02/24/21 Macau GGR rises 7% after Chinese New Year Macau’s gross gaming revenue increased by 7 per cent month-on-month for the first three weeks of February
02/23/21 Analysts doubt Thailand will legalise gambling Despite apparent political interest, some believe a legal gambling market in Thailand is not on the cards for now.
02/19/21 TAB NZ reports 43.8% increase in revenue for January TAB NZ’s gross betting revenue reached NZ$38.1m (US$27.6m) in January, $7.4m above expectations.
02/19/21 ILGA backs Helen Coonan as Crown Resorts resignations mount The ILGA has backed Coonan’s position as executive chair while Mary Manos has resigned as company secretary.
02/19/21 Macau urges China to resume issuing digital visas The e-visa programme would benefit tourism by allowing more Chinese residents to travel to Macau.
02/19/21 Macau gaming tax revenue drops 74% in 2020 Macau’s government collected MOP29.81bn (US$3.73bn) in tax revenue from the gaming industry in 2020.
02/19/21 Nagasaki seen as best-managed contender in Japan IR race The vote of confidence suggests that the Nagasaki Prefectural Government is likely to get one of Japan’s three IR licences
02/18/21 Macau: fewer visitors than expected for CNY The city received 62,984 visitors on the first five days of the Chinese New Year.
02/18/21 Macau GGR down 23% in the first half of February Revenues declined month-on-month as the city received just 62,984 visitors over the first five days of the Chinese New Year Golden Week holiday.
02/17/21 500.com acquires major Bitcoin mining pool The Chinese gaming company has acquired Bitdeer Technologies’ cryptocurrency mining pool business, including BTC.com.
02/16/21 Kangwon Land reports US$250m loss for 2020 Sales fell 68.5 per cent year-on-year at the only casino in South Korea where nationals are allowed to gamble.
02/16/21 Delta Corp returns to profit after reopening of Goa’s casinos The Indian gaming company reported profit of Rs1.28 crore (US$176,000) for Q4.
02/16/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$400.8m in last quarter of 2020 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase of 27.7 per cent in GGR compared with Q3.
02/16/21 Macau: visitors down 76% in first days of Chinese New Year The city received 47,770 visitors in the first four days of the Spring Festival Golden Week.
