GGRAsia – Macau

Macau casinos seek protective screen tryout: DICJ

Jul 02, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s casino regulator has confirmed to GGRAsia it has been asked by some local gaming operators to permit a trial in the city of protective transparent screens at slot machines and gaming...

Slow border reopening hinders Macau GGR: analysts

Jul 02, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The year-on-year decline in casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau “shouldn’t surprise anyone” as border restrictions continue to limit the number of visitors to the city, say a number of...

June GGR dips 97pct y-on-y: Macau govt

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 97.0 percent in June in year-on-year terms, according to official data released on Wednesday. Such June GGR was MOP716 million (US$89.7...

Kingston Financial annual gaming takings dip to US$49mln

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Kingston Financial Group Ltd, the operator of two so-called satellite casinos in Macau, says its annual gaming revenue fell by 16.5 percent year-on-year to almost HKD382.3 million...

SJM ‘summer living subsidy’ for staff

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Sociedade de Jogos de Macau SA, the Macau operations unit of Hong Kong-listed casino firm SJM Holdings Ltd, has notified its employees that what it termed a “summer living subsidy” would be...

HK extends to Aug 7 quarantine rule for arrivals from Macau

Jul 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Hong Kong government has extended to August 7 its deadline for the end of a 14-day quarantine rule for arrivals from Macau, mainland China and Taiwan. The previous deadline was July 7. The Hong...

Virus not hurting Londoner Macao timetable: Wong

Jun 29, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Covid-19 would not alter the phased timetable for opening the rejigged Sands Cotai Central casino complex (pictured) as a British-themed resort called the Londoner Macao, said Wilfred Wong Ying Wai,...

Asia Pioneer places product at Hoiana, starts new biz theme

Jun 29, 2020 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia

Hong Kong-listed Asia Pioneer Entertainment (APE) Holdings Ltd, which has a core business of distribution, sales and servicing for casino slot machines and electronic table games, said in a Friday...

Macau junkets cut rooms, staff, more might: VIP boss

Jun 26, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A Macau junket boss has confirmed to GGRAsia that there has been suspension of some junket VIP gaming rooms in the city and some job layoffs, adding that the trend could grow if tourism...

Apac gaming ops EBITDA to decline 70pct in 2020: Moody’s

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

Aggregated earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of casino companies with exposure to Asia-Pacific (Apac) markets will “fall around 70 percent in 2020 before a...