04/14/20 Macau: visitors down 99.8% over Easter Only 1,000 people arrived in the city over the first three days of the Easter weekend.
04/14/20 Macau to recover slowly in 2020, analysts say Nomura analysts expect the sector to show signs of improvement after taking a big knock due to the Coronavirus crisis.
04/14/20 Galaxy donates another US$9.4m to Coronavirus fight Gaming giant makes another multi-million donation to the Chinese government as part of wider efforts to combat Covid-19.
04/13/20 Flow Gaming reaches franchise deal with Yggdrasil Companies join forced to expand reach into the thriving Asian market.
04/13/20 South Korea: Inspire still on-track for 2022 opening Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment’s multi-billion-dollar casino resort project near Seoul, South Korea remains on schedule.
04/13/20 Yokohama: just 0.5% addicted to gambling The average amount gambled by those suspected of the addiction was JPY 30,000 (US$277) a month.
04/13/20 Chinese Govt cracks down on illegal online gambling Ministry of Public Security intensifying efforts to stop illegal online gambling during Covid-19 outbreak.
04/13/20 South Korea: Paradise Co. reopens Jeju casino Property has opened its doors today despite the on-going Coronavirus pandemic.
04/13/20 Yokohama mayor confirms IR bid schedule “We will not review the schedule for the IR bid during the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak,” Mayor Hayashi said.
04/13/20 Macau Airport reduces fees to help airlines The reduced fees will apply from 1 February to 30 April 2020 for qualified airlines to alleviate pressure caused by Covid-19.
04/09/20 Yokohama activists unable to scrutinise IR plans City pushes ahead with IR plans despite Coronavirus lockdown preventing anti-gambling supporters from commenting.
04/09/20 Japan: pachinko shops open despite lockdown Okura Holdings tells Hong Kong stock exchange it intends to keep its pachinko parlours open despite Covid-19 state of emergency in Japan.
04/09/20 Japan: Horse racing continues behind closed doors The decision comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency as the country steps up its fight against Covid-19.
04/09/20 Macau government reveals economic support plan Authorities open $1.3billion war chest to support SMEs during and after the Covid-19 pandemic.