04/20/21 Vietnamese IRs to accept tourists with Covid-19 vaccine certificates Two integrated resorts in Quang Nam will accept tourists with a negative Covid-19 test and a vaccine certificate.
04/20/21 Okada Manila GGR down 41% in Q1 Okada Manila has reported weak performance marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting government countermeasures.
04/16/21 Bloomberry puts back opening date for Philippines IR Bloomberry Resorts has put back the opening date for its Philippines IR to 2023 after construction was halted due to Covid-19 measures.
04/15/21 Genting Malaysia issues US$1.0bn in notes to refinance borrowings Genting Malaysia has issued unsecured notes to refinance existing borrowings and raise cash for capital needs.
04/15/21 Vietnam: casinos on conditional list for foreign investment The Vietnam government has released a conditional list of restricted sectors for foreign investment, which includes casinos.
04/15/21 Philippines: government employees arrested for illegal gambling Police have busted a gambling den in Solana and arrested nine people. Among them were local government unit (LGU) employees and teachers.
04/14/21 Cambodian capital extends Covid-19 curfew until April 28 Cambodia’s capital city has extended its curfew until April 28 as Covid-19 cases continue to rise.
04/14/21 Metro Manila casinos to remain closed Metro Manila casinos Okada Manila, Solaire Resort and Casino and City of Dreams Manila will remain closed at least until April 30.
04/13/21 Manila eases Covid-19 restrictions but casinos remain closed Metro Manila will come under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) measures until April 30. However, casinos and other gaming establishments will remain closed.
04/10/21 Genting Singapore EBITDA to remain below 2019 levels for two years Moody’s Investors Service estimates that Genting Singapore’s EBITDA will not reach 2019 levels this year or next.
04/08/21 Genting Malaysia should reach pre-pandemic level EBITDA by 2022 Genting Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting has recovered to 66 per cent of 2019 Q3 revenue.
04/08/21 Cambodia may extend Covid-19 restrictions by two weeks Cambodia’s capital city imposed a curfew until April 14 in a bid to curb rising cases of covid-19.
04/07/21 Thailand: 16 arrested over alleged online gambling network The group was allegedly running 10 online gambling websites with a monthly circulation of THB50m (US$1.6m).
04/06/21 Metro Manila extends Covid-19 restrictions by one week Metro Manila has extended Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) measures until April 11 following a rise in Covid-19 cases.
04/02/21 Century delays Cambodian mass gaming table business until April Century Entertainment has postponed the launch of mass table gaming at a new casino in Cambodia until April due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
