06/01/22 The Londoner could open 6,000-seat arena in H2 The president of Sands China, Wilfred Wong, says the multi-purpose Londoner Arena could be opened depending on visitor numbers in the city.
06/01/22 Staff numbers at Macau hotels fell by 4.7% in Q1 Macau has 47,355 people working at hotels in the city.
05/31/22 SJM Holdings may pay US$38.2m for two self-promoted casinos It’s expected that SJM Holdings Ltd may buy Casino Eastern and Casino Taipa to satisfy new gaming laws.
05/30/22 Macau GDP down 8.9% for Q1 Macau’s gross domestic product (GDP) continued to fall in the first quarter of the year, dropping below 50 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.
05/30/22 Authorities approve SJM Holdings refinance plan The government of Macau has finally approved a revolving loan facility for HK$19bn (US$2.44bn) to refinance SJM’s existing financing.
05/30/22 Second Macau committee finishes reading of gaming law amendment bill A second standing committee has completed its reading of the gambling law with no major changes. The bill is scheduled to be sent to a plenary vote next month.
05/30/22 Osaka citizens push for IR referendum A group has gathered the necessary number of signatures to request a referendum, but Osaka authorities are likely to reject it again.
05/27/22 Macau should monitor satellite casino employees’ status, legislator says According to Ella Lei Cheng I, the government should closely monitor what happens to the employees of satellite casinos during the transition to Macau’s new gaming law.
05/27/22 Two Genting Crystal Cruises ships to be auctioned in the Bahamas Two of Genting’s Crystal Cruise ships that were seized in the Bahamas will be going up for auction next month.