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Weds saw 86pct day-on-day dip in Macau visitors: police

Weds saw 86pct day-on-day dip in Macau visitors: police

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Wednesday saw a 86.1 percent day-on-day decline in the number of visitors to Macau, said a police official at Thursday’s press briefing from the city’s Novel Coronavirus Coordination and Response...
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Konami gaming segment back to profit in quarter to June 30

Konami gaming segment back to profit in quarter to June 30

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Top of the deck, World  

Konami Holdings Corp reported on Thursday it had swung back to a segmental profit for its gaming and systems division – including casino equipment – in the three months to June 30. Such profit...
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Macau ops halt some non-gaming amid Covid alert

Macau ops halt some non-gaming amid Covid alert

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Some non-gaming facilities, including a number of food and drink outlets, have been closed for the time being at several Macau casino resorts, according to announcements on the respective websites of...
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Macau govt says 90pct of senior casino leaders locals

Macau govt says 90pct of senior casino leaders locals

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

A total of 90.3 percent of middle- and upper-management positions at Macau’s six casino operators were held by local ID holders as of June 30, exceeding a long-standing, local-government target of...
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Everi posts US$36mln 2Q profit, on ‘record’ revenue

Everi posts US$36mln 2Q profit, on ‘record’ revenue

Aug 05, 2021 Industry Talk, Latest News  

Casino equipment maker and financial technology (fintech) supplier Everi Holdings Inc reported a net profit of US$36.2 million for the second quarter of 2021, up 76.6 percent from the previous...
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MGM Cotai to open new suites during Aug: Hornbuckle

MGM Cotai to open new suites during Aug: Hornbuckle

Aug 05, 2021 Japan, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau casino resort MGM Cotai (pictured) is to open new luxury suites aimed at premium mass gambling customers “later this month,” said Bill Hornbuckle, the boss of the property’s parent firm,...
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Wynn expects Macau to control swiftly fresh Covid cases

Wynn expects Macau to control swiftly fresh Covid cases

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

The management of United States-based casino operator Wynn Resorts Ltd says it expects Macau to be able to control a “small cluster” of fresh Covid-19 infections “within a couple of weeks”....
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MGM China 2Q EBITDA up 37pct q-o-q as revenue recovers

MGM China 2Q EBITDA up 37pct q-o-q as revenue recovers

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd saw its adjusted property earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for the second quarter of 2021 rise by 37.4 percent...
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Wynn Macau Ltd loss down 28pct sequentially in 2Q

Wynn Macau Ltd loss down 28pct sequentially in 2Q

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  

Wynn Macau Ltd posted a net loss of US$116.6 million in the second quarter, 27.7 percent lower than in the first three months of 2021, it said on Thursday. The announcement followed United...
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Grand Korea Leisure July casino sales halved m-o-m

Grand Korea Leisure July casino sales halved m-o-m

Aug 05, 2021 Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck  

Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd, an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, reported casino sales of KRW7.57 billion (US$6.62 million) in July, down 48.5 percent month-on-month. Such sales...
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Pick of the Day

"The idea that VIP [in Macau] would revert to its previous levels, I think that it’s clearly foregone, it’s not going to happen. But I anticipate that … the premium-mass and mass will be stronger than it has ever been”

Matt Maddox
Chief executive of Wynn Resorts