08/02/21 Crown likely to make further board changes Analysts believe Crown Resorts will offer to make further changes to its board and management in an attempt to satisfy Victoria’s Royal Commission.
08/02/21 Rise in Covid-19 cases in China could affect Macau’s August GGR Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd has predicted that Macau’s GGR for August could be down 60 per cent compared to August 2019.
08/02/21 Malaysia: 118 arrested for illegal online gambling Police in Johor have arrested 118 people in two weeks for illegal online gambling.
07/30/21 Former Crown chair gave info to Packer, inquiry hears Western Australia’s Royal Commission has heard that John Poynton, a former Crown chairman, agreed to provide confidential information to James Packer.
07/30/21 Singapore gambling participation declined in 2020 A survey found 44 per cent of the respondents gambled at least once during 2020, down from 52 per cent in 2017.
07/30/21 Star Sydney casino to remain closed until August 28 The Star Sydney will remain closed until August 28 after the New South Wales government announced an extension of current Covid-19 countermeasures.
07/30/21 Chinese controls will not impact on Macau, analysts say Morgan Stanley says that China’s increased regulatory oversight on overseas gaming will not have a deep impact on Macau’s gaming sector.
07/30/21 SJM to allocate 118 gaming tables to Grand Lisboa Palace Daisy Ho Chiu Fung, SJM Holdings chairman, has said the company plans to reallocate 118 gaming tables to its Grand Lisboa Palace resort, which opens today.
07/30/21 PAGCOR gaming revenue down 20% in first half PAGCOR has reported that income from gaming operations for the first six months of the year was down 20 per cent due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related countermeasures.
07/30/21 Manila extends restrictions until August 15 Authorities have announced that general community quarantine (GCQ) in Manila will be extended until August 15 due to a rise in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
07/30/21 Kan Pacific Saipan complaint against IPI dismissed Kan Pacific Saipan, which had sued IPI for breach of contract, has asked the Superior Court to dismiss its complaint against the casino operator.
07/30/21 Vietnam’s first IR rebrands to attract MICE tourism Grand Ho Tram has changed its name to Intercontinental Grand Ho Tram in order to attract more international visitors and take greater advantage of its MICE space.
07/30/21 Macau occupancy rate up 23.2% in H1 The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau has reported that the average occupancy rate at Macau hotels was up 23.2 per cent in the first half of the year when compared to the prior-year period.
