11/29/21 Police rescue 2 Thai citizens from gambling ring in Cambodia Officers in Cambodia have rescued two teens in another operation to free trafficked Thais from gambling rings.
11/26/21 Genting Malaysia’s earnings to improve in Q4, analysts say Analysts at Nomura have predicted the casino operator will start to see a recovery in the last quarter of the year.
11/25/21 Singapore to reopen land border with Malaysia from November 29 Fully vaccinated travellers will be able to take a designated Travel Lane bus.
11/25/21 Westside City Project pushed back to 2024 SunTrust, Suncity Group’s subsidiary in the Philippines, has announced that the Westside City Project’s completion date will be no later than March 31, 2024.
11/24/21 Philippines: 130 arrested for illegal online gambling Police have dismantled an illegal gambling ring that operated a website targeting South Koreans and generated US$1.09bn in bets over 30 months.
11/24/21 Singapore casino revenue may reach 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2022 Fitch Ratings has predicted that Singapore casino revenue could reach 75 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by 2022.
11/22/21 Resorts World Manila to open Hotel Okura Manila on December 28 Resorts World Manila has confirmed a soft opening of Hotel Okura Manila, its Japan-themed venue, for December 28.
11/22/21 Vietnam: Corona casino receives first visitors from South Korea Corona Resort and Casino has announced that it has welcomed the first group of South Korean visitors as part of a pilot programme.
11/19/21 Century expects a loss of HK$20.8m for the six months ended Sep 30 Century Entertainment has issued a profit warning predicting a loss of approximately HK$20.8m ($2.7m) for the six months ended 30 September 2021.
11/19/21 Malaysian minister opposes Kedah gambling ban Datuk Seri M. Saravanan, Malaysia’s human resources minister, said the measure would lead to job losses and an increase in illegal gambling.
11/18/21 Philippines: AMLC revokes third POGO registration Smarc Group International, a POGO operator, has been added to the AMLC list of POGOs that have failed to cooperate with the regulator.
11/17/21 PAGCOR warns e-Sabong platforms should not accept overseas bets PAGCOR has warned that e-sabong platforms are not allowed to accept bets from outside The Philippines.
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).
11/16/21 Malaysian casino industry to see economic rebound in Q4 Vincent Khoo, UOB Kay Hian Malaysia’s head of research, has said that gaming and casino companies will see a substantial recovery in earnings during the last quarter of the year.