01/29/21 89% of Macau casino workers are local Senior and middle management positions at the six major casino operators in Macau are mostly local people.
01/29/21 Macau hotel occupancy at highest since January 2020 The average hotel occupancy rate in Macau reached 53.1 per cent in December.
01/29/21 New Macau resort to be completed by 2022 Genting Hong Kong has sold the Nam Vam Lake development to a local businesswoman from the real state sector.
01/29/21 LVS CEO: “I can’t wait to invest US$10bn in Macau” Las Vegas Sands’ new CEO will honour the company’s late founder’s wishes and increase investment in Macau if authorities require it for the 2022 tender.
01/28/21 Mohegan and Oshidori partner for Nagasaki IR bid The two companies have confirmed a partnership to compete for the Nagasaki integrated resort project.
01/28/21 Macau casinos have fewer Michelin-starred restaurants Macau has three fewer Michelin-starred restaurants in the Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021.
01/28/21 Number of Macau junkets continues to fall Everything indicates that 2021 will be the eight consecutive year of the downward trend in the number of licensed VIP junkets in Macau.
01/28/21 Japan sees 7% drop in number of pachinko halls The number of operational pachinko halls in Japan fell by 584 in 2020, with a large drop in available machines.
01/27/21 China warns citizens not to gamble in Cambodia Chinese citizens have been warned not to gamble in Cambodia due to violent incidents.
01/27/21 Sands China’s new CEO and chairman takes the helm After the death of the company’s founder, Sheldon Adelson, Robert Goldstein has taken up his position as CEO and chairman.
01/27/21 China expands gambling blacklist The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is drawing up a second selection of overseas gambling destinations to add to its blacklist.
01/26/21 MGM Macau analyses Chinese gaming tourism market As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic stretches into 2021, the casino operator analysed the state of the Chinese market in a seminar.
01/26/21 Gaming revenues fall as China reduces travel to Macau The impact of the new wave of infections in China has provoked a drop in GGR due to the lack of visitors in Macau, Bernstein says.
01/26/21 Lottery sales in China drop 20.8% in 2020 All lottery sales were down in comparison to 2019 except for Keno sales, which increased despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
