09/18/20 Lottoland scores legal win in Australia Two complaints were presented against the company accusing it of using shady marketing tactics to deceive punters.
09/18/20 Fantasy sports betting booms in India Considered a skill-based game, fantasy sports betting is permited in India, and revenue tripled in the last year.
09/17/20 Silver Heritage lays off 400 at Tiger Palace The Australian company has confirmed it has laid off 400 members of staff in Nepal.
09/17/20 Macau Legend founder now holds under 10% of company The founder and his wife were the largest shareholders in the company but sold a large part of their stake.
09/17/20 Malaysia may tighten Covid-19 restrictions If cases rise in the country, authorities will introduce a Movement Control Order, which involves the closure of casinos.
09/17/20 US-owned casinos downgraded over Macau risk Roth Capital Markets has revised its rating for MGM, Wynn Resorts and Las Vegas Sands from “buy” to “neutral”.
09/17/20 Okada Manila deploys robots for partial reopening The casino is working at 30 per cent capacity and has invested in electrostatic sprayers, ultraviolet spotlights, and disinfection chambers.
09/17/20 Marina Bay Sands investigates money transfers Las Vegas Sands’ casino in Singapore has hired a law firm to investigate the process through which employees handle patron’s transfers.
09/17/20 Tabcorp raises US$167.9m through retail shares The company had already closed the institutional component of its entitlement offer, collecting US$265.7 million.
09/17/20 The Star dishes out US$1m in bonuses The Australian casino operator didn’t meet its goals for the year and had to stand down 95 per cent of its employees.
09/16/20 Macau second half revenues “unpredictable” Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng expects a small increase in revenues before Golden Week, but said revenue for H2 is impossible to predict.
09/16/20 Japan: Kansai hopes Suga will move forward with IR Kansai politicians and businessmen have shown support for Suga’s leadership while awaiting a national policy for IR developments.
09/16/20 India: Tamil Madu told to control online gambling The Madras High Court has told the state government of Tamil Madu to enforce measures to control online gambling.
09/16/20 Indian fantasy gaming firm raises US$225m Mumbai-based Dream Sports attracted funds from four investors.
09/16/20 BIR ordered to return income tax to POGO The Bureau will have to return over US$2.37 million to a gaming company located in City of Dreams Manila.
