20, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau

Poker King Club, a business division of privately-held Macau junket investor Suncity Group, announced on Wednesday that its poker room at the Venetian Macao would for the time being remain closed,...

Bear case sees virus roil Macau until autumn: analysts

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

The worst out of three scenarios in 2020 for the Macau casino market might see the coronavirus alert continue to disrupt gaming business into the autumn, “with only slow and gradual pickup” in...

Macau ops to offer fewer than 30pct of tables at restart

Feb 19, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

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...

Macau labour groups fear virus risk from casino reopenings

Feb 19, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

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...

Suncity says most Macau VIP clubs operational on Thursday

Feb 19, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau junket investor Suncity Group has confirmed to GGRAsia that the majority of its VIP gambling clubs in the Macau market will resume operations after the stroke of midnight on Thursday, following...