• About Us
  • The Team
  • Advertise with Us

The latest news on the gaming industry in Asia

() () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () () ()
  • Home
  • Macau
  • Philippines
  • Singapore
  • Japan
  • Rest of Asia
  • World
  • Industry Talk
  • Trends & Tech
  • iGaming
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • RSS Feed
    • LinkedIn

David Group says to run gaming at Macau Roosevelt casino

Jul 20, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Macau, Top of the deck  


David Group says to run gaming at Macau Roosevelt casino

A Chinese-language WeChat social media account attributed to Macau casino junket investor David Group suggests the latter is to run all the gaming inside the recently-opened casino at the Macau Roosevelt Hotel on Taipa. It adds there will be an official opening for the casino on July 26.

Such assertions were also made by a David Group staff member that GGRAsia spoke to by telephone, who added that the casino official launch would coincide with the opening of the hotel portion of the project.

The person did not confirm whether David Group is currently operating the gaming venue, which had a soft launch on June 29, coinciding with a soft launch of the hotel.

The gaming venue inside the hotel is effectively a “relocation” of Casino Macau Jockey Club, the local regulator, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, had previously confirmed. The old and the new gaming facilities are close to the Macau Jockey Club’s horse racing track facilities, and have respectively depended on the gaming licence of SJM Holdings Ltd.

GGRAsia approached SJM Holdings for comment on the reported official start of casino operations at the Macau Roosevelt Hotel and for confirmation on David Group being the third-party provider for managing the casino inside the hotel, but did not receive a reply by the time the story went online.

Approved service providers can in effect piggyback on a licence belonging to any one of the city’s six casino concessionaires. In practice, only SJM Holdings, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd and Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd operate such a third-party system. The Macau government imposed in 2008 a moratorium on new service agreements.

GGRAsia also asked the gaming bureau to confirm if it was aware David Group would be the gaming service provider for the casino inside the Macau Roosevelt Hotel. The bureau, also known by its Portuguese-language acronym DICJ, replied in an emailed reply on Wednesday: “SJM’s intention to introduce VIP operations in Casino Macau Jockey Club has been communicated to the DICJ and is currently under review. As of today, no other application regarding Casino Macau Jockey Club has been submitted by SJM.” 


  • tweet
Related articles
  • Macau Aug GGR up 3pct on July, new high since Covid-19
    Macau Aug GGR up 3pct on July, new high...

    Sep 01, 2023  

  • Rules push Macau junkets to foreign players: scholars
    Rules push Macau junkets to foreign...

    Aug 23, 2023  

More news
  • Strong Macau hotel bookings for autumn Golden Week
    Strong Macau hotel bookings for autumn...

    Sep 22, 2023  

  • Big players, tourists due for Golden Week say Macau experts
    Big players, tourists due for Golden...

    Sep 22, 2023  


Latest News

Strong Macau hotel bookings for autumn Golden Week

Strong Macau hotel bookings for autumn Golden Week

Sep 22, 2023  

A number of hotel properties at Macau casino resorts has already sold all or most of the rooms that are available on the open market, for most nights of the upcoming autumn Golden Week holiday...
Read More
Big players, tourists due for Golden Week say Macau experts

Big players, tourists due for Golden Week say Macau experts

Sep 22, 2023  

Philippines must up AML to exit FATF grey list says lawmaker

Philippines must up AML to exit FATF grey list says

Sep 22, 2023  

Sign up to our FREE Newsletter

UB8V5.qr.16(Click here for more)

Pick of the Day

”This year, so far, we will be starting [revamp] work at Grand Hyatt; then, we are looking at Countdown, and afterwards we will look at Altira and others”

Lawrence Ho

Chairman and chief executive of Melco Resorts



Most Popular

  • Golden Week Macau GGR to be 17pct up on rest of Oct: MSGolden Week Macau GGR to be 17pct up on rest of Oct: MS September 21, 2023
  • Grand Hyatt MICE revamp before year end: Melco CEOGrand Hyatt MICE revamp before year end: Melco CEO September 21, 2023
  • Melco to help Macau govt revitalise some Inner Harbour piersMelco to help Macau govt revitalise some Inner Harbour piers September 21, 2023
  • Strong Macau hotel bookings for autumn Golden WeekStrong Macau hotel bookings for autumn Golden Week September 22, 2023
Copyright 2014-2023 TEAM Publishing and Consultancy Ltd / All rights reserved
  • Code of Ethics
  • Privacy Policy
  • Useful Links
  • Contact Us