East Asia

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).

03/11/22

Macau legislators propose casino concessionaires pledge to compensation fund

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.

03/09/22

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Macau registered only 78 people with gambling disorders in 2021

03/09/22

Macau casino operators to be charged up to US$10m for extension of concessions

03/08/22

Wakayama governor calls for extraordinary meeting to seek IR approval

Yoshinobu Nisaka, Wakayama’s governor, wants an extraordinary meeting to seek approval to host an integrated resort in the city.

03/08/22

Macau says gaming table and slot machine cap will better control casino market

Legislator Chan Chak Mo has said the proposal to limit the number of gaming tables and gaming machines aims to better control the scale of the casino market.

03/08/22

Vaccinated travel lanes offer path to recovery for Marina Bay Sands

03/08/22

Macau GGR down 32% in first week of March

03/07/22

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Studio City Phase II to be completed by September, says Melco chairman

Singapore parliament passes new gambling legislation

Macau reports vaccination rate of over 80%

Nagasaki’s IR costs rise by 25%

Macau legislators propose casino concessionaires pledge to compensation fund

Genting Hong Kong lays off over 60 employees in Singapore

Hong Kong may postpone mass testing for Covid-19 until April

Macau: new VIP gaming promoter law to be submitted soon

Macau registered only 78 people with gambling disorders in 2021

Macau casino operators to be charged up to US$10m for extension of concessions

Wakayama governor calls for extraordinary meeting to seek IR approval

Macau says gaming table and slot machine cap will better control casino market

Vaccinated travel lanes offer path to recovery for Marina Bay Sands

Macau GGR down 32% in first week of March

Grand Korea Leisure casino sales down 29.6% in February

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Indonesia claims removal 4 million online gambling posts

Australasia

SkyCity targets FY28 dividend return as it advances online casino plans and reviews takeover interest

Business

Genting Singapore may borrow US$1.6bn to fund RWS 2.0 expansion, CreditSights says

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