05/21/20 Macau: spending down 70% in 1Q20 Spending rates of Macau visitors declined by 70.4 per cent to MOP$5.01billion (US$628million) in the first quarter of the year.
05/21/20 Tokyo head prosecutor caught illegally gambling Hiromu Kurokawa has resigned after he was accused of illegally gambling during Japan’s Covid-19 state of emergency.
05/21/20 Steve Wynn forecast a fast recovery for gaming sector Former Wynn Macau CEO said expects the gaming sector to bounce back once border restrictions have been lifted.
05/21/20 Macau: visitors down 99.7% in April Macau received 11,041 visitors in April due to the border restrictions relating to the Coronavirus pandemic.
05/20/20 KBO considers fan return next month The Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) may allow fans to return to stadiums as early as June.
05/20/20 Sands China cleared over guest suicide Court of Second Instance (TSI). rules the casino is not responsible for the death of a guest back in 2016.
05/20/20 Corruption complaints on the rise Commission Against Corruption report shows the number of complaints regarding corruption in the industry are increasing.
05/20/20 South Shore Holdings former CEO resigns from board Walter Power has stepped down with immediate effect “in order to devote more time to his personal commitments.”
05/19/20 Hong Kong: 28 arrested after fatal gambling raid Hong Kong police bust six suspected illegal gambling dens but a man died while trying to escape.
05/19/20 Macau: NPC session could bring “positive” measures National People’s Congress in China is expected to result in positive measures for Macau gaming industry.
05/19/20 Kangwon Land granted more tables and extended hours Under the new measures, opening hours will be increased from 18 hours per day to 20 hours with an extra 20 gaming tables.
05/19/20 Delta Corp confident with finances despite crisis The India-based company said it does not expect any significant impact of the pandemic on its financial results for the year ended March 31, 2021.
05/18/20 Adriano Ho to take over DICJ from next month He will replace Paulo Martins Chan, who announced his departure last week, after almost five years in the role.
05/18/20 WHO says organising Tokyo 2020 won’t ‘be easy’ Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, says organisers are keen to face the challenge of hosting the Games post Covid-19.
05/15/20 Pandemic to ‘cost Japan sports billions’ Economist Katsuhiro Miyamoto said that many of the country’s professional competitions will suffer losses of US$2.56 billion.
