05/07/21 Japan: online gambling drives betting on bicycle races In 2020, bicycle racing ticket sales rose to nearly JPY750bn (US$6.9bn), a 13.6 per cent increase year-on-year.
05/06/21 Macau: Adriano Ho to continue as DICJ director until 2023 The Macau government has confirmed that Adriano Marques Ho will continue as DICJ director for two more years.
05/06/21 Grand Lisboa Palace to open in June with 304 gaming tables According to analysts, SJM Holdings plans to open the Grand Lisboa Palace with 304 gaming tables and 1,034 slot games while the hotel will open with limited capacity.
05/06/21 Osaka worried about future of IR development Osaka Prefecture fears that with only one contender, it may have lost the ability to negotiate terms in its IR development plans.
05/06/21 Melco announces voluntary redundancy programme Melco Resorts has announced a voluntary redundancy programme offering up to 12 months salary to allow staff to “pursue new objectives and priorities”
05/05/21 Macau: arrivals drop on third day of Labour Day break Macau authorities registered 34,000 entries via the international airport and Hengqin Port on May 3, while more than 160,000 entries were registered the previous day.
05/04/21 Paradise Co revenue down 34.4% in April Financial results show a 34.4 per cent fall in casino revenue for the South Korean operator, Paradise Co.
05/04/21 Macau negotiating Covid-19 test exemption for vaccinated travellers Macau is seeking an agreement that would allow those who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel between Macau and mainland China without needing to show a negative nucleic acid test.
05/04/21 Macau GGR up 1.01% in April Macau has reported gross gambling revenue of MOP$8.4bn (US$1.05bn) for April, up 1.01 per cent when compared with the previous month.
05/03/21 Macau sees highest number of arrivals during Labour Day break According to the Public Security Police Force, more than 160,000 entries were registered via the local international airport and the Hengqin Port during the second day of the Labour Day break in Macau.
05/01/21 Macau: Virtual currency may benefit gaming market, analysts say Analysts believe the issuance of virtual currency could have a long-term positive for the local gaming market.
05/01/21 Emperor Entertainment expects annual net loss of US$24.5m Emperor Entertainment attributed losses to travel restrictions through most of the fiscal year.
04/30/21 Nagasaki to launch education consortium to train future IR workers The education consortium will officially be launched if Nagasaki is finally selected as the location for one of Japan’s three IRs.
04/30/21 Macau hotel guests up 160.2% in March The Macau Statistics and Census Bureau has reported that the average occupancy rate at Macau hotels was up 16.9 per cent from the previous month.
