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Macau September GGR up 35pct m-o-m: govt

Oct 01, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s September casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) rose by 35.3 percent month-on-month, to MOP2.96 billion (US$366.3 million) from August’s nearly MOP2.19 billion, according to government data...

Suncity ties to Philippines-based proxy bets heard in trial

Sep 30, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Top of the deck

A Friday session at Macau’s Court of First Instance heard three former gambling patrons of ex-junket operator Suncity Group claim it was linked to proxy betting activities hosted in the...

Some in Macau Suncity trial separately jailed by mainland

Sep 30, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Two defendants in the Macau criminal court case related to former Macau junket brand Suncity Group Ltd were on Friday jailed by a court in Zhejiang province, mainland China. One of them, Cheung Ning...

Trial witness ties Suncity, Chau to multiplier bets

Sep 30, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A witness testifying on Thursday in the criminal trial that features former Suncity Group Ltd junket boss Alvin Chau Cheok Wa has linked the now-defunct junket operator and Mr Chau to a...

DNA Star Vegas casino licence valid to Dec 2026: Donaco

Sep 29, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Australia-listed casino operator Donaco International Ltd says its DNA Star Vegas (pictured), a gaming resort in Poipet, Cambodia, “was presented with its casino licence” on August 19. The new...

Most Macau casino resort hotels with rooms for Oct 1 hols

Sep 29, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Most of Macau’s luxury hotels in casino resorts still had – as of Wednesday – rooms available for the upcoming week-long break encompassing National Day, according to checks by GGRAsia....

Macau GDP could fall by 29pct in 2022: University of Macau

Sep 29, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) could fall by up to 29.2 percent this year, according to a revised version of the Macroeconomic Forecast for Macau 2022, published by the University of Macau...

Daisy Ho named SJM Resorts managing director

Sep 29, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

SJM Resorts Ltd, the entity holding a current Macau gaming concession, has appointed Daisy Ho Chiu Fung (pictured) as the company’s managing director. The appointment has been approved...

Online gaming-related arrests not tied to POGOs: Pagcor

Sep 29, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Recent arrests of Chinese nationals and other foreign nationals in the Philippines, that had been involved in illegal online gaming, “are not in any way related to legitimate” Philippine Offshore...

National Congress may spark spring Covid easing: MS

Sep 28, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

“Reopening” of China relative to its current “Covid-zero” policy could start “in spring 2023” based on “three signposts” that could emerge after the 20th National Congress of the...