05/08/21 GKL casino sales for April up 48% month-on-month Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has reported KRW8.83bn (US$7.9m) in sales for April.
05/08/21 Apollo makes US$3.10bn offer for Tabcorp Apollo Global Management has put two new offers on the table for Tabcorp, one equaling the offer made by Entain last week and one offering US$3.10bn for including its gaming services business.
05/07/21 Macau: Studio City casino resort deadline extended Studio City International Holdings has received a seven-month extension to finish the phase 2 expansion at Studio City casino resort.
05/07/21 South Korean casinos visits down 71.3% in 2020 In 2020 South Korean casinos received only 1,760,232 visits, down from 6,128,952 in 2019.
05/07/21 Macau received 165,500 visitors arrivals over Labour Day break The peak in arrivals came at the start of the Labour Day break with more than 44,000 visitors arriving on May 1.
05/07/21 Macau to launch consultation on gaming rights with legislators The consultation on gaming rights will be held on May 17 will gather legislators’ opinions about future gaming concessions.
05/07/21 The Star revenue up 37% for January to May The Star Entertainment Group has reported that domestic gaming revenue was up 37 per cent during the second half of the 2020/2021 financial year.
05/07/21 India: Delta Corp casino in Sikkim to close until May 16 Delta Corp has announced it will shut its casino in Sikkim until at least May 16 due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
05/07/21 Japan: online gambling drives betting on bicycle races In 2020, bicycle racing ticket sales rose to nearly JPY750bn (US$6.9bn), a 13.6 per cent increase year-on-year.
05/06/21 India: cleaner arrested for “pitch-siding” for illegal betting syndicate In a separate incident, two bookmakers were arrested for allegedly entering a stadium with fake accreditation cards.
05/06/21 Vietnam: Da Nang casinos closed due to Covid-19 countermeasures Casinos in Da Nang have been ordered to close until further notice due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
05/06/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$536.2m in first quarter of 2021 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase in GGR of 19.0 per cent compared with the previous quarter.
05/06/21 Macau: Adriano Ho to continue as DICJ director until 2023 The Macau government has confirmed that Adriano Marques Ho will continue as DICJ director for two more years.
05/06/21 Grand Lisboa Palace to open in June with 304 gaming tables According to analysts, SJM Holdings plans to open the Grand Lisboa Palace with 304 gaming tables and 1,034 slot games while the hotel will open with limited capacity.
05/06/21 Osaka worried about future of IR development Osaka Prefecture fears that with only one contender, it may have lost the ability to negotiate terms in its IR development plans.
