05/22/20 Non-payment causes APE to cancel lease agreements APE said it will write off an estimated HK$26million (US$3.4million) as a result of not being paid by two firms.
05/22/20 Melco, Wynn and Galaxy to lead post Covid-19 recovery Sandford C. Bernstein says the three companies have advantages over other operators due to their higher focus on premium mass and VIP players.
05/22/20 Macau Legend expansion postponed until August Macau Legend announced it expect to partially open a new gaming venue during the second half of the year, around mid August.
05/22/20 Resorts World Genting preparing to reopen Reopening confirmed in Genting Malaysia’s first-quarter results report which revealed a loss of MYR453.9 million (US$104.4 million).
05/21/20 A-League set to resume under quarantine New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland being considered as possible locations to play out the rest of the season.
05/21/20 Paid leave for City of Dreams Manila employees Non-management employees were given one month’s paid leave to assist financially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/21/20 Restrictions to be lifted in Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo Japan’s state of emergency is likely to be lifted in three more prefectures as early as next week.
05/21/20 Macau: spending down 70% in 1Q20 Spending rates of Macau visitors declined by 70.4 per cent to MOP$5.01billion (US$628million) in the first quarter of the year.
05/21/20 Tokyo head prosecutor caught illegally gambling Hiromu Kurokawa has resigned after he was accused of illegally gambling during Japan’s Covid-19 state of emergency.
05/21/20 Steve Wynn forecast a fast recovery for gaming sector Former Wynn Macau CEO said expects the gaming sector to bounce back once border restrictions have been lifted.
05/21/20 Macau: visitors down 99.7% in April Macau received 11,041 visitors in April due to the border restrictions relating to the Coronavirus pandemic.
05/20/20 Aus: gamblers using govt financial support Multiple instances have been reported of people using government aid money to gamble online.
05/20/20 KBO considers fan return next month The Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) may allow fans to return to stadiums as early as June.
05/20/20 Sands China cleared over guest suicide Court of Second Instance (TSI). rules the casino is not responsible for the death of a guest back in 2016.
05/20/20 CandleBets launches forex-casino hybrid with Orxy The product transforms traditional casino games into Japanese Candlestick charts and technical indicators and is available via Oryx Gaming RGS.