09/03/20 International Entertainment names new CEO Meng Ho Wong is also chairman and director of Frontier Capital Group, which owns several hotels and casinos in the Philippines.
09/03/20 Novomatic inks distribution deal with Ainsworth The Australian slots machines manufacturer will be the the European group’s commercial and sales representative in Asia.
09/02/20 Macau: The 13 Hotel sale falls through South Shore had hoped to sell the property after an agreement in late 2019.
09/01/20 Starlight ceases all gaming projects Starlight Culture Entertainment has announced it is terminating all of its gaming business interests.
09/01/20 PokerStars exits Macau, China and Taiwan The online poker brand is to exit the Asian markets after Flutter decided to cease operations in certain jurisdictions.
08/29/20 Japan could put back IR plan by a year Bay City Ventures managing director Joji Kokuryo says the country would be better to avoid any delay creating an overlap with Macau retendering.
08/28/20 Macau encourages mainland Chinese to visit the city Macau authorities have launched a campaign to encourage mainlanders to stay longer in the city.
08/28/20 Paradise Entertainment posts losses of US$14.3m for H1 The Macau gaming company saw a 20.1 per cent decrease in revenue in a period that saw it drop its Casino Waldo contract.
08/28/20 Malaysia to keep borders shut Authorities fear imported cases of Covid-19 would ruin the country’s success in controlling the outbreak.
08/27/20 Jumbo Interactive eyes international opportunities The online lottery operator is seeking new business in Australia, UK, Canada and the US after announcing growth in annual revenue.
08/25/20 Macau casino salaries drop 5.5% in June The DSEC believes the indicators “reflect a substantial decline in demand for manpower in the gaming sector”.
08/21/20 Macau visits increase 228% in July According to the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC), in July Macau received 74,006 visitors.
08/21/20 Slot machines manufacturer axes jobs to save costs Ainsworth Game Technology has made 64 redundancies in Australia and the US.
08/21/20 Melco reports 88% drop in revenue for Q2 Revenue for the second quarter fell to US$0.18 billion.
08/20/20 Macau announces resumption of ferry services The SAR government expects to boost the gaming and tourism sector with the resumption of public transport to Zhuhai, in Guandong province.
