11/23/21 HK Jockey Club appoints Gabriel Leung as charities executive director The Hong Kong Jockey Club has announced Gabriel Leung will be its new executive director for charities and the community from July 18, 2022.
11/23/21 SJM to host new Covid-19 vaccination drive in Macau SJM Holdings will host a three-day vaccination outreach service at the Grand Lisboa Hotel.
11/23/21 Victoria’s VGCC appoints Fran Thorn as first chair The new Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCC) will be headed by Fran Thorn from January 1, 2022.
11/22/21 Catherine Myers steps down as CEO of Victoria’s VCGLR Catherine Myers has resigned as chief executive officer of the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. A new Independent Casino Commission will be created next year.
11/19/21 WA has lowest proportion of problem gamblers in Australia According to a report ordered by the WA Royal Commission, the state has a high proportion of gamblers but a low level of gambling-related harm due to fewer electronic gaming machines.
11/19/21 China to ease travel restrictions with Hong Kong from December A limited number of daily visitors will be able to enter mainland China from Hong Kong without undergoing quarantine.
11/17/21 PAGCOR helps build evacuation centres in Bicol and Quezon The regulator has remitted PHP150m to six towns and cities in the Bicol region and Quezon province for the construction of Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centres (MPEC).
11/15/21 Macau’s inbound-tourist daily tally continues recovering in November Macau received 30,105 visitors on November 12 and a daily average rate of 25,433 visitors between November 5 and November 11.
11/12/21 Malaysia to reopen borders from January 1 Authorities have announced Malaysia will reopen its borders to foreign visitors no later than January 1, 2022.
11/09/21 Genting SkyWorlds close to official opening Genting Malaysia has revealed that Genting SkyWorlds, its new outdoor theme park has started technical rehearsals and could open next month.
11/09/21 Singapore to launch travel bubble with Malaysia from November 29 The government of Singapore has announced it will ease travel restrictions from November 29 for fully vaccinated travellers.
11/01/21 Macau gaming union proposes casino worker security fund At the last public consultation session on Macau’s gaming laws, union leaders proposed the creation of a security fund for casino workers.
10/27/21 Singapore to launch travel bubble with Australia from November 8 Authorities in Singapore have announced that fully vaccinated visitors from Australia will be allowed to enter from November 8.
10/25/21 MGM Resorts and Wynn Macau also report high rates of vaccination The Macau casino operators have reported that they have reached a vaccination rate of over 80 per cent among staff.
10/19/21 Macau set to register lowest problem gambling rate in a decade Macau’s Social Welfare Bureau has reported that the city is likely to record its lowest problem gambling rate in a decade with only 25 cases registered in the first six months of the year.
