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APAC casino sector outlook brighter for 2021: Fitch

Nov 26, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck

The outlook for the casino gaming sector is in likelihood “improving” for 2021 after the huge pandemic-related disruption of this year, albeit gains are likely to be at different rates in...

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...

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...

Casino firm GEN Sing back to profit 3Q, positive EBITDA

Nov 16, 2020 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The operator of Singapore casino complex Resorts World Sentosa returned sequentially in the third quarter to net profit and to positive adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and...

HK-Sing travel bubble flights start Nov 22 say authorities

Nov 11, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The first of a sequence of once-per-day flights in each direction, enabling residents of Hong Kong and Singapore respectively to travel back and forth between the places quarantine-free, via a...

Under 3pct locals Spore casino users after levy up says CRA

Oct 30, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The 12 months from April 4, 2019 – the date when Singapore increased by 50 percent the cost of either a daily or yearly casino-entry pass for the city-state’s nationals and permanent residents...

Singapore easing from Nov 6 inbound travel from China

Oct 30, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore announced on Thursday that the city-state is easing somewhat its inbound-visitor restrictions for travellers, in respect to people from mainland China and...

LVS may try REIT sell off like Nevada peers: analysts

Oct 28, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck, World

Confirmation on Tuesday of talks to sell the Las Vegas venues of Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) with a circa US$6-billion price tag, could eventually lead to a sale and leaseback structure, featuring a...

HK-Singapore travel bubble imminent says Carrie Lam

Oct 27, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck

Hong Kong plans to launch a “travel bubble” with Singapore during November, said on Tuesday Hong Kong’s Chief Executive, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (pictured in a file photo). The news came...

LVS confirms talks for poss US$6bln disposal Vegas venues

Oct 27, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck, World

United States-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) has confirmed it is in early discussions about a possible US$6-billion sale of its venues in Las Vegas, Nevada, reports Bloomberg,...