GGRAsia – Philippines

PH Resorts says Emerald Bay resort delayed to 2023

Oct 19, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc, promoter of Emerald Bay (pictured in a rendering), an under-construction casino resort in Cebu, in the Philippines, has flagged a new completion date for the first...

Some Manila venues confirm casino back at 75pct capacity

Oct 18, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

GGRAsia has seen confirmation from several large private-sector casino resorts in Manila’s Entertainment City zone that gaming has restarted at those properties, following the relaxation of...

Okada Manila, 26 Capital in SPAC merger agreement

Oct 18, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck, World

The promoter of Philippine casino resort Okada Manila announced on Friday a merger agreement with 26 Capital Acquisition Corp, which will result in Okada Manila becoming a publicly traded company...

Okada Manila GGR up 60pct sequentially in 3Q

Oct 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Japanese gaming conglomerate Universal Entertainment Corp says gross gaming revenue (GGR) at the group’s Okada Manila casino resort (pictured in a file photo) in the Philippine capital, rose circa...

Staycations at Manila casino resorts from Oct 16

Oct 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Hotels at Entertainment City casino resorts in Manila are among hotels in the Philippine capital that are allowed from Saturday (October 16) to offer “staycations” to guests aged 18 or over, who...

PH Resorts gets Pagcor nod to suspend Clark gaming licence

Oct 06, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

PH Resorts Group Holdings Inc, an investor in casino projects in the Philippines, says that the country’s gaming regulator has approved the request from one of its units to suspend the provisional...

Singapore court turns down Bloomberry appeal vs GGAM

Oct 06, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippines-based casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp says the Singapore Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal from two Bloomberry subsidiaries regarding a case against Global Gaming...

Manila casino says still shut, Level 4 lockdown to Oct 15

Oct 04, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

An Entertainment City casino resort has confirmed its gaming floor will remain closed for now, coinciding with the Philippine government saying Metro Manila will continue under the second-strictest...

Casino Filipino cities get US$679k via Pagcor for Covid work

Sep 28, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) said on Tuesday it recently approved a PHP34.64-million (US$678,543) grant to be shared between cities and local government units that play host to a...

Int Ent annual loss down despite decline in revenue

Sep 27, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp reported a loss of HKD242.0 million (US$31.1 million) for the 12 months to June 30, according to a Friday filing. That compares to a loss of just...