GGRAsia – Newsletter 4

Interblock to place 123 player stations in Philippines

Jul 22, 2021 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Interblock DD, a supplier of electronic table games for casinos, says it has been expanding its product presence in the Philippines markets of Clark and Cebu, with orders for a total of 123 player...

Clairvest vetted and affirmed as Wakayama IR partner

Jul 21, 2021 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

The Wakayama prefectural government in Japan announced on Tuesday that after a vetting process it had approved a consortium led by Clairvest Neem Ventures Co Ltd as its partner for a tilt at a casino...

Yibing Mao joins Las Vegas Sands board

Jul 21, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Singapore, Top of the deck, World

Las Vegas Sands Corp, parent of Macau casino operator Sands China Ltd, said in a Tuesday filing in the United States that it had appointed Yibing Mao as a member of the parent group’s board, with...

Sheraton rooms at Londoner Macao end quarantine role

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

Hotel rooms at the Sheraton Grand Macao property (pictured in file photo) are no longer available for booking under the Macau government’s quarantine programme amid the city’s response to the...

Int Ent, Pagcor to sign deal to manage Manila casino venue

Jul 19, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Hong Kong-listed International Entertainment Corp says that a Philippine subsidiary, Marina Square Properties Inc, is to sign an agreement with that country’s casino regulator, the Philippine...

Manila eases restrictions, still in quarantine to Jul 31

Jul 15, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

Metro Manila will ease some Covid-19-related restrictions as the Philippines’ national capital region shifts to the regular so-called general community quarantine until July 31,...

Genting ship back to Singapore as voyager Covid-19 positive

Jul 14, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Singapore, Top of the deck

A Genting-brand casino cruise ship on a circular trip to offshore waters has returned to Singapore after a passenger tested positive for evidence of Covid-19 infection, according to media reports....

Hotel fees lead Macau 2Q tourist price index dip

Jul 13, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s tourist price index for the second quarter of 2021 dropped by 3.9 percent year-on-year to 116.93 points, indicated information from the city’s Statistics and Census Service released...

GKL closes Gangbuk casino Seoul until Weds amid pandemic

Jul 12, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (GKL), an operator in South Korea of foreigner-only casinos, is pausing casino operations at its Seven Luck-branded Gangbuk Millennium Hilton venue (pictured) in Seoul from...

MGM-CityCenter deal credit negative says Moody’s

Jul 12, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Moody’s Investors Service Inc says MGM Resorts International’s purchase of the remaining 50 percent of CityCenter (pictured) in Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States, will “raise...