02/24/21 Macau GGR rises 7% after Chinese New Year Macau’s gross gaming revenue increased by 7 per cent month-on-month for the first three weeks of February
02/22/21 Galaxy Macau Phase 4 to move ahead Galaxy Entertainment has said works will be complete in three years but has not specified an exact date.
02/22/21 Japan: concerns over Chinese gambling blacklist impact for IRs House of Representatives member Kenji Eda warned that China’s gambling blacklist could see tourists banned from travelling to Japan’s future IRs.
02/19/21 Macau urges China to resume issuing digital visas The e-visa programme would benefit tourism by allowing more Chinese residents to travel to Macau.
02/19/21 Macau gaming tax revenue drops 74% in 2020 Macau’s government collected MOP29.81bn (US$3.73bn) in tax revenue from the gaming industry in 2020.
02/19/21 Nagasaki seen as best-managed contender in Japan IR race The vote of confidence suggests that the Nagasaki Prefectural Government is likely to get one of Japan’s three IR licences
02/19/21 Caesars reported to have dropped South Korean IR project The company is reported to have withdrawn from the IR project in Incheon, to focus on the domestic US market.
02/19/21 Macau and SJM to host recruitment event for Cotai resort The event will be held tomorrow (Friday) to recruit staff for SJM’s upcoming Grand Lisboa Palace.
02/18/21 Macau: fewer visitors than expected for CNY The city received 62,984 visitors on the first five days of the Chinese New Year.
02/18/21 Macau GGR down 23% in the first half of February Revenues declined month-on-month as the city received just 62,984 visitors over the first five days of the Chinese New Year Golden Week holiday.
02/17/21 GKL: Seoul casinos to remain closed until March 1 Grand Korea Leisure has extended the closure of its casinos in Seoul due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
02/17/21 500.com acquires major Bitcoin mining pool The Chinese gaming company has acquired Bitdeer Technologies’ cryptocurrency mining pool business, including BTC.com.
02/16/21 Kangwon Land reports US$250m loss for 2020 Sales fell 68.5 per cent year-on-year at the only casino in South Korea where nationals are allowed to gamble.
02/16/21 188Bet enters partnership with Bundesliga’s Werder Bremen The partnership aims to engage Werder Bremen fans in Asia with online betting app 188Bet.
02/16/21 Kangwon Land opens after two-month closure The casino has opened again after the latest in a series of closures due to Covid-19 countermeasures.
