04/08/21 Cambodia may extend Covid-19 restrictions by two weeks Cambodia’s capital city imposed a curfew until April 14 in a bid to curb rising cases of covid-19.
04/08/21 Australia and New Zealand to launch travel bubble from April 19 It’s hoped that the travel bubble will contribute to the economic recovery of Australia and New Zealand and could help other countries in the Asia-Pacific region to make a similar move.
04/08/21 Indian cricket chief against legalisation of sports betting The new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India says the legalisation of sports bettingwould encourage match-fixing.
04/07/21 Macau visitor numbers continue to rise but GGR falls Macau has reported gross gambling revenue of MOP$1.5bn (US$187m) for the first six days of April.
04/07/21 GKL casino revenue rises ten-fold following reopenings Grand Korea Leisure’s revenue increased from KRW507m (US$448,000) in February to KRW5.95bn (US$5.3m) in March.
04/07/21 South Korean casino employee numbers fall in 2020 Financial pressures brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have led to the dismissal of many part-time workers.
04/07/21 MGM-Orix continues as only contender in Osaka’s IR tender Although Osaka extended its submission period until April 6, no fresh private-sector suitor has come forward.
04/07/21 Macau junket operators at risk from new laws and Covid-19 impact Macau’s junket operators have been deeply affected by travel restrictions and now China’s restrictions against cross-border gambling services. Analysts believe several could fold.
04/07/21 Thailand: 16 arrested over alleged online gambling network The group was allegedly running 10 online gambling websites with a monthly circulation of THB50m (US$1.6m).
04/07/21 Nigel Morrison gets regulatory approval to join Crown board Former Skycity Entertainment CEO Nigel Morrison is the first new appointment since the Bergin Report found Crown unsuitable to hold its licence for its second Sydney casino.
04/06/21 Australia: group relaunches campaign for ban on sports betting ads The Alliance for Gambling Reform has relaunched its campaign to end sports betting ads, claiming sports wagering was the fastest-growing form of gambling in the country.
04/06/21 India: 4 more arrests over cricket betting operation in Pune Four more people have been arrested following allegations of cricket betting operations during India’s recent test match against England.
04/06/21 Tourism in South Korea down 90.4% in February Only 65,582 tourists visited South Korea in February due to ongoing Covid-19 countermeasures.
04/06/21 NagaWorld reports positive recovery in mass market for Q1 NagaWorld has reported that average daily mass table game buy-ins reached US$3.74m in the first quarter of the year.
04/06/21 Galaxy in prime position for post-pandemic recovery, analysts say Sanford C. Bernstein says Galaxy Entertainment looks set to boost its mass and premium mass-market share.
