08/04/21 Judge denies risk to jobs if Crown loses Melbourne licence Raymond Finkelstein has rejected Crown’s warning that 12,000 jobs would be at risk if the company is unable to retain its gaming licence.
08/04/21 Metro Manila casinos to close until August 20 Casinos in the Entertainment City zone in Metro Manila have decided to close amid a rise in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
08/03/21 Macau on alert after a community outbreak of Covid-19 Macau has entered “immediate pandemic prevention” mode after detecting two local cases of Covid-19.
08/03/21 Bloomberry GGR down 18% in Q2 The Philippine casino operator has reported EBITDA of PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m) for the second quarter of the year.
08/03/21 Crown Melbourne’s chief executive resigns After heavy criticism during Victoria’s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts, Xavier Walsh has stepped down as CEO of Crown Melbourne.
08/03/21 PAGCOR remits PHP2bn to Philippines National Treasury The regulator has remitted PHP2bn in cash dividends, increasing total cash dividend contributions to PHP5bn.
08/03/21 IPI requests five-year extension for Garapan casino construction Imperial Pacific has asked the Commonwealth Lottery Commission for a five-year extension to finish the construction of a new casino in Garapan.
08/03/21 Australia: VCGLR to be replaced by new Casino Control Commission Authorities have announced the creation of a new Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCC), which will replace the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation (VCGLR).
08/03/21 Thai police bust online gambling ring worth US$45.5m Police in Thailand have conducted raids in three different locations and busted an illegal online gambling ring.
08/02/21 Macau GGR up 29% in July Macau has reported gross gambling revenue of MOP8.44bn (US$1.05bn) for July, up 29 per cent when compared with the previous month.
08/02/21 The Philippines to punish officials who accepted bribes from POGOs The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has said he wants officials who accepted bribes from Chinese POGOs.
08/02/21 Belle Corp revenue up 225% in H1 Belle Corp has reported that first-half gaming revenue was up 225 per cent year-on-year to PHP805.5m (US$16.1m).
08/02/21 Paradise Co revenue down 56.3% in July Paradise Co has shared its financial results for July, reporting that casino revenue fell 56.3 per cent to KRW6.95bn (US$6.04m).
08/02/21 SJM expects Grand Lisboa Palace to break even in 12 months Daisy Ho Chiu Fung, SJM Holdings’ chairman, has said the company expects Grand Lisboa Palace could reach break-even in a year’s time
