08/04/20 Suncity to see payback for Hoiana in 5 years According to an executive director, the company expects to wait five years or more to get payback for its investment in the Hoiana resort.
08/04/20 NagaCorp moves forward with Naga3 resort The last stage of the Cambodian integrated resort overlooking the Mekong River in Phnom Penh is set to be finished by 2025.
08/04/20 Wynn exits Japan IR race due to delays The company has shut down its Yokohama office due to delays in the national scheme for the development of integrated resorts in Japan.
08/02/20 Metro Manila to enforce stricter localised lockdowns Larger casinos in Metro Manila will remain closed in the new stage of general community quarantine, which will last until August 15.
08/02/20 Get Nice places US$3.2m token for Japan IR The company has confirmed its joint venture with Current Corp to place a bid for the development of an integrated resort in Nagasaki.
08/02/20 MGM China receives near zero visits in Q2 The company has posted negative financial results, but the new CEO and president says he remains excited about a Japan IR opportunity in Osaka.
08/02/20 Sydney’s Star casino hotel hopes reignited The Sydney casino’s plans were rejected last November but it has a new opportunity as NSW seeks to revamp suburbs.
08/02/20 LVS president: Macau will recover before Vegas Robert Goldstein expects the resumption of the IVS scheme for Chinese tourists late in the summer or fall.
07/31/20 21 casinos in Cambodia request permission to reopen So far only NagaCorp’s Nagaworld has received the necessary authorisation to partially restart operations.
07/30/20 India: Panaji won’t renew offshore casino licences Six offshore casino vessels anchored by the Mandovi river won’t receive the renewal of their licences.
07/30/20 Donaco to reopen in Cambodia “in a few weeks” The firm is waiting on the necessary inspections at its Star Vegas Resort & Club in Poipet in order to resume operations.
07/28/20 Shambala casino ready to open in Primorye Over 3.5 billion rubbles (US$48.8 million) have already been invested in the first stage of the region’s second casino.
07/28/20 SkyCity Adelaide adds new restaurants and bars Australia’s SkyCity Adelaide casino plans to hire around 700 people for mid-2021 to work at the new outlets.
07/24/20 Emerald Bay will hold “early opening in 2021” The PH Resorts Group casino and resort will finalise phase 1 of its construction in 2022.
07/23/20 APE installs 50 gaming machines at Vietnam casino APE has installed multi-baccarat of Spintec machines at CLUB99 Furama Resort Danang.