03/13/21 City of Dreams hotel to reopen after on March 31 revamp The Nüwa hotel at the casino resort complex in Macau will reopen its doors on March 31 after more than a year of refurbishment.
03/13/21 Calls for Macau regulator to clarify legal status of sub-agents The role of the sub-agents is similar to their partnering junkets but they are not currently licensed by the Macau gaming regulator.
03/13/21 Gaming machine profits set new record in New Zealand in Q4 Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) increased by 3.7 per cent during the fourth quarter, reaching NZ$252m (US$181.4m).
03/13/21 Online IR symposium to be held in Yokohama The Yokohama IR symposium will offer perspectives on how Japan’s tourism, IR and entertainment sectors will help the post-Covid recovery.
03/12/21 Malaysia: two raids on illegal gambling in Serian Police have made four arrests in two raids on illegal gambling operations in Serian, in the state of Sarawak.
03/12/21 Yokohama IR development could help post-Covid-19 recovery Mayor Fumiko Hayashi is trying to persuade residents to support the city’s IR development.
03/12/21 Tourism in South Korea down 99% since April 2020 Fewer than 10,000 tourists per month have visited South Korea since last April due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
03/12/21 Australian banks support credit card ban on online gambling According to Queensland MP Andrew Wallace, Australia’s four biggest banks back plans to ban credit card spending on online gambling.
03/11/21 Nagasaki IR partner to cover US$1.5m in RFP costs Nagasaki’s IR partner will also be expected to contribute around JPY14.7bn (US$141m) to improve traffic infrastructure around the proposed site.
03/11/21 Hokkaido governor confirms no interest in IR development for now Hokkaido’s governor has confirmed that the prefecture will not be applying for an IR licence for now but says he would reconsider a project in the future.
03/11/21 Covid-19 vaccine passports could speed up Macau tourism recovery China has unveiled an international Covid-19 vaccine health passport that will exempt travellers from certain restrictions.
03/11/21 Only 174 new Macau gaming workers hired in Q4 The number of new hires in Macau’s gaming industry was down by 86.6 per cent year-on-year in the last quarter of 2020.
03/11/21 Philippines expecting to stem POGO exodus Online gambling operators began leaving The Philippines last year after legislators tried to impose taxes to help fund Covid-19 relief efforts.
03/11/21 Consultation on Macau gaming law delayed until September A public consultation on the amendment of Macau’s gaming law is likely to be delayed until after legislative elections on September 12.
03/10/21 NagaCorp pays H2 profits to shareholders after 2020 results NagaCorp will pay 100 per cent of net profits from the second half of 2020 to thank “loyal” shareholders for their support during the Covid-19 crisis.
