05/12/21 Public inquiry to determine Crown and Star merger suitability The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct a public review to analyse whether Crown Resorts and Star are allowed to merge.
05/12/21 Crown Resorts announces Steve McCann as new CEO Steve McCann will assume his new role as CEO of Crown Resorts on June 1.
05/12/21 GKL casino posts losses of US$33.4m for Q1 Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has reported a net loss of KRW37.43bn (US$33.4m) for the first quarter of 2021.
05/11/21 Genting Hong Kong creditors to accept recapitalisation package Genting Hong Kong continues to deal with the impact of Covid-19 countermeasures.
05/11/21 Australian gambling companies against block on credit cards Responsible Wagering Australia claimed there was no evidence of a relationship between using credit cards for online betting and gambling problems.
05/11/21 Western Australian casino regulator lacking experience, inquiry hears The chair of Western Australia’s Gaming and Wagering Commission (GWC) has told an inquiry he had no experience in casino regulation.
05/10/21 Macau GGR hits US$563m for first nine days of May According to analysts, Macau’s casinos’ gross gaming revenue for the first nine days of May was up 79 per cent month-on-month.
05/10/21 Okura Holdings permanently closes two pachinko venues Okura Holdings will close two pachinko venues from May 10 due to poor financial performance since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/10/21 Bloomberry GGR up 29% in Q1 The Philippine casino operator has revealed financial results for the first quarter of the year.
05/10/21 Crown receives acquisition offer from The Star Entertainment Crown Resorts has received an AU$12bn (US$9.4bn) offer from Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment.
05/08/21 Genting Singapore revenue down 32% in Q1 Genting Singapore has reported that revenue dropped 32 per cent year-on-year to SGD277.9m.
05/08/21 China: 18,000 cases of cross-border gambling detected Chinese police have arrested more than 110,000 people in relation to cross-border gambling in the last year.
05/08/21 Macau occupancy hits 83.2% during Labour Day break Macau hotels and guest houses registered an occupancy rate of 83.2 per cent, which represents a 34.9 percentage point improvement from the 48.3 per cent occupancy rate during the Chinese New Year holiday.
05/08/21 Crown Perth to reopen after snap lockdown Crown Perth has been allowed to resume gaming operations after the Western Australian government eased restrictions.
05/08/21 Japan: Wakayama urged to select IR partner soon The Wakayama IR Promotion Council has asked the prefecture to speed up the process to select an operator partner for its IR bid.
