04/08/20 Man loses ‘hopeless’ $3.3m Lotto lawsuit in Australia David Renshaw attempted to sue NSW Lotteries over unclaimed September 1997 Oz Lotto draw ticket winnings.
04/08/20 Macau: mass layoffs yet to happen Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lei Wai Nong, said that gaming operators have not undertaken mass layoffs due to the Coronavirus crisis.
04/08/20 Casino Taipa remains closed in Macau Property is undergoing cleaning and sanitisation after being used by the Macau government to house those under Covid-19 quarantine.
04/08/20 Wynn Macau braces for 44% drop in Q1 revenue Revenue is likely to be in the range of US$912million to US$969million for the first three months of the year, down from US$1.64billion in 1Q19.
04/08/20 GKL sales drop 72% in March March sales reached KRW11.7billion (€8.8million), compared to KRW41.7 billion (€31.5million) in March 2019.
04/08/20 Australia: Tabcorp lays off 700 employees Employees not affected by the temporary layoffs are being forced to take one day of leave per week, starting April 6 until June 30.
04/08/20 Macau spends $6m on quarantine hotels Government has so far spent more than $9m on fighting Covid-19.
04/08/20 Donaco ‘confident’ in cash reserves for 2020 Operator has cash reserves in excess of $11million and is confident it can weather the Covid-19 storm.
04/08/20 Philippines confirm quarantine extension President Rodrigo Duterte extends lockdown measures until April 30th.
04/07/20 SiGMA Manila postponed to May 2021 SiGMA Group has announced that both the SiGMA Manila and AIBC Manila expos, planned for June 8-9 2020, will now be rescheduled to 27-28th May 2021.
04/07/20 Macau gaming revenues forecast halved The government has reduced its 2020 Macau gross gaming forecast by half to 130 billion patacas ($16 billion).
04/07/20 Philippine operators deliver aid during Covid-19 crisis Gaming operators in the Philippines are continuing to pour financial aid into the economy to help mitigate the impact of Coronavirus.
04/07/20 Singapore to overhaul gambling regulation Additional details on the changes being made to gambling regulation in the country.
04/07/20 Galaxy has “enough liquidity” to face crisis JP Morgan analysts say the company could survive for more than six years with near zero revenue.
04/07/20 Donaco losing €800k a month due to casino shutdown Losses attributed to zero revenues and costs associated with maintaining its properties.