08/26/21 Hong Kong: 5 arrested for cross-border money laundering Five people have been arrested for alleged cross border operations between Hong Kong and Macau.
08/26/21 Former IPI chairwoman in contempt of court again Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona has found Cui Li Jie, former IPI chairwoman, in contempt of court again. She could face a penalty of $1,000 per day or even jail.
08/26/21 Casino closures cost SkyCity US$727,500 a day SkyCity says the closure of venues costs the company AU$1m a day.
08/26/21 Tabcorp appoints Janette Kendall as non-executive director Janette Kendall, a former Galaxy Entertainment director, has been appointed as a non-executive director at Tabcorp.
08/26/21 Philippines hopes to reach 70% vaccination rate by February 2022 The Department of Health Secretary said The Philippines expects to have 70 per cent of its population fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by February 2022.
08/26/21 Singapore: 21 arrested for illegal gambling Police have arrested 21 people for illegal gambling.
08/26/21 Guangdong eases restrictions for outbound travellers Guangdong province has announced that travel agencies have been allowed to resume sales of flights to other Chinese provinces and Macau.
08/26/21 Macau could receive 20,000 visitors per day for the rest of August Andy Wu Keng Kuong, Macau Travel Industry Council’s president, has said Macau could receive 20,000 visitors per day for the remaining days of August and in September.
08/25/21 S&P downgrades Genting Bhd due to Covid-19 impact S&P has downgraded Genting Berhad’s credit rating from “BBB” to “BBB-” amid a rise in Covid-19 cases in Southeast Asia.
08/25/21 Summit Ascent posts 35% rise in revenue for H1 The Tigre de Cristal operator has posted revenue of HK$129.5m (US$16.6m) for the first half of the year.
08/25/21 Macau gaming stocks rise after easing of Covid-19 measures Macau’s gaming operators have seen a rise in stock values after authorities announced an easing of restrictions with the neighbouring province of Guangdong.
08/25/21 SkyCity profits up 36.3% for FY21 SkyCity has announced growth in normalised revenue for the financial year ending June 30 thanks to a rise in domestic tourism.
08/25/21 New Zealand: spending on betting rises amid new lockdown Spending on betting products such as the TAB and Lotto has jumped by 65 per cent in New Zealand under its new “Level 4” lockdown.
08/25/21 Suncity expects profits of US$27.8m for H1 Suncity Group expects to report a return to profitability for the first half of the year 2021.
08/25/21 WA Royal Commission chair questioned over conflict of interest The state’s Royal Commission into Crown Perth is being led by Neville Owen, who has personal interests with some of the witnesses.
