03/15/22 South Korea to allow quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated visitors The measure will be welcomed by South Korea’s foreigner-only casinos, who have been seriously affected by the lack of tourists.
03/15/22 Macau GGR down 37% in second week of March Macau’s GGR for the second week of March was down 37 per cent week-on-week mainly due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in mainland China.
03/14/22 LVS CEO drops hints about new Asian IR Las Vegas Sands’ chairman and CEO Rob Goldstein has said the company is in conversations with an unnamed country.
03/14/22 80% of Singapore Pools turnover now comes from sports betting Singapore’s minister of state for home affairs used the figures to make the case of an overhaul of gambling legislation.
03/14/22 Casino stocks fall as Macau toughens Covid-19 measures for Guangdong and other areas Covid-19 countermeasures have been reintroduced for inbound travellers entering Macau from Guangdong and other areas on the Chinese mainland.
03/14/22 Studio City Phase II to be completed by September, says Melco chairman Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, chairman and chief executive of casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd, has said he expects Studio City’s Phase II construction to be finished by September.
03/11/22 Singapore parliament passes new gambling legislation Legislators in Singapore have approved two key bills on gambling regulations.
03/11/22 Macau reports vaccination rate of over 80% Authorities in Macau have reported that more than 80 per cent of the territory’s population have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
03/11/22 Nagasaki’s IR costs rise by 25% The capital cost for the development of an integrated resort has risen from JPY350bn (US$3.2bn) to JPY438.3bn (US$3.8bn).
03/10/22 Genting Hong Kong lays off over 60 employees in Singapore Layoffs began in January, soon after the company filed for liquidation.
03/10/22 Hong Kong may postpone mass testing for Covid-19 until April The long-awaited travel bubble with mainland China is off the cards for now due to new Covid-19 cases.
03/10/22 Macau: new VIP gaming promoter law to be submitted soon The head of the committee analysing the final draft of Macau’s gaming law amendment bill has said there will be a separate law for VIP gaming promoters.
