10/01/21 Resorts World Genting allowed to reopen with limited capacity Authorities have allowed Genting Malaysia to reopen Resorts World Genting with a limited capacity.
09/30/21 Philippines: 7 police officers arrested for illegal gambling Seven police officers have been removed from their roles in Quezon City due to alleged involvement in illegal gambling.
09/29/21 PAGCOR helps fund construction of evacuation centres The regulator has remitted PHP25m to the municipalities of Luisiana and Victoria for the construction of Multi-Purpose Evacuation Centres (MPEC).
09/29/21 Malaysia: 5 arrested for illegal gambling Five people have been arrested during a series of raids carried out by police in the Padawan District.
09/29/21 Resorts World Genting postpones reopening until further notice The reopening of Genting Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting has been suspended until further notice as authorities aim for a 90 per cent vaccination rate against Covid-19.
09/28/21 PAGCOR announces support for Casino Filipino host cities PAGCOR has announced that the cities and local government units that host a Casino Filipino branch will receive a PHP34.64m (US$678,543) grant.
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.
09/28/21 Bloomberry appoints Diosdado M. Peralta as independent director Bloomberry Resorts has announced the appointment of Diosdado M. Peralta as an independent director in the company since September 24.
09/27/21 Singapore: 7 arrested for illegal horse race betting Police have arrested seven people for illegal gambling, including five customers.
09/27/21 South Korea: casinos report turnover of US$409.1m for H1 South Korea’s casinos have reported turnover of KRW480.45bn (US$409.1m) for the first half of the year.
09/27/21 IEC posts US$31.1m loss for FY21 International Entertainment Corporation (IEC) has reported a loss of HK$242.04m (US$31.1m) during the fiscal year that ended on June 30.
09/24/21 Philippines: 29 arrested for illegal gambling Authorities have arrested 29 people for llegal gambling during a series of raids in Gerona town in Tarlac province.
09/23/21 POGO tax signed into law by Philippine president POGOs will have to pay 5 per cent on gross gaming revenue under the new law.
09/23/21 Resorts World Genting to reopen from October 1 Genting Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting will reopen from October 1.
