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Macau op non-gaming spend pledge 10 times that for gaming

Dec 16, 2022 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau’s six freshly-reinstalled gaming concessionaires have pledged to the city’s government they will invest MOP118.8 billion (US$14.8 billion) between them over the course of their new 10-year...

LVS boss Adelson takes medical leave due to cancer

Jan 07, 2021 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck, World

Sheldon Adelson (pictured in a file photo), chairman and chief executive of United States-based casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS), is taking leave of medical absence “effective...

Macau GGR down 80pct y-on-y in March: govt

Apr 01, 2020 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by 79.7 percent in March in year-on-year terms, but rose sharply judged month-on-month with February, when the city’s casinos were closed for...

Coronavirus alert sees Macau GGR down 11pct Jan 1-30: govt

Jan 31, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

Macau casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) declined by “around 10 to 11 percent” in year-on-year terms in the first 30 days of January, the month that included the Chinese New Year holiday, said on...

Mainland China individual traveller scheme to Macau stopped

Jan 28, 2020 Newsdesk Coronavirus Crisis, Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck

The authorities in mainland China have stopped issuing individual travel visas for visits to Macau by mainland residents, it was announced on Tuesday. Investment analysts have previously noted that...

Non-gaming revenue at 40pct good target: MGTO head

May 17, 2018 Newsdesk G2E Asia 2018, Latest News, Macau

Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes, director of the Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO), said she would be pleased if the city’s casino industry could achieve 40 percent non-gaming revenue as a...

Galaxy Ent will not get a Boracay casino: Duterte aide

Apr 11, 2018 Newsdesk Latest News, Philippines, Top of the deck

The Philippine government has shelved a plan by Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd to build a US$500-million casino resort on the Philippine holiday island of Boracay, several...

Novomatic to offer ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ branded games

Sep 19, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Trends & Tech

Austrian gaming equipment maker and operator Novomatic AG says it has a licensing agreement with film company Miramax for the rights to produce casino games based on the crime and horror film ‘From...