GGRAsia – Rest of Asia

Let’s Win hosts grand opening for club at Hoiana in Vietnam

Mar 20, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

An entity called Let’s Win Group is hosting a “grand opening ceremony” for what it terms a “club” in the Hoiana Resort & Golf property in Vietnam’s Quang Nam province. The venue had...

LET Group flags 2022 loss of US$52mln, Hoiana repays loan

Mar 20, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed LET Group Holdings Ltd says it expects to report a 2022 loss of approximately HKD408.8 million (US$52.1 million) compared to a loss of HKD527.5 million in 2021. LET Group –...

Vietnam carriers to fly to China amid regional travel easing

Mar 17, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Several Vietnamese air carriers are to resume flights between that country and cities in mainland China later this month, reported media outlet VnExpress, linking the news to China’s recent...

China demand a boon to S.Korea casinos: brokerage

Mar 14, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

With the easing of China’s zero-Covid policy and the relaxation of travel restrictions, the “factors that had been hindering” customer access to casinos in South Korea “have now been...

Annual net casino sales double y-o-y at Jeju Dream Tower

Mar 14, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd, operator of the Jeju Dream Tower resort with foreigner-only casino (pictured) on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju, reported net casino sales of nearly KRW43.68...

Vietnam welcomes being on latest list for China tour groups

Mar 14, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A Vietnam official has welcomed the country’s inclusion on a list of 40 nations that from Wednesday (March 15) will be able to receive China outbound tour group business, a trade that had...

Genting says not linked to online gaming platforms

Mar 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The Genting group has once again issued warnings regarding what it says is the fraudulent use of its corporate image to promote online gambling platforms. In a post on its corporate website, casino...

Kangwon Land flags 2022 dividend as it returns to profit

Mar 10, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Kangwon Land Inc, the operator of South Korea’s only casino resort open to locals, has recommended a final dividend of KRW350 (US$0.264) per share for the year ended December 31, 2022. This is the...

S.Korea nods no pre-arrival Covid test for Chinese from Sat

Mar 08, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

From Saturday (March 11) travellers to South Korea via either mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau will no longer need to be tested for Covid-19 infection prior to setting off on their journey there,...

S.Korea casino op GKL’s February sales soar to US$28mln

Mar 03, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino sales at Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL), an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, rose by 437.2 percent year-on-year in February, to just above KRW36.77 billion...