08/18/20 Philippines eases restrictions in Metro Manila After two weeks of strict quarantine, president Duterte has announced the loosening of measures in the Metro Manila area, but casinos remain closed.
08/18/20 Resorts World Manila revenue halves in 1H Gross gaming revenues at the Philippines casino reached US$125.5 million, down 19 per cent in relation to the first half of 2019.
08/17/20 PH Resort completion pushed back to Q2 2022 PH Resorts Group previously expected to finish the casino resort complex in the first quarter of 2022.
08/17/20 Philippines: Melco reveals losses for Q2 Melco Resorts has announced financial results for the three months ending June 30 showing US$49.4 million in losses.
08/14/20 Phil-Asian Gaming Expo introduces PAGE Sourcing The expo has launched a new platform through which casino operators can easily reach out to vendors and suppliers.
08/14/20 G2E Asia postpones 2020 events to focus on 2021 G2E Asia will be held next May and G2E Asia @ the Philippines will reconvene at the Manila Marriott Hotel in November 2021.
08/13/20 Bloomberry reports US$96m loss for Q2 The Philippine casino operator has revealed financial results for the second quarter showing the impact of the pandemic.
08/13/20 Less than 100 POGOs active during lockdown Philippine offshore operators have not been successful in obtaining the necessary permits for foreign workers to return.
08/07/20 Genting Singapore reports “devastating” results The operator says its timeline for the expansion of Resorts World Sentosa will be affected but that it remains interested in Yokohama’s IR project.
08/07/20 Lotto resumes ticket sales in Philippines Operations will return only in areas under general community quarantine and modified general community quarantine.
08/06/20 Singapore expects more job cuts in gaming sector Tourism Board CEO Keith Tan said delays in casino expansions are “inevitable.”
08/04/20 NagaCorp moves forward with Naga3 resort The last stage of the Cambodian integrated resort overlooking the Mekong River in Phnom Penh is set to be finished by 2025.
08/04/20 Manila goes into stricter quarantine Metro Manila’s largest casinos have been closed since March and have no hope of reopening before at least mid-August.
08/02/20 Donaco reports 95.5% drop in revenue for Q2 Donaco’s Cambodia IR remains closed and visits to the Vietnam casino are low since the border with China remains closed.
08/02/20 Metro Manila to enforce stricter localised lockdowns Larger casinos in Metro Manila will remain closed in the new stage of general community quarantine, which will last until August 15.
