08/05/21 Malaysia: gaming earnings could pick up by year-end Analysts predict Malaysian gaming earnings will start to recover by the end of the current year.
08/05/21 Singapore: leader of online gambling syndicate jailed Lim Beng Tiong, leader of an illegal online gambling syndicate, has been sentenced to a maximum of five years and five months in prison.
08/04/21 Solaire Resorts & Casino vaccinates all staff Solaire Resorts & Casino has announced that it has fully vaccinated its day-to-day staff through a programme that started in the last week of June.
08/04/21 Metro Manila casinos to close until August 20 Casinos in the Entertainment City zone in Metro Manila have decided to close amid a rise in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
08/03/21 Bloomberry GGR down 18% in Q2 The Philippine casino operator has reported EBITDA of PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m) for the second quarter of the year.
08/03/21 Thai police bust online gambling ring worth US$45.5m Police in Thailand have conducted raids in three different locations and busted an illegal online gambling ring.
08/02/21 The Philippines to punish officials who accepted bribes from POGOs The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has said he wants officials who accepted bribes from Chinese POGOs.
08/02/21 Belle Corp revenue up 225% in H1 Belle Corp has reported that first-half gaming revenue was up 225 per cent year-on-year to PHP805.5m (US$16.1m).
08/02/21 Malaysia: 118 arrested for illegal online gambling Police in Johor have arrested 118 people in two weeks for illegal online gambling.
07/30/21 Singapore gambling participation declined in 2020 A survey found 44 per cent of the respondents gambled at least once during 2020, down from 52 per cent in 2017.
07/30/21 PAGCOR gaming revenue down 20% in first half PAGCOR has reported that income from gaming operations for the first six months of the year was down 20 per cent due to the Covid-19 pandemic and related countermeasures.
07/30/21 Manila extends restrictions until August 15 Authorities have announced that general community quarantine (GCQ) in Manila will be extended until August 15 due to a rise in cases of the delta variant of Covid-19.
07/30/21 Vietnam’s first IR rebrands to attract MICE tourism Grand Ho Tram has changed its name to Intercontinental Grand Ho Tram in order to attract more international visitors and take greater advantage of its MICE space.
07/30/21 City of Dreams Manila to offer free Covid-19 vaccines to staff Like Okada Manila, City of Dreams has announced a plan to offer free Covid-19 vaccines to its staff.
07/30/21 PAGCOR against proposals to give POGOs tax advantages PAGCOR chairman Andrea Domingo said certain groups are lobbying for tax advantages in special economic zones in the new bill that sets income and gaming taxes on online casinos.
