01/16/20 MGM sells properties as it eyes opportunities in Japan The US casino operator offloads the MGM Grand hotel for $2.5 billion and will use the cash to target the Japanese market.
01/16/20 Japan scandal: Osaka bans meetings between government staff and gambling operators Any meeting between government employees and operators has to be note posted on the government website with the date and purpose of the meeting
01/16/20 Galaxy Entertainment to expand into MICE market Company has announced plans to target the premium end of the MICE market with its new Galaxy International Convention Centre.
01/16/20 China: social media giants to combat illegal gambling Chinese social media companies have been asked by the government to help to crack down on illegal online gambling.
01/16/20 Kangwon Land appoints CEO as interim Chairman South Korea based casino operator Kangwon Land appoints CEO Moon Tae-Gon as interim Chairman.
01/16/20 Wing Hing lottery gets 12 month licence extension Chinese lottery Wing Hing will be able to operate the betting games for the until December 2020.
01/15/20 Akimoto under arrest as casino bribery scandal hots up Akimoto has denied all charges and believes the alleged payments have been accounted for by his secretary.
01/15/20 Melco Resorts to pay bonus to non-management staff Casino developer and operator said a “one-month discretionary bonus” would be paid to “all eligible non-management employees” following stellar 2019.
01/15/20 Macau set for a decline in visitor numbers in 2020 Tourism Office director says visitor numbers are likely to drop 3 percent year on year.
01/15/20 Studio City will extend VIP rolling chip operations Studio City resort will continue VIP rolling chip operations for another year
01/14/20 China continues its fight against online gambling National enforcements detected more than 7.200 criminal online gambling cases last year, arresting over 25k subjects and freezing US$26.1b in cash.
01/14/20 Japan: new arrest warrant issued over casino bribes New arrest warrant issued for lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto relating to casino bribery allegations that emerged last month.
01/14/20 Spintec Aura enters Asian market with Macau’s Studio City installation Slovenian game developer has installed four of its Spintec Aura cabinets at Melco’s Studio City resort in Macau.
01/14/20 Japan health insurance will cover gambling addiction The Government has taken steps to help problem gamblers who will be covered by public health insurance from April.
