07/24/20 HK extends quarantine until September Citizens from Macau and mainland China will still be required to quarantine on entering HK even if they have negative Covid-19 test results.
07/23/20 Nagasaki admits IR process could be delayed The news comes after the central government confirmed the IR basic policy guidelines won’t be ready by July 26 as expected.
07/23/20 PCSO lotto draws return in August For now the PCSO will hold “catch-up draws” for tickets sold before lockdown measures began on March 17.
07/22/20 Asian casino supplier to launch Las Vegas unit CTR Group has said it will be ready to open its new global headquarters in Las Vegas next month.
07/22/20 China: travel will return to growth by 2022 Analysts expect the Chinese tourists’ appetite for overseas travel to recover beyond 2019 figures within two years.
07/21/20 Macau daily visitors down 99.3% in June Visitor numbers remain low but are a significant improvement from May’s arrivals. Visit length also increased.
07/21/20 IR contender gives US$200,000 to Nagasaki NGO The money will go to relief efforts aimed at alleviating the effects of the recent torrential rains and floods in the area.
07/21/20 IPI names CEO and asks for licence fee reduction The casino operator still breached the July 10 deadline the CCC had established to replace former CEO Mark Brown.
07/19/20 Yokohama launches videos on IR bid Since community briefings are on hold, the city intends to use videos to raise awareness of the benefits of a potential IR.
07/17/20 Macau mass and VIP business down by 95% Both mass and VIP gaming revenues plummeted by more than 95% year-on-year in the second quarter because of Covid-19 restrictions.
07/17/20 Manila extends quarantine until end of July Four of the largest casinos in the Philippines will remain closed until at least July 31.
07/16/20 Hong Kong tightens social distancing rules Measures have been tightened after over 300 new Covid-19 cases were reported in recent days.
07/16/20 Tickets for Taiwanese mega jackpot tailored to government vouchers The lottery operator is pricing ticket packages so they can be purchased with government vouchers issued to stimulate the economy.
07/16/20 Tokyo raises Covid-19 alert to highest level Tokyo has raised its level of alert due a spike in cases but may not require businesses to go into lockdown.
07/15/20 Japan’s pachinko revenue falls 77.5% Gaming revenue from pachinko machines has been dropping for the last 11 consecutive months, not only during the pandemic.
