01/06/21 Supreme Court suspends 5% POGO tax The temporary suspension comes following a request from a consortium of 14 licensed POGOs.
01/05/21 Suntrust raises US$268.5m for Manila casino The Suncity Group subsidiary in the Philippines has issued convertible bonds to Fortune Noble and Summit Ascent.
12/21/20 Thailand lifts travel restrictions for 56 countries Travellers from Japan, Singapore and other countries will be able to enter Thailand but will still have to quarantine.
12/17/20 South Korea: tourism at lowest in 32 years The tally of visitors coming from East Asia and the Pacific region was down 84 per cent from January to October.
12/17/20 Udenna increases stake in PH Resorts The casino developer has recently finished towers A and B at its flagship Emerald Bay casino resort.
12/16/20 Philippines could get US$26m from e-sabong tax The bill to tax 5 per cent of revenues on e-sabong transmissions from legal cockpits has been passed to the Philippines Senate.
12/15/20 Singapore to open to business travellers from all countries The government has announced it will permit business travellers and visiting officials from all countries to enter Singapore.
12/15/20 Paradise Casino Walkerhill in Seoul to temporary close The casino operator Paradise Co. has announced the closure of its venue in Seoul due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in the city.
12/15/20 NagaWorld remains open despite Covid-19 spike The casino has sustained activity thanks to its strong domestic customer base, is chairman says.
12/14/20 Vietnam tourist arrivals down 76% year-on-year From January to November, the country has received 3.82 million visitors, a decline of 76 per cent compared to 2019.
12/14/20 Marina Bay Sands to host first live event in 9 months The casino complex will host two concerts this week, the first musical events since the pandemic hit.
12/14/20 Singapore to lift restrictions for visitors from Taiwan Instead of negotiating a travel bubble, the country will unilaterally open its borders with Taiwan on December 18.
12/10/20 Philippines Senate discusses money laundering bill If passed into law, the amendment could impact casino and POGO transactions above US$104,000.
12/10/20 Philippines’ operators get online casino licences PAGCOR has confirmed that three companies in Manila and one in Subic Bay have been granted PIGO licences.
12/09/20 Cruise curtailed due to passenger with Covid-19 The “cruise to nowhere” was forced to return to Singapore’s port after a passenger tested positive.
