12/13/21 Tasmania reports record gambling losses The Tasmanian Liquor and Gaming Commission has revealed that losses on pokies increased from AU$79.5m in 2019-20 to AU$117.3m in 2020-21.
12/13/21 Poll finds most Thai residents against legalisation of gambling The National Institute of Development Administration has reported the results of a poll on the possibility of allowing the development of integrated resorts and casinos.
12/13/21 Fitch downgrades ratings for three Macau casino operators The ratings of Las Vegas Sands Corp., SJM Holdings Ltd. and MGM Resorts International have been downgraded due to uncertainty surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic and a possible increase in the oversight of gaming concessionaires.
12/13/21 Macau to provide assistance to Suncity employees Macau’s Labour Affairs Bureau (DSAL) will provide consultation on labour rights to Suncity workers who have been affected by the closure of the company’s VIP rooms.
12/13/21 Crown Sydney to start gaming operations in 2022 Crown Sydney has announced its gaming areas are ready to open on a staged basis pending a determination of suitability by ILGA.
12/10/21 “Macao Week” attracts 1.9m visitors According to the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the Macao Week roadshow was attended by 1.9 million visitors and engaged 550 million viewers online.
12/10/21 Star’s case against Singaporean high roller goes on Dr Wong Yew Choy tried to have the case thrown out of court but the Queensland Court of Appeal has dismissed his request.
12/10/21 India: 16 arrested for illegal gambling Police in Delhi, India, carried out a raid and arrested 16 people for alleged illegal gambling activities.
12/10/21 IEC chairman reduces stake to 18.75% Choi Chiu Fai Stanley, International Entertainment Corp’s (IEC) chairman has sold 8.66 per cent of the company’s share capital for about HK$40m (US$5.2m).
12/10/21 Nagasaki postpones public IR consultation until February The Nagasaki Prefectural Government has confirmed the period for public remarks that was supposed to begin in January has been delayed by a month.
12/10/21 Suncity and Summit Ascent shares suspended from trading The shares of Suncity Group Holdings and its Summit Ascent division were suspended from trading on Thursday after an announcement that an associate of its controlling shareholder may have a loan default.
12/10/21 Malaysia: 5 arrested for illegal online gambling Police in Malaysia have arrested five Indonesian men for allegedly acting as online gambling credit withdrawal operators.
12/09/21 Vietnam may allow international flights from December 15 Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has announced international flights could start to operate from December 15.
12/09/21 IPI to provide supersedeas bond in lawsuit filed by USA Fanter Imperial Pacific International has confirmed it will provide a $2.45m defendant’s appeal bond for the judgement in the lawsuit filed by USA Fanter Corp.
