08/23/22 NZ study reveals few people with gambling problems seek help The study by Dr Simone Rodda of the Auckland University of Technology reveals that one in 400 adults in New Zealand sought help for problem gambling.
08/18/22 Australia: Clubs ACT proposes trial of facial recognition technology It’s intended that self-excluded problem gamblers would benefit from the technology.
08/09/22 Macau to require Covid-19 tests for those coming from mainland China The measure will come into force on August 9 and will be for all those travelling by air or sea from mainland China to Macau.
08/05/22 Philippine bishop expresses concern about cockfighting Despite increased police operations following a ban on e-sabong, illegal cockfighting continues.
08/03/22 Zhuhai lifts seven-day quarantine for those coming from Macau The seven-day quarantine is no longer applicable to those who wish to travel to mainland China’s Zhuhai city from Macau.
08/02/22 Macau to ease quarantine requirements from August 6 The quarantine period will be reduced to seven days for arrivals from outside of China.
07/28/22 Macau: no new Covid-19 infections for first time since mid-June The government of Macau has reported that no new Covid-19 cases were identified yesterday.
07/27/22 Australia: Ballarat to test gambling harm programme The pilot programme has been developed following feedback from the Gambler Help Service funded through the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.
07/20/22 Macau expects to ease Covid-19 countermeasures from July 23 Authorities in Macau intend to move to a new “consolidation phase” from July 23 as long as new Covid-19 cases continue to decline.
07/18/22 NSW launches new gambling harm support programme The campaign aims to support people experiencing gambling harm in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Arabic and Hindi communities.
07/18/22 South Korea to reintroduce Covid-19 test requirements from July 25 Authorities have decided to reintroduce the requirement of a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country.
07/05/22 PAGCOR remits PHP571m to eight local government units The regulator has remitted the funds to the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, Masbate and Leyte.
