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Macau due another round of Covid tests, now 71 local cases

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau is to have one more round of Covid-19 community testing since a current testing system started at noon on Sunday (pictured), as a Wednesday briefing revealed the number of confirmed cases in...

Okada Manila control dispute back in court: Universal

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

A tussle for control of the Okada Manila casino resort (pictured) in the Philippines is back in the courts there, rather than on the premises as it was last month. That is according to a Wednesday...

Duterte thanks Pagcor for remitting US$817mln amid Covid

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Industry Talk, Latest News, Philippines

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor), the casino regulator in that country, said in a Tuesday press release it had received a presidential commendation from that nation’s outgoing...

Claimed US$3.5mln scam on Chinese, Daegu Casino: reports

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Criminal indictments were issued on Monday against 12 people that have worked at Daegu Casino in South Korea, encompassing allegations dating back to 2017, that some staff engaged in a KRW4.5-billion...

Crown Sydney gets approval to start gaming ops

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Top of the deck, World

Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd says its Crown Sydney resort (pictured) has been approved for a gaming licence – on a “conditional” basis – by the New South Wales regulator, the...

Tender on Macau gaming possibly by late July: JP Morgan

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

A fresh public tender for Macau gaming concessions could start “in August or late July,” following the final approval on Tuesday of the bill to revise the city’s gaming law, suggests brokerage...

Macau ops hail key step of revised gaming law passage

Jun 22, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s six casino operators respectively issued statements on Tuesday welcoming the passage that day of the revised gaming law. The voting of the law at the city’s Legislative Assembly...

People in Macau to home test for Covid as cases tally 49

Jun 21, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The Macau government said on Tuesday that everyone in Macau must on Wednesday (June 22) test themselves for Covid-19 infection and upload the result to an official database. The news comes after a...

Genting says SkyWorlds key to Malaysia flagship ramp up

Jun 21, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Top of the deck

Casino group Genting Malaysia Bhd is to work to maximise yield from the facilities at its flagship gaming complex Resorts World Genting near Kuala Lumpur, by making better use of its consumer...

MGM expects autumn announcement on Japan IR licence

Jun 21, 2022 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck

Casino operator MGM Resorts International is expecting the Japanese national authorities to make an announcement in the autumn regarding the country’s first casino licences. That is according to...