03/24/21 Blackstone makes AU$8bn offer to acquire Crown Resorts Blackstone, which already has a 10 per cent holding in the casino giant, has offered to buy all outstanding shares in Crown Resorts for AU$8bn (US$6.2bn).
03/20/21 Genting cruise receives 100,000th passenger since relaunch Genting Dream Cruises has been accepting passengers since November, becoming just the second cruise line to return to operations.
03/20/21 Macau Legend to report consolidated loss of US$258m for 2020 Macau Legend Development expects to report a consolidated loss of up to US$258m due to a decrease in the number of visitors to Macau and Laos in 2020.
03/19/21 Emperor Entertainment to expand hospitality operations Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd has bought a portfolio of three properties in Hong Kong for US$260m.
03/17/21 Melco and Yokohama F. Marinos to assist high street The “Stay Strong Together and Support our Hometown Shopping Streets!” project will begin in April.
03/17/21 500.com completes acquisition of Bitcoin mining machines 500.com Limited has announced the completion of its acquisition of bitcoin mining machines from the US.
03/13/21 Calls for Macau regulator to clarify legal status of sub-agents The role of the sub-agents is similar to their partnering junkets but they are not currently licensed by the Macau gaming regulator.
03/13/21 Gaming machine profits set new record in New Zealand in Q4 Gaming Machine Profits (GMP) increased by 3.7 per cent during the fourth quarter, reaching NZ$252m (US$181.4m).
03/11/21 Hokkaido governor confirms no interest in IR development for now Hokkaido’s governor has confirmed that the prefecture will not be applying for an IR licence for now but says he would reconsider a project in the future.
03/05/21 Sands sells Las Vegas properties to focus on Asia Casino giant Las Vegas Sands is selling its world-famous Venetian casino for US$6.25bn to invest in its Asian businesses.
03/04/21 Macau gaming tax revenue drops 63.6% in January Macau’s government collected MOP$3.21bn (US$402m) in tax revenue from the gaming industry in January.
03/04/21 Japan: foreign interest in IRs shows expectations of profitability Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says foreign companies’ bids show expectations that IRs will be profitable.
03/03/21 Five groups reach next phase of Nagasaki IR process An official in Nagasaki has confirmed that all five contenders have qualified to progress to the next phase of the process.
03/02/21 Macau GGR declines 8.9% in February Revenues declined to MOP$7.31bn (US$914.5m), compared to MOP8.02bn (US$1.0bn) in January.
