07/20/21 MGM-Orix to invest US$9.1bn in Osaka IR MGM-Orix, the only contender in Osaka’s IR tender, intends to invest nearly US$9.1bn in the development of the integrated resort.
07/17/21 Macau: gaming staff activist withdraws from legislative election Cloee Chao Sao Fong, a casino labour activist, has been disqualified along with 20 other candidates for not pledging allegiance to the Macau Special Administrative Region.
07/17/21 Macau reaches US$2.11bn in mass-market GGR in Q2 Macau has reported that mass-market GGR for the second quarter of the year represented nearly 66.5 per cent of total casino gaming revenue.
07/17/21 Yokohama: pro-IR mayor to run for fourth term Pro-IR Yokohama mayor Fumiko Hayashi has confirmed she intends to run for a fourth term in office at elections in August.
07/17/21 China continues to expand gambling blacklist The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is preparing a third selection of overseas gambling destinations to add to its blacklist.
07/16/21 Melco Resorts may perform well in Q3, analysts say Bernstein has said that Melco Resorts may do well in the third quarter of the year fueled by premium mass revenue.
07/16/21 Paradise City confirms reopening of non-gaming facilities from July 16 Paradise City in Incheon, South Korea, has confirmed it will reopen its non-gaming facilities from July 16 as planned.
07/16/21 Genting Hong Kong will resume operations on July 30 Genting Hong Kong will ensure officers and crew are vaccinated before resuming sailings in Hong Kong from July 30.
07/16/21 Macau: suspicious transactions reports up 49.4% in H1 The gaming industry filed 693 suspicious transactions reports in Macau in the first six months of 2021, up 49.4 per cent year-on-year.
07/15/21 Japan’s IR Implementation Act to take effect on July 19 The IR Implementation Act which legalizes casino gambling in Japan will finally take effect from July 19.
07/15/21 Macau’s 2025 GGR will be 25% higher than in 2019, analysts say Sanford C. Bernstein has predicted that Macau’s GGR in 2025 could be 25 per cent than it was at pre-pandemic levels.
07/15/21 Kangwon Land to reduce capacity to 30% Kangwon Land has confirmed it will reduce capacity again to a maximum daily guest capacity of 1,800 visitors from tomorrow (July 15).
07/15/21 China: 74 arrested in Chengdu for cross-border online gambling Some 74 suspects have been arrested for alleged cross border gambling operations in southwest China’s Chengdu City.
07/14/21 Genting casino cruise returns to Singapore due to Covid-19 case Genting Hong Kong has reported that the World Dream cruise liner had to return to Singapore after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19.
