GGRAsia – Newsletter 2

Newsletter 2

Only 2 of 8 Jeju casinos now open as Gongzi Jeju shuts

Apr 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Only two out of eight foreigner-only casinos on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju are currently operating, according to Thursday telephone enquiries by GGRAsia. As of mid-December, four out of...

Macau subsidised staycation for locals covers casino resorts

Apr 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau residents can, starting from April 15 (Thursday), sign up at any of 161 accredited travel agencies in the city, in order to book a government-subsidised “staycation” at any of more than 70...

Three Manila casinos say still shut despite eased lockdown

Apr 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Three of the major commercial casino operators in the Philippine capital, Manila, have confirmed in respective online statements, that all operations at the properties remain closed for now, despite...

Macau casino 1Q EBITDA softer sequentially: MS

Apr 12, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Banking group Morgan Stanley expects Macau casino industry earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to have fallen sequentially in the first quarter, despite an...

Manila quarantine easing to April 30, casinos shut for now

Apr 12, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte decreed on Sunday that the Covid-19 countermeasures in Metro Manila (pictured) would be eased to so-called modified enhanced community quarantine from Monday...

China probed 17,000-plus cross-border gambling cases

Apr 09, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Chinese police have investigated “more than 17,000 cross-border gambling and related cases” since 2020, when a series of national and special operations to tackle this type of activity was...

Macau daily visit volume down 17pct m-o-m for April 2 to 6

Apr 08, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau received nearly 100,000 visitors during the Easter and Ching Ming Festival holidays, according to the Macao Government Tourism Office. Mainland China – the only place currently to have a...

China bans travel for 89, says some had overseas bet links

Apr 06, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

China’s National Immigration Administration said on Tuesday that it recently declared the passports of 89 people no longer valid, due to their alleged involvement either in “cross-border...

Maybe only handful Macau junkets can survive: trade rep

Apr 01, 2021 Newsdesk Features, Latest News, Macau

Possibly only a “couple” of Macau’s VIP gaming promoters or ‘junkets’ will be left in the local market in future, as the sector continues to face significant headwinds not only from the...

Pagcor confirms govt casinos also shut in Metro Manila

Mar 31, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippine casino regulator has confirmed to GGRAsia that all casinos in the Metro Manila area (pictured) – public-sector as well as private-sector ones – have currently suspended gaming...