02/17/21 GKL: Seoul casinos to remain closed until March 1 Grand Korea Leisure has extended the closure of its casinos in Seoul due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
02/17/21 500.com acquires major Bitcoin mining pool The Chinese gaming company has acquired Bitdeer Technologies’ cryptocurrency mining pool business, including BTC.com.
02/17/21 Genting Malaysia reopens Resorts World venues Operations have resumed at Resorts World Genting (RWG) and Resorts World Awana after being suspended due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
02/17/21 Crown Resorts officially unsuitable to hold casino licence The New South Wales regulator, the ILGA, has notified the casino operator of its official verdict.
02/16/21 Kangwon Land reports US$250m loss for 2020 Sales fell 68.5 per cent year-on-year at the only casino in South Korea where nationals are allowed to gamble.
02/16/21 Delta Corp returns to profit after reopening of Goa’s casinos The Indian gaming company reported profit of Rs1.28 crore (US$176,000) for Q4.
02/16/21 SkyCity Auckland closes under new Covid-19 lockdown The casino will be closed for three days as part of a snap lockdown in the city following a new Covid-19 outbreak.
02/16/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$400.8m in last quarter of 2020 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase of 27.7 per cent in GGR compared with Q3.
02/16/21 Kangwon Land opens after two-month closure The casino has opened again after the latest in a series of closures due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
02/16/21 Osaka wants more operators to apply for its IR project Osaka has made changes to its IR implementation policy to allow more operators to apply.
02/16/21 India: Kerala must decide on legality of online gambling The state’s high court has directed the government to make a decision on whether to outlaw online gambling.
02/16/21 Macau: visitors down 76% in first days of Chinese New Year The city received 47,770 visitors in the first four days of the Spring Festival Golden Week.
02/16/21 Crown Resorts CEO resigns Crown Resorts CEO and managing director Ken Barton has stepped down. following the ILGA’s enquiry into the company’s fitness.
02/13/21 Crown’s Barangaroo casino could become lifestyle centre A former government architect has suggested an alternative use for the gaming floors at the Sydney development.
02/13/21 Macau: Scientific Games loses patent appeal Macau’s Court of Final Appeal has rejected an appeal over the company’s patent application for electronic gaming machine technology.
