04/02/20 Fears of reckless online gambling in Australia With the country in lockdown, concerns are being raised over the number of people gambling online.
04/02/20 Macau scraps plans to impose tourist tax Coronavirus crisis sees Macau authorities drop motion to implement a tax on tourists visiting the city.
04/01/20 Australia gambling industry effectively shut down Gambling venues across the country have been forced to close due to Coronavirus.
04/01/20 New Zealand Lotto to close retail sales Lottery moves all operations and ticket sales online during Coronavirus lockdown in the country.
03/24/20 Macau: visitors from Hong Kong and Taiwan to face restrictions Macau’s new restrictions to visitors come in force to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
03/23/20 Australia closes casinos and clubs The Australian Prime Minister announced restrictions for all activities that involve social gathering to fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
03/20/20 Malaysia: Resort World Genting closes Resort to close its doors until the end of the month at the earliest due to Coronavirus.
03/18/20 Macau closes borders after new Coronavirus case Macau in lockdown after a Spanish businessman and returning resident tested positive for Covid-19.
03/16/20 Macau: Chinese visitors could return by April Nomura analysts say visitation could return to normal levels “within two months” once Coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
03/13/20 Japan: Pachinko parlours asked to close The Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga has requested that pachinko parlours undertake self-imposed closures due to Coronavirus.
03/11/20 Duterte open to tighter POGO regulations President says he is happy to discuss tighter regulations for POGOs but reaffirms they will not be banned.
03/10/20 Chinese POGO workers to receive “right conduct” training House Committee on Games and Amusement Vice-Chair, Ronnie Ong, backs plans to offer additional training.
03/06/20 PAGCOR funds new cybercrime operations center Philippines’ gaming regulator has contributed €88,000 to new state of the art facility aimed at clamping down on illegal online gambling.
03/04/20 Austria: Finance Minister calls for a dedicated gambling regulator Gernot Blümel says licensing and supervision of the country’s gambling industry should be “outsourced to an independent gaming authority”.
02/28/20 Danske Spil urges new regulations in Denmark The Denmark state-owned company Danske Spil has released a plan that aims to improve player protection standards in the territory.
