04/15/20 Anti-casino group protests against Wakayama IR Stop Casino Wakayama Association took to the streets last weekend to protest against plans to build an integrated resort in the city.
04/15/20 Melco hands out share options to senior execs Around three million share options have been granted, with Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho taking 1.5 million of them.
04/14/20 First phase of Widus Casino expansion to cost $235m The resort will be rebranded to Hann Casino Resort on completion.
04/14/20 Macau: visitors down 99.8% over Easter Only 1,000 people arrived in the city over the first three days of the Easter weekend.
04/14/20 Philippines Senate wants to privatise all PAGCOR casinos Senate Minority Leader says state-owned casinos should be sold to raise funds to help fight Covid-19.
04/14/20 Galaxy donates another US$9.4m to Coronavirus fight Gaming giant makes another multi-million donation to the Chinese government as part of wider efforts to combat Covid-19.
04/13/20 South Korea: Inspire still on-track for 2022 opening Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment’s multi-billion-dollar casino resort project near Seoul, South Korea remains on schedule.
04/13/20 Malaysia: Genting Highlands closure extended Parent company Resorts World Genting said the closure also applies to several non-gaming resorts it operates in the country.
04/13/20 Okada Manila give staff half of 13th month pay Casino operator takes steps to financially support staff during the forced casino closure due to Covid-19.
04/13/20 South Korea: Paradise Co. reopens Jeju casino Property has opened its doors today despite the on-going Coronavirus pandemic.
04/13/20 Yokohama mayor confirms IR bid schedule “We will not review the schedule for the IR bid during the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak,” Mayor Hayashi said.
04/09/20 Yokohama activists unable to scrutinise IR plans City pushes ahead with IR plans despite Coronavirus lockdown preventing anti-gambling supporters from commenting.
04/09/20 Macau government reveals economic support plan Authorities open $1.3billion war chest to support SMEs during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.
04/08/20 Casino Taipa remains closed in Macau Property is undergoing cleaning and sanitisation after being used by the Macau government to house those under Covid-19 quarantine.
04/08/20 Australia: Tabcorp lays off 700 employees Employees not affected by the temporary layoffs are being forced to take one day of leave per week, starting April 6 until June 30.
