05/04/21 Australia: record daily losses on pokies in Brimbank, Victoria Punters have spent a record amount on pokies in Brimbank, Victoria, since venues reopened after Covid-19 restrictions.
05/04/21 Australian support service wants Crown Perth opening hours reduced WA Relationships Australia also wants Crown Perth to include warning signs as well as clocks and natural light to avoid gamblers losing track of time.
05/04/21 Philippines: PAGCOR to receive revenue from licensed e-sabong While only two e-sabong have been allowed to operate, PAGCOR hopes to collect between Php250 and Php350m per month.
05/04/21 Macau GGR up 1.01% in April Macau has reported gross gambling revenue of MOP$8.4bn (US$1.05bn) for April, up 1.01 per cent when compared with the previous month.
05/03/21 Macau sees highest number of arrivals during Labour Day break According to the Public Security Police Force, more than 160,000 entries were registered via the local international airport and the Hengqin Port during the second day of the Labour Day break in Macau.
05/01/21 Macau: Virtual currency may benefit gaming market, analysts say Analysts believe the issuance of virtual currency could have a long-term positive for the local gaming market.
04/30/21 Nagasaki to launch education consortium to train future IR workers The education consortium will officially be launched if Nagasaki is finally selected as the location for one of Japan’s three IRs.
04/30/21 Macau hotel guests up 160.2% in March The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau has reported that the average occupancy rate at Macau hotels was up 16.9 per cent from the previous month.
04/29/21 Melco CEO says China is the most important market for Macau Melco Resorts Chairman stated that although a travel bubble between Hong Kong and Macau would be great news, mainland China is the most important market.
04/29/21 Australia: Casino revenue down 4.8% in 2018/2019 Australian players spent 0.5 per cent more on gambling during the 2018/2019 fiscal year but casino revenue fell by 4.8 per cent.
04/29/21 Japan could legalise more sports betting by 2024 Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japanese government has started to discuss the possibility of legalising baseball and football sports betting.
04/29/21 PAGCOR gaming revenue down 51.4% in first quarter Pagcor has reported that gaming revenue for the first three months of the year fell to PHP8.36bn due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related countermeasures.
04/28/21 Entain ups its offer for Tabcorp to US$2.7bn The British gaming giant Entain has upped its original offer for Tabcorp from AU$3bn to AU$3.5bn.
04/28/21 Macau announces new border crossing with Guangdong for H2 The new border crossing for pedestrians will connect Macau with the city of Zhuhai, in mainland China’s Guangdong province.
