GGRAsia – Newsletter 1

Macau govt submits bill banning casino staff from gambling

Jun 18, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Fresh measures regulating entry to Macau casinos were formally announced on Friday. As had been widely expected, the city’s government is proposing the introduction of rules banning Macau-based...

No new gaming tables for Morpheus this year: Macau govt

Jun 14, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Morpheus, a new US$1.1-billion hotel at the City of Dreams Macau casino resort, has not been allocated any new-to-market live-dealer tables by the Macau government for its official opening on Friday...

HK-listed Suncity wants to buy Asia casinos: Lo

Jun 13, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed Suncity Group Holdings Ltd is looking for opportunities to acquire casinos in “South Korea, the Philippines, Russia and Myanmar,” said Andrew Lo Kai Bong (pictured), the...

Japan casino bill likely to reach upper house next week

Jun 13, 2018 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Discussion of a piece of enabling legislation, known as the Integrated Resorts (IR) Implementation Bill, a vital step in the process of legalising a casino industry in Japan, will only begin next...

Stanley Ho officially retires from casino op SJM Holdings

Jun 12, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Stanley Ho Hung Sun (pictured) officially retires today (Tuesday) as chairman and as an executive director of Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd, nearly six decades after he first won gaming...

Govt backs Russia casino zone: Primorsky deputy governor

Jun 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

The successful development of the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Resort zone in the Russian Far East is of “great importance” to the local authorities. So said the deputy governor of the...

MGM China happy for any chance at Macau extension: CEO

Jun 08, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The chief executive of Macau casino operator MGM China Holdings Ltd has told GGRAsia the group would be “happy” for any opportunity for talks to get a two-year extension to the Macau gaming...

SJM eyes 2-year licence extension before 2020 expiry: CEO

Jun 06, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Ambrose So Shu Fai (pictured left), chief executive at Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Ltd, confirmed on Wednesday the firm’s intention to seek a two-year extension for its Macau gaming...

UnionPay crackdown again in Macau, now Cotai: analysts

Jun 06, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The many years long cat-and-mouse game between the Macau authorities and pawnshops in the city regarding funds for gambling in Macau casinos seems to have escalated again recently, say several...

Freeman leaving American Gaming Association in July

Jun 05, 2018 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Geoff Freeman (pictured) is to step down in July as president and chief executive of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the body confirmed in an email to GGRAsia. The AGA is a leading lobby group...