East Asia

Macau Judiciary Police carry out surprise inspections on VIP rooms

Police officers made unannounced visits to VIP gaming rooms at several Macau casinos along with inspectors from the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ).

02/24/22

New Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong could have negative impact on Macau

Andrew Lee, an analyst at brokerage Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd, said a new rise in Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong could delay the opening of new travel bubbles in the region.

02/24/22

LVS completes sale of Las Vegas assets to focus on Asia

Casino giant Las Vegas Sands sold its legendary Las Vegas casino The Venetian.

02/23/22

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Macau gaming concession tender could go ahead in H2, GEG chairman believes

02/23/22

Galaxy Macau Phase III could open by the end of this year

While sharing financial results for the fourth quarter of 2021, GEG chairman Dr Lui Che Woo said Galaxy Macau Phase III could open by the end of this year.

02/23/22

Galaxy Entertainment revenue down 7% for Q4

02/22/22

Number of non-resident Macau casino workers drops 32%

A report reveals that by the end of 2021, the number of non-local workers employed by all six gaming operators in Macau has fallen by a third.

02/22/22

Macau visitor arrivals down 15.4% in January

Macau registered 694,430 visitor arrivals in January, down 15.4 per cent month-on-month but up 24.7 per cent when compared to 2021.

02/22/22

Junkets express concerns about Macau’s gaming law amendment bill

02/22/22

Macau GGR down 57% in third week of February

02/21/22

Wakayama to conduct two public consultation hearings on planned IR development

The Wakayama Prefectural Government has confirmed that two public consultation hearings will be held along with 14 briefing sessions open to residents.

02/21/22

Fitch downgrades SJM Holdings default rating

Fitch Ratings has downgraded SJM Holding’s senior unsecured rating from BB+ to BB.

02/18/22

Genting Singapore second-half net profit down 49%

Net profit for the 6 months ended December 31 fell to S$95.1m (US$70.7m), down from S$185.9m (US$138.2m) in the same period of 2020.

02/18/22

Macau gaming tax revenue increases 13% year-on-year in 2021

The Macau government collected nearly MOP33.9bn (US$4.22bn) in fiscal revenues from direct taxes on gaming in full-year 2021.

02/17/22

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Macau Judiciary Police carry out surprise inspections on VIP rooms

New Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong could have negative impact on Macau

LVS completes sale of Las Vegas assets to focus on Asia

Macau gaming concession tender could go ahead in H2, GEG chairman believes

Galaxy Macau Phase III could open by the end of this year

Galaxy Entertainment revenue down 7% for Q4

Number of non-resident Macau casino workers drops 32%

Macau visitor arrivals down 15.4% in January

Junkets express concerns about Macau’s gaming law amendment bill

Macau GGR down 57% in third week of February

Wakayama to conduct two public consultation hearings on planned IR development

Fitch downgrades SJM Holdings default rating

Genting Singapore second-half net profit down 49%

Macau gaming tax revenue increases 13% year-on-year in 2021

China to continue crackdown on cross-border gambling in 2022

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