03/18/20 Australia: Sportsbet to offer weather markets Operator offering odds on the hottest and closest cities as Coronavirus sees sports events across the world be cancelled.
03/18/20 Analysts: Genting among hardest hit by Covid-19 Analysts reiterate call to “sell” as gambling operator continues to struggle amid the Coronavirus crisis.
03/18/20 SkyCity warns of job losses SkyCity’s Chief Executive forecasts job losses if the government declares a total lockdown in the country.
03/18/20 Aristocrat well prepared to face Coronavirus crisis Gaming giant cites “outstanding fundamentals” as the basis for its long-term confidence.
03/17/20 Resorts World Genting casino closed until March 31 The resort plans to reopen its doors on 1 April.
03/17/20 PAGCOR extends gaming suspension across the country The suspension comes into force as part of efforts to control Coronavirus.
03/17/20 Imperial Pacific announces temporary casino closure Operator closes the doors to its casino on the island of Saipan due to Coronavirus.
03/17/20 PAGCOR makes second donation to relief efforts Regulator donates additional PHP500 million (€8.6million) to help the government.
03/17/20 Crown casino inquiry postponed Crown Resorts was expected to go through a public hearing into probity and licensing issues but it has been postponed until further notice.
03/17/20 Delta Corp share price falls 8% as Sikkim casino closes Delta Corp forced to close its casino in Sikkim as part of efforts to halt Coronavirus.
03/17/20 Macau: GGR to dip 80% in March According to analysts, the month will end with slightly better results but the overall market is “still bad”.
03/16/20 Coronavirus: Casinos across Asia close Casinos in Asia and Pacific are taking measures to avoid the spreading of COVID-19 including closing down.
03/16/20 Genting Hong Kong cuts salaries Senior executives will not take a salary for the rest of the year with other managers agreeing to salary reductions.
03/16/20 PAGCOR suspends all gaming operations in Manila Activity to be suspended until April 12 as country goes into lockdown as part of efforts to combat Coronavirus.
03/16/20 Crown appoints new CFO Australian casino company Crown Resorts has named Alan McGregor as Chief Financial Officer.