06/16/21 Imperial Pacific requests review into gaming licence suspension IPI says that it should be exempt from paying its licence fee to the Commonwealth Casino Commission for the last year.
06/16/21 Royal International posts $1.1m loss for Q1 The Vietnamese casino operator Royal International has reported revenue of $1.2m and a loss of $1.1m for the first quarter.
06/16/21 Japan: Police bust illegal casino operating as casino school Police in Tokyo have raided an illegal casino that was operating as a school for players training to play at Japan’s future integrated resorts.
06/15/21 Macau GGR down 35% in second week of June Macau GGR was down 35 per cent in the second week of June when compared to May, most likely due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in Guandong province.
06/15/21 Australia: NSW launches gambling harms programme The NSW government has launched a campaign dubbed “The Number that Changed My Life” to help people dealing with gambling addiction issues.
06/15/21 Waterfront expects to open Manila Pavilion by end of 2021 Waterfront Philippines has said it hopes to finish phase I of the Manila Pavilion Hotel by the end of 2021.
06/15/21 Singapore: casinos allowed to relax capacity restrictions Singapore’s government has started to ease Covid-19 restrictions allowing capacity increases in some businesses, including casinos.
06/15/21 Macau gaming tax revenue up 1.28% in May Macau’s government collected MOP3.25bn (US$406.5m) in tax revenue from the gaming industry in May.
06/15/21 Oaktree makes new offer for James Packer’s Crown shares Oaktree has increased its original bid with an AU$3.1bn (US$2.39bn) offer to acquire James Packer’s 37 per cent stake in Crown Resorts.
06/15/21 Nagasaki: anti-IR group criticises lack of information An anti-IR group has called for more transparency regarding the selection process in Nagasaki.
06/15/21 Manila general community quarantine extended until June 30 The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has announced that general community quarantine (GCQ) in Manila will remain until the end of June.
06/14/21 Huis Ten Bosch posts losses of US$1.9m Huis Ten Bosch, the theme park where Nagasaki’s prefectural government hopes to develop an Integrated Resort, posted a full-year loss of US$1.9m.
06/14/21 War of words over legal advice for former IPI chairwoman Cui Li Jie’s former lawyer, Juan T. Lizama, has said that John Mo Shi Jian, a former Macau law professor, was giving the former IPI chairwoman bad advice.
06/14/21 Philippines to shorten curfew from tomorrow Authorities have announced the curfew will now run from midnight to 4am. It is still unknown if the current general community quarantine (GCQ) will be renewed or not.
06/14/21 Universal Entertainment to issue additional senior notes Universal Entertainment will issue additional senior notes due 2024 to improve cash flow and redeem US$118m in outstanding notes.
