08/03/20 Macau GGR recovers slightly in July Gross gaming revenue in Macau for July remained down 94.5 per cent year-on-year but climbed 87.7 per cent on June’s total.
08/02/20 Macau casinos could break even in September Analysts at Credit Suisse believe easing of restrictions and issuing of non-tourism visas from mainland China will improve VIP revenues.
08/02/20 Donaco reports 95.5% drop in revenue for Q2 Donaco’s Cambodia IR remains closed and visits to the Vietnam casino are low since the border with China remains closed.
08/02/20 Metro Manila to enforce stricter localised lockdowns Larger casinos in Metro Manila will remain closed in the new stage of general community quarantine, which will last until August 15.
08/02/20 Get Nice places US$3.2m token for Japan IR The company has confirmed its joint venture with Current Corp to place a bid for the development of an integrated resort in Nagasaki.
08/02/20 MGM China receives near zero visits in Q2 The company has posted negative financial results, but the new CEO and president says he remains excited about a Japan IR opportunity in Osaka.
08/02/20 Sydney’s Star casino hotel hopes reignited The Sydney casino’s plans were rejected last November but it has a new opportunity as NSW seeks to revamp suburbs.
08/02/20 LVS president: Macau will recover before Vegas Robert Goldstein expects the resumption of the IVS scheme for Chinese tourists late in the summer or fall.
07/31/20 Belle Corp gaming revenue plummets Gaming revenue from City of Dreams Manila was down 87 per cent in the first half compared to the same period in 2019.
07/31/20 Yokohama Mayor says IR policy delayed With central government not having revealed its basic policy for licences, the mayor says it will be difficult to finish the city’s guidelines by August.
07/31/20 ARF strengthens Anti-illegal Betting Taskforce The Asian Racing Federation has added two experts with decades of experience in combating corruption in sports betting and match-fixing.
07/31/20 Lotto NZ forecasts 8.4% drop in sales Lotto NZ expects an 8.4 drop in sales for the year 2020/2021, with a reduction in tickets sold through retail outlets.
07/31/20 Kazuo Okada excluded from returning to boards A court ruling in Japan bars entrepreneur Kazuo Okada from returning to the boards of Universal Entertainment or Okada Holdings, the operators say.
07/31/20 21 casinos in Cambodia request permission to reopen So far only NagaCorp’s Nagaworld has received the necessary authorisation to partially restart operations.
07/31/20 China to partially resume Macau SAR visas The process will resume from August 12. The return of the IVS and permissions for group tours has yet to be decided.
