01/11/22 Lottery sales in China down 4.6% in November Chinese lottery sales in November were down 4.6 per cent year-on-year and down 22 per cent when compared to pre-pandemic levels.
01/11/22 Genting HK’s shipyard in Germany files for insolvency Genting Hong Kong has revealed its shipbuilding unit in Germany, MVWH, has filed for insolvency after failing to reach an agreement over financial assistance.
01/11/22 Singapore’s IR expansion plans delayed due to Covid-19 Alvin Tan Sheng Hui, Singapore’s Minister of State for Trade and Industry, has said expansion plans of Singapore’s two integrated resorts will be delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
01/10/22 Fraud charges against Kazuo Okada dismissed by Philippines Court Fraud charges against former Universal Entertainment Corp chairman Kazuo Okada were dismissed by the Philippines Court of Appeals.
01/10/22 China investigated over 17,000 cross-border gambling cases in 2021 Authorities in China revealed more than 17,000 cross-border gambling cases were handled in 2021.
01/10/22 Macau GGR down 9% in the first week of January Macau’s GGR for the first week of January was down 9 per cent week-on-week with average daily revenue of MOP266m (US$33.3m).
01/10/22 GKL extends Seven Luck Seoul Gangnam closure again Grand Korea Leisure has extended the temporary closure of the Seven Luck Seoul Gangnam until Monday due to new Covid-19 cases among its staff.
01/10/22 Macau expects 40,000 daily visitors for Chinese New Year The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) expects to surpass the figure registered last year that was significantly down due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
01/07/22 Macau’s indoor venues to require vaccination proof for admission Authorities in Macau are analysing the possibility of tightening Covid-19 countermeasures and imposing vaccination requirements for admission to certain local indoor venues.
01/07/22 Fitch: Hong Kong-China travel bubble could be launched during 1H22 Fitch Ratings Inc expects both countries could launch a quarantine-free travel scheme during the first half of the year.
01/07/22 Jeju casinos still looking to add remote gambling Authorities in Jeju island continue analysing the possibility of allowing casinos to offer online gambling services.
01/07/22 GKL extends Seven Luck Seoul Gangnam closure until January 8 Grand Korea Leisure has decided to extend the temporary closure of the Seven Luck Seoul Gangnam until Saturday as a new Covid-19 case among its staff was recently detected.
01/06/22 China to test digital yuan in Macau casinos Chinese authorities could introduce experimental implementations of the digital yuan through Macau casinos.
01/06/22 Authorities in Macau halt inbound flights for 14 days Authorities in Macau decided to halt all commercial passenger flights to Macau from January 9 to avoid a rise in new Covid-19 cases due to the Omicron variant.
01/06/22 Genting HK cancels two sailings due to Covid-19 countermeasures Genting Hong Kong Ltd had to cancel two casino cruises due to Hong Kong’s new countermeasures to avoid a rise in Covid-19 cases.
