05/13/21 Melco to reopen casinos in Cyprus at 30% capacity on May 17 Melco will reopen its casinos in Cyprus on May 17 at 30 per cent of their capacity. The capacity could be increased to 50 per cent from June 1.
05/11/21 Western Australian casino regulator lacking experience, inquiry hears The chair of Western Australia’s Gaming and Wagering Commission (GWC) has told an inquiry he had no experience in casino regulation.
05/08/21 Crown Perth to reopen after snap lockdown Crown Perth has been allowed to resume gaming operations after the Western Australian government eased restrictions.
05/08/21 Japan: Wakayama urged to select IR partner soon The Wakayama IR Promotion Council has asked the prefecture to speed up the process to select an operator partner for its IR bid.
05/08/21 GKL casino sales for April up 48% month-on-month Grand Korea Leisure (GKL) has reported KRW8.83bn (US$7.9m) in sales for April.
05/07/21 Macau: Studio City casino resort deadline extended Studio City International Holdings has received a seven-month extension to finish the phase 2 expansion at Studio City casino resort.
05/06/21 Grand Lisboa Palace to open in June with 304 gaming tables According to analysts, SJM Holdings plans to open the Grand Lisboa Palace with 304 gaming tables and 1,034 slot games while the hotel will open with limited capacity.
05/06/21 Osaka worried about future of IR development Osaka Prefecture fears that with only one contender, it may have lost the ability to negotiate terms in its IR development plans.
05/05/21 PH Resorts expects to launch Cebu IR by end of year PH Resorts has announced that it plans to open its Cebu IR by the end of the year despite delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/04/21 Crown Perth forced to close again until at least May 8 Just 48 hours after Crown Perth reopened after a snap five-day lockdown, authorities have imposed restrictions again due to new Covid-19 cases.
05/04/21 India: Goa casinos will remain closed until at least May 10 The closure of Goa’s casinos has been extended until May 10 as India faces a severe health crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/01/21 Metro Manila casinos to remain closed until at least May 14 Analysts believe the current restrictions in Manial may last for another two months as the Philippines has a low rate of vaccination rollout.
04/30/21 Okada Manila to add more gaming space and VIP-only casino Okada Manila has announced its highest priority for the future is the expansion of its gaming facilities.
04/30/21 Philippines: online casinos close due to Covid-19 restrictions Approximately half of the 60 online casinos that were operating in The Philippines are reported to have permanently shut down due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions.
04/29/21 Landing still committed to developing Philippine IR PAGCOR has granted Landing International more time to submit a remedy for the provisional licence for its development of an integrated resort.
