05/27/20 Kangwon Land to reopen tomorrow A maximum of 1,200 customers will be permitted to enter the casino on a daily basis, around 17% of its full capacity.
05/27/20 Osaka may need to downsize IR investment plans Ken Furuichi, the Managing Director of Kansai Association of Corporate Executives, says a reassessment may be required.
05/26/20 Job cuts expected at Genting Malaysia Operator looking to restructure its business as part of efforts to ride the financial storm created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/26/20 Okada Manila to cut more than 1,000 employees Operator lays off staff as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the forced casino closure in the country.
05/25/20 Imperial Pacific could close permanently The casino operator said it would have to consider closing Imperial Pacific Saipan if it is forced to pay a recent US$5.65million fine.
05/22/20 Resorts World Genting preparing to reopen Reopening confirmed in Genting Malaysia’s first-quarter results report which revealed a loss of MYR453.9 million (US$104.4 million).
05/21/20 Paid leave for City of Dreams Manila employees Non-management employees were given one month’s paid leave to assist financially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/19/20 Kangwon Land granted more tables and extended hours Under the new measures, opening hours will be increased from 18 hours per day to 20 hours with an extra 20 gaming tables.
05/19/20 Melco Resorts flight takes Philippine workers home Operator chartered a special flight to take some of its Philippine workers home amid the on-going Covid-19 pandemic.
05/18/20 Laos to lift casino closure on June 1 The government is easing Covid-19 lockdown measures with casinos set to reopen next month.
05/18/20 Star Ent secures AU$1.6b funding for QWB project Terms for the funding were confirmed before the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/15/20 Wakayama confirms two interested partners for IR Suncity Group and Clairvest Neem Ventures throw their hat in the ring to build IR should prefecture secure licence.
05/14/20 Yokohama Mayor “not surprised” by LSV exit Mayor Fumiko Hayashi believes the Covid-19 pandemic played a part on the operator’s decision to withdraw from the IR process.
05/14/20 Bloomberry net revenue down 13% in Q1 Operator’s consolidated net revenue in Q1 was P9.4 billion with the loss attributed to the impact of Covid-19.
05/13/20 Duterte confirms lockdown extension in Metro Manila Quarantine measures will remain in place for at least another two weeks but the government is keen to restart its economy.