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Macau govt virus control work gets some positive reviews

Feb 14, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A straw poll by GGRAsia on the Macau government’s efforts at controlling the coronavirus infection – including a 15-day shutdown of the city’s casinos – has produced some...

Tokyo one to watch in 2020 casino news, Apac venues rising

Dec 31, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan casino liberalisation will inch forward in 2020 – albeit in likelihood with more practical progress than in previous years, with the possible entry of Tokyo to the race in the second...

Macau tipped for 2020 mass bets up on limited venue uptick

Dec 30, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) could see 2020 growth, supported by a possible modest recovery in VIP play – compared to 2019′s significant contraction in the segment –...

New Macau CE has tough work on gaming laws, public policy

Oct 11, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Macau’s six casino business licensees have a good chance of having their local gaming rights refreshed beyond their upcoming expiry dates in 2022, several local gaming lawyers and scholars...

Challenges of banking on Macau ‘premium mass’

Sep 20, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Premium mass, a Macau casino betting segment that carries no standard definition among Macau’s six operators, is nonetheless presented by the industry as a significant and growing contributor...

Korea casinos upbeat even as Japan IRs loom: insiders

Jul 17, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Japan, Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The possibility that a first wave of Japan casino resorts could start opening from the mid-2020s should not damage the prospects of large-scale gaming resorts in neighbouring South Korea, several...

Macau lessons in Singapore casino biz revamp: experts

Apr 18, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau, Singapore

Singapore’s thinking in extending the duopoly of its casino industry and that city-state’s decision to have incremental increases in its two-tier system for tax on gross gaming revenue...

Repeat visit data opens new doors for Macau: scholars

Jan 18, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Data showing that the overall number of repeat visitors to Macau – defined as those returning within 12 months – had by November 30 already exceeded the same measure for customer...

Japan to remain key gaming story for 2019: observers

Jan 02, 2019 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japan will remain the key Asian casino market to watch in 2019, even though it is unlikely to have any operating venues before 2025 at the earliest. Industry observers expect the country’s...

E-Sports and potential to bring millennials to casinos

Sep 19, 2018 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Nowadays, millennials, people who were born in the 1980s or 1990s, are bringing new ideas to the age-old pursuit of playing games, including the sort offered by casinos. “E-Sports has developed...