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Grand Lisboa Palace plans 40pct more rooms by CNY: GS

Jan 16, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd plans to boost by circa 40 percent the number of rooms at its Cotai resort Grand Lisboa Palace (pictured) in time for the Chinese New Year (CNY) holiday that...

Cotai table minimum bets better than expected: MS

Jan 16, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Brokerage Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd says the market is “comfortable” about seeing Macau visitor numbers return to pre-Covid levels, but that the spend per visitor is “unknown”. The commentary...

Weekend visitor volume to Macau surges even before CNY

Jan 16, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

An average of just over 51,000 visitors came to Macau daily between the beginning of Friday and the end of Sunday, according to data from the Macau government. The upturn came even before the Chinese...

Any go-ahead on Thai casinos may take 3 years: report

Jan 16, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

A member of a Thai House of Representatives says it could be up to three years before any decision is made to legalise resort-based casino business in Thailand. On Thursday, Thailand’s...

Macau visitor arrivals hit best daily tally since June outbreak

Jan 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau recorded on Thursday (January 12) its highest daily total of visitor arrivals since a local Covid-19 outbreak in mid-June last year, according to data released by the Macao Government Tourism...

Macau ops likely to front-load capex over opex: S&P

Jan 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino operators are likely to allocate their pledged capital expenditure “sooner” in the new, 10-year concession period, said analysts at S&P Global Ratings Inc, during a webinar on...

Macau gaming service quality improved in 4Q: survey

Jan 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s annual Gaming Service Index survey of casino resort staff performance shows that the overall index in the fourth quarter of 2022 improved compared to the same quarter in 2021 and also the...

461 arrested in Thailand in 2022 for links to online gambling

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

Authorities in Thailand arrested in 2022 a total of 461 people for alleged involvement in illegal online gambling websites, said the country’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, as cited by...

LVS says to bid for downstate NY casino licence

Jan 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

U.S-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp, the parent of Macau gaming firm Sands China Ltd, says it will pursue a “multi-billion-dollar” commercial casino licence in downstate New York, in...

Macau govt sticks to US$16bln forecast for 2023 casino GGR

Jan 13, 2023 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government is, “for now”, keeping its estimate for the city’s 2023 casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) “unchanged” at MOP130 billion (US$16.08 billion). The forecast, announced...