09/15/20 Macau: five resorts full for Golden Week According to a Morgan Stanley survey, five out of 23 hotels are fully booked for China’s Golden Week holiday in October.
09/15/20 Vietnam completes vital highway for new IR Work has finished on a highway that links Van Don Airport with the location where the new integrated resort will be located.
09/15/20 Macau able to close casinos in event of emergency A new framework for the city of Macau allows authorities to order the shutdown of all casinos in the event of an emergency.
09/14/20 Macau: Grand Lisboa Palace to open December 20 The company says it will not delay the opening despite the Covid-19 pandemic. Staff will begin working in October.
09/14/20 Vietnam IR project to be completed in 2025 Sun Group is developing the new integrated resort in Quang Ninh province.
09/10/20 Malaysia: online gambling rises during pandemic Due to lockdown measures, online gambling has doubled in the state of Sarawak.
09/10/20 Japan: opposition leader fights IR project Yukio Edano, leader of a new opposition party, spoke against IRs on a visit to Yokohama.
09/10/20 Suncity opens Wakayama IR office The new location will serve as a base for the company’s Japanese team and will have a public cafe and venue for community events.
09/10/20 Okada Manila reopens at 30% capacity Casinos in Metro Manila are beginning to reopen after being ordered to close on March 15.
09/09/20 Yokohama seeks to maintain dialogue with IR operators The city still expects to move forward with its integrated resorts bid, and intends to maintain dialogue with investors.
09/09/20 Manila’s Solaire Resort & Casino prepares to reopen The operator has drawn up a phased approach to comply with PAGCOR’s 30 per cent capacity limit.
09/09/20 South Korea casino sales dropped 3.1% in 2019 Figures show Kangwon Land’s revenue grew 5.8% while that of foreigner-only casinos fell 10.9%.
09/08/20 Macau: 2,000 attend SJM recruitment event According to casino company SJM Holdings, the recruitment event for its new Grand Lisboa Palace resort attracted 2,000 people.
09/07/20 Favourite for Japanese PM wants IR project to continue The development of integrated resorts in Japan has faced further uncertainty following the resignation of prime minister Shinzo Abe.
09/06/20 Kangwon Land closure extended The casino in Jeongseon-gun has been closed since August 23 due to heightened measures against Covid-19.
