01/16/20 Okada Manila reports a 46 percent revenue increase in 2019 Philippines casino generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of just over PHP39.79 billion (US$784.5 million) in 2019
01/15/20 Akimoto under arrest as casino bribery scandal hots up Akimoto has denied all charges and believes the alleged payments have been accounted for by his secretary.
01/15/20 Melco Resorts to pay bonus to non-management staff Casino developer and operator said a “one-month discretionary bonus” would be paid to “all eligible non-management employees” following stellar 2019.
01/15/20 Workers to descend on fire-damage SkyCity C.C. on Monday More than 200 workers will begin removing damaged material from the roof and upper levels of the under construction property from Monday.
01/15/20 Manila casinos remain open despite volcano threat Most casinos in Manila City have decided to keep their doors open despite a volcanic eruption less than 100km away.
01/15/20 Studio City will extend VIP rolling chip operations Studio City resort will continue VIP rolling chip operations for another year
01/14/20 China continues its fight against online gambling National enforcements detected more than 7.200 criminal online gambling cases last year, arresting over 25k subjects and freezing US$26.1b in cash.
01/14/20 NagaCorp deny wage increase for workers Gambling operator denies local media claims that striking workers have received a pay rise.
01/14/20 PAGCOR closes casino amid Taal Volcano threat Major volcanic irruption is set to hit the Philippines in the coming days.
01/13/20 Japan: Casino Regulatory Commission hosts first meeting The five members of Japan’s Casino Regulatory Commission met on Friday to discuss operator rules.
01/13/20 NagaCorp to meet employee demands The company has agreed to increase wages between 18% and 30% and to reinstatement union president Chhim Sithar.
01/13/20 MGM announces bonus for workers Casino operator follows its rivals in delivering a “discretionary bonus” to its workers.
01/13/20 Three applications submitted for Nagasaki casino Nagasaki prefecture in Japan expects an IR investment of JPY550 billion (€4.5 billion).
01/10/20 Canada casino is up for grabs The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has put a Canada casino up for grabs to whatever company wants to bid for the Windsor operation.