03/04/20 Genting steps up Coronavirus prevention measures Additional cleaning and the installation of hand sanitiser dispensers among additional measures being rolled out.
03/04/20 South Korea: Paradise revenues up despite Coronavirus Casino operators reports 16.2 per cent revenue increase to €48.4 million despite deadly virus impacting the global gaming industry.
03/03/20 BGC warns against new UK immigration system Betting and Gaming Council says points-based immigration system could cause headaches for casino operators employing croupiers from overseas.
03/03/20 Donaco finally settles with Thai partners Long running legal battle comes to an end after non-compete clause dropped and commercial arrangements agreed.
03/03/20 Bloomberry CEO calls for clarity of Japan IRs “It’s becoming a bit of a joke. The process is pretty much muddled still and nobody really knows what’s going on”, Enrique Razon Jr said.
03/03/20 MGM China provides financial help to SME Gaming operator launches two financial assistance programs for SME vendors impacted by the Coronavirus crisis.
03/03/20 Coronavirus: Four Macau casinos remain closed Four of the 41 casinos from Macau are still closed with just one more set to reopen later this week.
03/02/20 Kangwon Land extends closure until March 9 Casino operator revises projected loss for the closure period to KRW22 billion (US$18.1 million).
03/02/20 Coronavirus: Aristocrat donates face masks to Macau Masks to be distributed to frontline staff and schools in need as Macau continues to take steps to prevent deadly disease from spreading.
03/02/20 Macau residents to be evacuated from Wuhan Government to dispatch a special evacuation flight to return Macau residents stranded in Wuhan.
02/28/20 Macau: four more casinos open after closure period Sands Cotai Central, Rio Hotel and Casino, Oceanus and Casino Eastern are now open to the public.
02/28/20 Donaco seeks financing due to Coronavirus impact The announcement was done early in this Friday morning, after Donaco revealed a 75% decline in visitation through February
02/28/20 Coronavirus: Galaxy Macau concerned about financial impact Casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group board expects the Coronavirus outbreak to hit revenues and profits in 1Q20.
02/27/20 Government Minister: Goa will not legalize casinos “By giving licenses to casinos, it will become difficult to prevent gambling, betting, and lotteries legally” government minister Satish Mahana has said.
02/27/20 Melco opens fourth casino in Cyprus Cyprus Casinos Paphos (C2 Paphos), joins its other establishments in the country: the C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos.