10/20/21 Macau: outbound travellers must present negative Covid-19 test Authorities in Macau have said that people who intend to leave Macau must show a negative Covid-19 test issued 48 hours previous to the departure.
10/20/21 Vietnam: The Hoiana casino resort to receive overseas customers The Hoiana casino resort has announced it will be allowed to receive foreign tourists once the ‘safe tourism’ programme is approved.
10/20/21 IPI faces another lawsuit for breach of contract Kan Pacific Saipan is demanding a jury trial in a lawsuit against IPI for breach of contract and unpaid fees dating back to June 2019.
10/20/21 Tabcorp announces proposed board lineup for spin-off During its annual general meeting Tabcorp announced the possible boards for its Lotteries & Keno and its Wagering & Gaming businesses.
10/20/21 Macau’s GGR for 4Q21 to be the worst of the year, analysts say According to a survey by Bloomberg, the fourth quarter will be the worst of the year for Macau’s casino operators, mainly due to the outbreak of local Covid-19 cases in October.
10/20/21 Proposal for South Korean foreigner-only casinos to offer remote gambling Lee Sang-heon, a member of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee, has proposed casinos be allowed to offer online gambling services.
10/20/21 Shinhwa World Casino urged to halt redundancy programme The Shinhwa World Casino has been accused by the Jeju Tourism Service Union of pushing its workers into voluntary redundancy.
10/19/21 Philippines banks warned to work only with registered POGOs The Central Bank of the Philippines has reminded banks and financial institutions to deal only with registered POGOs.
10/19/21 Metro Manila casinos resume operations at limited capacity City of Dreams Manila has reopened its doors after Metro Manila moved to less restrictive Alert Level 3. The casino gaming floor is operating at 75 per cent capacity.
10/19/21 Crown Melbourne to train 1,000 hospitality workers Crown Melbourne has announced it will run a training programme for 1,000 hospitality workers in a bid to help solve a skills shortage in Victoria.
10/19/21 Macau set to register lowest problem gambling rate in a decade Macau’s Social Welfare Bureau has reported that the city is likely to record its lowest problem gambling rate in a decade with only 25 cases registered in the first six months of the year.
10/19/21 Star Entertainment to face ILGA public hearings next year The New South Wales Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority (ILGA) has confirmed that public hearings will be held next year as part of The Star Casino’s licence review.
10/19/21 Grand Emperor Hotel to reopen after two-week lockdown The casino resort Grand Emperor Hotel has resumed its food and drink operations after a two-week closure. The property’s gaming floors are still being disinfected.
10/19/21 PH Resorts postpones Cebu IR first phase opening to Q1 2023 PH Resorts has again put back the completion date for the first phase of its Cebu IR development and now it hopes to launch it by the first quarter of 2023.
