04/29/21 Japan: Pachinko parlours reject government lockdown request Pachinko parlours have been asked to close due to a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases in Japan, but it seems the industry is not willing to close shop.
04/29/21 MGM China revenue up 8.8% in Q1 MGM China has reported that revenue for the first quarter of 2021 reached HKD2.30bn (US$296.4m), with EBITDA of HK$84.3m (US$10.8m).
04/29/21 145 banned from leaving China due to cross-border gambling China has invalidated the passports of 145 people for being involved in cross-border gambling activities and fraud.
04/29/21 Melco CEO says China is the most important market for Macau Melco Resorts Chairman stated that although a travel bubble between Hong Kong and Macau would be great news, mainland China is the most important market.
04/29/21 Japan could legalise more sports betting by 2024 Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Japanese government has started to discuss the possibility of legalising baseball and football sports betting.
04/29/21 Yokohama anti-IR parties seek single mayoral candidate The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is still seeking a single anti-IR candidate to run for the Yokohama mayoral elections.
04/28/21 Macau announces new border crossing with Guangdong for H2 The new border crossing for pedestrians will connect Macau with the city of Zhuhai, in mainland China’s Guangdong province.
04/27/21 Japan: horseracing off-track betting facilities suspended Amid a fourth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Japanese authorities have suspended horseracing off-track betting facilities and the presence of spectators at races in four prefectures.
04/27/21 Hong Kong eases Covid-19 quarantine requirements Hong Kong wants to resume the flow of people between Hong Kong, Guangdong and Macau by easing quarantine requirements.
04/27/21 Japan: Pachinko parlours suspend business until May 11 Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures have ordered the suspension of Pachinko parlours until at least May 11 due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
04/27/21 Macau daily GGR could reach US$50m during Labour Day break Macau’s daily gross gaming revenue (GGR) during the third week of April was MOP292m, up 9 per cent from March.
04/24/21 The Philippines’ government warns over illegal POGOs The Philippines’ government has issued a warning about illegal POGOs operating in the country after a Taiwanese worker was hired and kept as a slave worker.
04/23/21 Grand Lisboa Palace ready to launch Grand Lisboa Palace has passed the government’s final inspections and is expecting to receive an operating permit soon.
04/23/21 Melco revenue to reach 50% of 2019 levels in 2021, analysts say According to Moody’s, Melco Resorts could reach 100 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by the year 2023 with a better level of profit on its returning business.
04/23/21 Macau visitor arrivals up 255.4% in March Macau registered 754,541 visitor arrivals in March, up 76.7 per cent from the previous month.
