09/30/20 Crown hires former investigator as adviser The Australian gaming group has brought an expert that led the investigation into its Chinese arrests scandal onto the payroll.
09/29/20 Macau will not relax border measures with Hong Kong A rise in asymptomatic cases in Hong Kong has led Macau to maintain border restrictions with the city.
09/27/20 Crown suspends junkets until June 2021 The Australian operator has begun a review of its compliance processes in light of the ILGA’s public hearings.
09/25/20 Singapore: tourism recovery will take 5 years According to the chief executive of the Singapore Tourism Board, it will take “many years” to return to pre-Covid-19 levels of visitors.
09/25/20 Suncity denies freezing client withdrawals The Hong-Kong based group has denied rumours that it has frozen clients’ accounts.
09/25/20 PAGCOR fee revenue down almost 50% State revenue from regulatory fees paid by POGOs is only half what it was before Covid-19.
09/24/20 Macau: flight bookings three times higher in September Air Macau has revealed bookings for flights to Macau have risen this month ahead of National Day and Golden Week.
09/24/20 Genting Malaysia to “leverage domestic demand” The group has also confirmed its movie-inspired theme park is still scheduled to open in mid-2021.
09/24/20 Japan likely to ease restrictions for foreign visitors The country will allow entry to foreign nationals who plan to stay for over three months.
09/23/20 Lotte Tour to move headquarters to Jeju The travel company will move its headquarters from Seoul to Jeju Dream Tower once the development opens.
09/23/20 Tabcorp sells interest in Jumbo Interactive The company is expected to obtain almost US$50 million through the sale.
09/23/20 Study finds baccarat wins and losses affect wagering A study funded by Saga Sammy aims to offer some insight into risky gambling behaviour in the popular game.
09/22/20 Macau visitation grows 206% in August Visits were down 93.7 per cent year-on-year but were three times those in July thanks to the resumption of the IVS system.
09/22/20 PAGCOR: GGR drops to US$49m in Q2 Tax income from POGOs is also expected to drop as operators leave the Philippines.
09/21/20 Suncity Group hosts first Macau festival since pandemic Suncity Group hosted Rooting for Macau – SIM! Music Festival 2020, the first festival since events were cancelled due to the pandemic.
