GGRAsia – Newsletter 1

LVS expects substantial investment linked to Macau retender

Jan 28, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

United States-based casino group Las Vegas Sands Corp expects would-be bidders in the upcoming retender of gaming rights in Macau, will be required to commit to a “substantial capital...

Nüwa CoD Macau reopening delayed beyond Feb 8

Jan 26, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Telephone enquiries about room bookings for the revamped Nüwa hotel at the City of Dreams (CoD) casino resort in Macau met on Monday several responses, including that the hotel’s relaunch had been...

Hoiana official opening scheduled for 2H 2021: UBS

Jan 25, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Philippines, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Brokerage UBS Securities Asia Ltd says in a recent note that the official opening for the Hoiana resort (pictured in an artist’s rendering), a Vietnam casino complex, is now planned for the second...

Half Kangwon Land staff on mandatory leave until Jan 31

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Kangwon Land Inc, operator of Kangwon Land (pictured), the only casino resort in South Korea permitted to offer bets to locals, has confirmed to GGRAsia that since December 29, approximately half its...

Yokohama announces RFP timeline for casino bid

Jan 22, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Japanese metropolis Yokohama (pictured) announced on Thursday the timeline for its request-for-proposal (RFP) stage for the city’s tilt at having a casino complex or integrated resort (IR). The RFP...

Galaxy Ent fifth Macau op to flag extra payment for staff

Jan 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd became on Wednesday the fifth of Macau’s six casino operators to pledge some form of extra payment for the majority of its employees. The firm announced in a press...

Face tech ATMs in mainland’s Zhuhai near Macau say reports

Jan 19, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Bank automated teller machines (ATMs) with facial recognition technology have been installed since Monday in some places in the mainland China city of Zhuhai, next door to Macau, according to several...

Wynn and Melco also flag bonus for Macau staff

Jan 19, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A further two of Macau’s six casino operators announced on Monday extra payments for staff. Wynn Macau Ltd and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd made public the news soon after MGM China Holdings...

CNY 2021 unlikely to boost Macau casinos, say observers

Jan 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Recent advisory notices issued by a number of local authorities in mainland China, calling on residents not to travel during the February Chinese New Year (CNY) break, further clouds the prospects...

Hokkaido governor restates no Japan casino bid

Jan 15, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Naomichi Suzuki, the governor of Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, reiterated on Thursday that his local authority is not going to seek in the current phase of market liberalisation, the right to host a...