10/14/21 Philippines to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors Authorities in The Philippines have said that from today people who have been fully vaccinated will no longer be required to quarantine on arrival.
10/14/21 Victoria Royal Commission to deliver Crown findings on Friday Victoria’s Royal Commission into Crown Resorts will share its findings with the government on Friday. A final report is expected to be released before the end of the month.
10/13/21 New Singapore gambling regulator delayed Tan Tee How, Casino Regulatory Authority chairman, said the creation of a new gambling regulator, the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
10/13/21 Star Entertainment answers money laundering allegations The Star Entertainment Group has issued a response denying media allegations that it failed to do enough to prevent money laundering and fraud at its resorts.
10/12/21 Tasmanian parliament to discuss new gambling bill this week The bill proposes individual operating licences for electronic gaming machines hosted in brick-and-mortar venues and new tax rates on gaming revenue.
10/12/21 Philippines: AMLC revoked two POGOs registrations Two POGOs failed to cooperate with the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) in the conduct of its compliance checking.
10/07/21 Australia: Wyndham Council bans pokies near social housing The council of Wyndham, in the state of Victoria, has issued a new policy to restrict how closely pokies venues can be established to social housing.
10/07/21 Catholic Church intensifies campaign against Boracay casino plans Members of the Philippines’ Catholic Church have said that allowing gambling on Boracay would lead to destructive lifestyles and habits.
10/06/21 Macau tightens travel restrictions due to Covid-19 cases Ho Iat Seng, Macau’s chief executive, has imposed a new rule under which people who plan to travel outside Macau must present a negative Covid-19 test issued within 24 hours of departure.
10/04/21 Japan opens application period for IR Submissions until April 2022 Authorities in Japan have officially announced that host cities and prefectures have until April 2022 to forward their final integrated resort proposals.
10/01/21 IPI’s CEO hopes the CCC will not revoke its gaming licence Ray N. Yumul, IPI’s chief executive officer, has said that the casino operator is willing to modify its conditions in order not to lose its gaming licence.
10/01/21 Australia: Westpac updates digital gambling block Westpac Group, an Australian bank, has revealed it has added new functionalities to its revamped digital gambling block app that prevent customers from making deposits to online gambling platforms.
09/30/21 Japan’s next prime minister in favour of IR developments Fumio Kishida, who will assume as Japan’s next prime minister on October 4, is a supporter of the country’s casino resort policy.
09/28/21 Philippines: senator Pia Cayetano praises POGO tax law Senator Pia Cayetano, one of the main promoters of the POGOs tax new law, has heralded approval of the law as a “major win” for the country.
09/27/21 Analysts warn caution amid Macau’s proposed new gaming laws Brokerage JP Morgan has warned that Macau’s gaming sector could be “un-investable” due to the possibility of increased oversight of gaming concessionaires and junket operations.
