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Casino op Silver Heritage gets new board of directors

Jan 25, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck, World

The administrators of Australia-listed casino operator Silver Heritage Group Ltd said in a Friday filing that they had “returned” control of the company to a new slate of directors, following the...

Digital yuan eventually for Macau mass bets mulls Bernstein

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Were China’s central government-backed digital yuan (CNY) to be adopted in Macau for casino chip transactions, it could in the long run benefit mass and premium-mass play, as cross-border money...

Macau Covid-19 case no bar to mainland travel ties

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A newly-confirmed Covid-19 case involving a Macau ID holder brought home on Thursday aboard one of two repatriating flights sanctioned but not chartered by the city’s government, will not put...

Mohegan seeks govt nod to delay Inspire opening

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The promoter of the Inspire Entertainment Resort in South Korea has officially submitted a request to the local government to postpone the opening of the scheme to 2023, a spokesperson confirmed on...

Half Kangwon Land staff on mandatory leave until Jan 31

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Kangwon Land Inc, operator of Kangwon Land (pictured), the only casino resort in South Korea permitted to offer bets to locals, has confirmed to GGRAsia that since December 29, approximately half its...

Yokohama announces RFP timeline for casino bid

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japanese metropolis Yokohama (pictured) announced on Thursday the timeline for its request-for-proposal (RFP) stage for the city’s tilt at having a casino complex or integrated resort (IR). The RFP...

Londoner Macao first phase launch Feb 8 says Sands China

Jan 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The first phase of the newly-rebranded Macau casino resort the Londoner Macao is to be launched on February 8, the property’s promoter Sands China Ltd, announced on Thursday. The company said the...

Grand Lisboa Palace backer SJM taps circa US$1bln in notes

Jan 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd said on Thursday that it expected to raise approximately US$991 million net, via an offering of two tranches of U.S.-dollar denominated senior notes, due...

Sands China sixth Macau op to pledge staff extra payment

Jan 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sands China Ltd said in a Thursday press release that it would give on February 8 a “discretionary allowance” to more than “26,000 eligible” workers. That meant all six licensed Macau casino...

RWG shut Jan 22 to Feb 4 amid Malaysia lockdown

Jan 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Resorts World Genting (RWG) casino complex in Malaysia will be “temporarily closed” from Friday (January 22) until February 4, because of a so-called movement control order during that...