03/10/21 New Zealand: district council seeks controlled pokie expansion The Ōtorohanga District Council wants to change its “sinking lid” policy on pokies in favour of a controlled increase in venues.
03/10/21 Macau GGR up 19% in first week of March Revenues reached MOP$1.8bn (US$225m), 19 per cent higher than in the final seven days of February.
03/09/21 Crown Resorts to phase out indoor smoking All of the operator’s Australian casino resorts will eliminate indoor smoking by the end of 2022.
03/09/21 Yokohama IR “only one of the issues” in upcoming elections Pro-IR mayor Fumiko Hayashi said other issues would have an influence on the election outcome.
03/09/21 NagaCorp reports US$101.4m profit for 2020 NagaCorp has reported a profit for the full-year 2020 despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
03/09/21 Bloomberry returns to positive EBITDA The Philippines casino operator saw a notable improvement in operating revenue for the fourth quarter of 2020.
03/09/21 Macau GDP decline slows in Q4 Macau saw a smaller decline in the final quarter of 2020 than in preceding quarters.
03/09/21 Galaxy vice chairman hopes for Macau recovery after vaccine rollout Francis Lui Yiu Tung said Covid-19 vaccination programmes will have a positive impact for the Macau tourism market in the second half of the year.
03/06/21 Another Indian state seeks to ban online gambling The Rajasthan state government is considering amending its 1949 Public Gambling Ordinance to ban online gambling.
03/06/21 SkyCity Auckland to reopen from March 7 After a snap closure due to a new case of Covid-19, SkyCity’s Auckland casino will reopen from Sunday March 7.
03/06/21 GKL casino sales down 98% in February The South Korean operator of foreigner-only casinos registered KRW507m (US$448,000) in sales in February
03/06/21 Landing International expects 3% decline in revenue for 2020 Casino investor Landing International expects to report a decline in revenue but a lower net loss than in 2019.
03/06/21 Crown Perth licence under review by WA royal commission The government of Western Australia has announced a royal commission into Crown Resorts’ suitability to hold a gaming licence in Perth.
03/05/21 Imperial Pacific faces Saipan casino licence suspension Imperial Pacific International could have its casino licence suspended after admitting to violating five regulatory orders.
03/05/21 POGOs could be suspended over failure to file tax returns The suggestion was made by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).
