09/29/21 PAGCOR helps fund construction of evacuation centres The regulator has remitted PHP25m to the municipalities of Luisiana and Victoria for the construction of Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centres (MPEC).
09/29/21 Sydney and Melbourne see record spend on online gambling A report has revealed that recent lockdowns in the states of Victoria and New South Wales led to a rise in the amount spent on online gambling.
09/29/21 Crown Resorts makes further board changes Crown Resorts has named Craig Durham as group company secretary and legal counsel and Anne Ward as an independent non-executive director.
09/29/21 Malaysia: 5 arrested for illegal gambling Five people have been arrested during a series of raids carried out by police in the Padawan District.
09/29/21 Macau occupancy rate down 25.3% in August The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau has reported that the average occupancy rate at Macau hotels was down 25.3 per cent month-on-month in August.
09/29/21 Sands China redeems US$1.8bn senior notes due in 2023 Sands China has announced it has fully redeemed its US$1.8bn senior notes due in 2023 with an interest rate of 4.6 per cent.
09/29/21 Macau casino operators reminded to have Covid-19 contingency plans Authorities met with casino, lottery and sports betting operators and warned them to have Covid-19 contingency plans after local cases were detected at the weekend.
09/29/21 Resorts World Genting postpones reopening until further notice The reopening of Genting Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting has been suspended until further notice as authorities aim for a 90 per cent vaccination rate against Covid-19.
09/28/21 Osaka: MGM-Orix IR expects US$3.87bn in annual gaming sales Osaka Prefecture has revealed that the MGM-Orix request-for-proposal (RFP) submission predicts that its planned IR could generate JPY430bn (US$3.87bn) in annual gaming sales.
09/28/21 PAGCOR announces support for Casino Filipino host cities PAGCOR has announced that the cities and local government units that host a Casino Filipino branch will receive a PHP34.64m (US$678,543) grant.
09/28/21 Genting Hong Kong continues to seek new sources of funding The casino cruise ship operator has been deeply affected by restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic and is looking for new business opportunities to diversify.
09/28/21 Philippines: senator Pia Cayetano praises POGO tax law Senator Pia Cayetano, one of the main promoters of the POGOs tax new law, has heralded approval of the law as a “major win” for the country.
09/28/21 India: Kerala High Court rejects online rummy ban The Kerala High Court has struck down the bill that would have banned online rummy in the state following a petition brought by gaming operators.
09/28/21 Bloomberry appoints Diosdado M. Peralta as independent director Bloomberry Resorts has announced the appointment of Diosdado M. Peralta as an independent director in the company since September 24.
