02/20/20 Japan: gambling addiction covered by public health insurance Decision forms part of the government’s Addiction Strategy Promotion Basic Plan.
02/19/20 Resorts World Las Vegas choose Konami’s Synkros management system The US$4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas will be the first resort to fully utilize the Synkros system across the 110,000-square-foot casino floor.
02/19/20 Yokohama City to present IR policy by June Draft Basic Policy set to land in March with a period of public consultancy to follow.
02/19/20 New tax system in Singapore to benefit casino operators Maybank Investment Bank analysts say new property tax rebate likely to benefit both of the country’s IRs.
02/19/20 Macau will take time to recover, analysts say Nomura analyst says sector will only return to normal when which resumes issuing individual visit schemes.
02/19/20 Macau: DICJ imposes measures ahead of casinos re-opening The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) met with operators to discuss the measures they must take to prevent the spread Coronavirus.
02/18/20 Macau casinos to re-open from 20 February Operators can open their doors from midnight on Thursday but must adhere to certain Coronavirus measures.
02/18/20 Deltin Group opens first international casino in Nepal The Deltin Casino is a result of an agreement with Indian offshore casino operator Everest Hospitality and Hotel Pvt. Ltd
02/18/20 Philippines: workers can return to Macau and Hong Kong The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) lifts travel ban put in place to halt the Coronavirus outbreak.
02/17/20 Melco ups its donations to help fight the spread of Coronavirus The company has established a new MOP$5 million (U$S 620.000) Special Aid Fund in conjunction with the Macau Federation of Trade Unions.
02/17/20 Universal Entertainment net sales increase in 2019 Universal Entertainment saw new sales increase 34% but recorded a net loss for 2019.
02/17/20 Japan: public opinion against IR strengthens Japanese public opinion against IR as high as 62.4% according to a poll.
02/14/20 Casino Filipino remains closed for safety reasons Casino Filipino temporary closed its doors following the recent eruption of the Taal Volcano.
02/14/20 Macau officials “cautious” about reopening casinos 15-day casino closure could be extending if Coronavirus outbreak is not contained.
02/14/20 Goa: hostage incident at a casino Pride Casino was taken over by a group of forty people who threatened guests and members of staff.
