09/13/21 Macau unlikely to ease travel limits this year, analysts say Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd has predicted that the removal of travel barriers to enter Macau won’t happen until 2022.
09/13/21 Melco to continue exploring IR opportunities in Japan Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, has said the company will seek other opportunities to develop an integrated resort in Japan.
09/10/21 Australian senators hear submissions on credit card ban Gambling reform groups and financial advisers have appeared in front of Australian senators to request a ban on the use of credit cards for online gambling transactions.
09/10/21 Sands China to list US$1.95bn in senior notes Sands China has announced it will issue new unsecured notes in three tranches to redeem in full the outstanding principal amount of its US$1.80bn 4.6 per cent senior notes due 2023.
09/10/21 Uncertainty over Crown Resorts ability to continue as going concern Auditor KPMG has said the company’s future is uncertain due to regulatory investigations and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on revenue.
09/10/21 Yokohama IR plans to be cancelled from October 1 Takeharu Yamanaka, Yokohama’s newly mayor, has announced that the city’s IR plans will be cancelled from October 1.
09/10/21 Former IPI lawyer may sue the company Former IPI attorney Michael W. Dotts could sue the casino operator for failing to pay him for legal services.
09/10/21 PAGCOR gives PHP8m to NGO for people with disabilities The regulator has remitted PHP8m to a non-government organisation catering to people with disabilities.
09/10/21 CNMI Governor willing to revise new e-gaming licence fee Gov Ralph DLG Torres has said he is willing to form a working group in order to revise the new law that doubles the Northern Mariana Islands’ e-gaming licence fee.
09/10/21 Macau gaming sector gross surplus plummeted to US$2.8bn in 2020 Macau's Statistics and Census Service has revealed the city's gaming sector gross surplus dropped to its lowest tally since 2005 last year.
09/09/21 Casino investors top Forbes Philippines’ 50 Richest list The latest Philippines’ 50 Richest list compiled by Forbes includes several casino investors.
09/09/21 HK easing of restrictions unlikely to impact on Macau JP Morgan has said the lifting of Covid-19 restrictions to resume the flow of people between Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau is unlikely to benefit Macau’s tourism sector.
09/09/21 Tabcorp calls for tougher restrictions on TV gambling ads David Attenborough, Tabcorp chief executive, has said the government should impose restrictions for TV gambling ads during prime-time to protect children and teenagers.
09/09/21 PAGCOR approves LRWC electronic games system service Leisure & Resorts World Corp (LRWC) has been granted permission to operate as an electronic games system service provider with its Total Gamezone Xtreme brand.
09/09/21 Macau to revise 2021 GGR forecast Lei Wai Nong, Macau’s secretary for economy and finance, has said the government will adjust its 2021 casino gross gaming revenue forecast after a decline in revenue in August.
