05/27/21 Yokohama: anti-IR campaigner launch new organisation Yokohama Harbor Resort Association chairman Yukio Fujiki has launched a new organisation called “Yokohama Future Concept Conference”.
05/26/21 Emperor Entertainment to pay special dividends to shareholders Emperor International Holdings has announced the payment of a special dividend after the acquisition of three properties.
05/25/21 Yokohama IR tender likely to go to Genting or Melco According to analysts, one of the contenders is now looking for a minority stake, leaving Genting Singapore and Melco Resorts to compete for Yokohama’s IR bid.
05/25/21 Macau GGR up 12% in third week of May Macau GGR was up 12 per cent in the third week of May when compared to the previous week but down 6 per cent when compared to April.
05/25/21 MGM China expects summer holiday period to boost revenue MGM China is confident the summer holiday period will boost revenue in Macau.
05/25/21 Landing International expects to raise US$17.9m from new shares Landing International plans to use the funds for the maintenance and upgrade of its casino resort Jeju Shinhwa World on South Korea’s Jeju Island.
05/25/21 Genting Hong Kong cautious about performance in 2021 Genting Hong Kong has shared its audited financial results for the year 2020 and has said it expects Covid-19 will continue to have a material impact on the group’s business.
05/24/21 Macau visitor arrivals up 5.3% in April Macau registered 794,819 visitor arrivals in April, up 5.3 per cent from March and 7,000 per cent year-on-year.
05/24/21 Vietnam: casinos’ request to expand locals’ access goes unheard In March casino operators in Vietnam asked the government to ease the rules on locals entering casinos, but the government has made no response.
05/22/21 Reef Casino profit surpasses 2019 levels Reef Casino Trust has reported that profit for the first quarter was higher than in 2019 thanks to an increase in regional and local visitors.
05/22/21 Sri Lanka: port city development gets approval from parliament The China-backed $1.4bn port city development in Colombo has received approval from Sri Lanka’s parliament.
05/22/21 Macau’s economy to rebound by 2024, analysts say According to Moody’s Investor Service, Macau’s economy could return to pre-pandemic levels by 2024.
05/21/21 PH Resorts expects tourism recovery amid vaccination plan PH Resorts hopes for a recovery of the tourist sector as the Philippines’ vaccination plan moves forwards.
05/21/21 SJM executive director acquires L’Arc Macau casino Angela Leong, SJM executive director, has acquired all of the remaining shares in L’Arc Entertainment, the company behind the L’Arc Macau casino.
05/20/21 Manila IRs get permission to receive guests Manila;s IRs have been allowed to accept guests for staycations after The Philippines’ president placed Metro Manila under general community quarantine,
