12/14/19 Incheon plans to expand with Yeongjong resort The project includes shops, spas, convention centers, luxurious hotels, foreigner-only and theme parks.
12/13/19 Wakayama plans to launch its casino RFP in Spring 2020 The idea of Wakayama is to build a resort-style project taking account the natural tourist attractions that exist in the region
12/13/19 Japan stops casino winnings taxation plan Local authorities postpone the decision because they don’t want to scare casino investors
12/13/19 Macau: gaming operators to share data about gamers A new security technology that involves facial recognition will be used and the information will be shared between companies to find problematic gamers
12/12/19 Philippines reported 42 cases of kidnapping related to gambling Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat issued a statement on Wednesday aimed at reassuring tourists that the Philippines is safe to visit.
12/10/19 Donaco named two new independent directors This decision allows Donaco to comply with its director requirements under Australia’s Corporations Act 2001.
12/10/19 Portugal grants another online gaming licence Portugal’s gambling regulator has approved two new licences to Malta-headquartered Caravel Entertainment.
12/10/19 Macau: visa control impact in December GGR The analysts said that gross gaming revenue through the first eight days of December was estimated to be a decline of 16% compared with December 2018
12/09/19 Melco IR in Japan will cost up to $US10 billion According to Lawrence Ho, CEO of the company, that is the estimated amount for building the Yokohama resort, expected to become the greatest in the world
12/09/19 Makati cancelled new licences to POGO The idea of local government is to stop with criminal activity, prostitution and avoid the rising of the commercial property marketing
12/09/19 Macau: Casino holding celebrated charity auction SJM Holding celebrated its traditional fundraising event and collected nearly MOP2.86 million (€320000)
12/09/19 LWRC drops plans for Boracay’s casino The project was announced in December 2017, when LRWC bought the parcels of land in Boracay in 2017 for $500 million for a resort development.
12/07/19 Dutch authority adds age verification criteria The Dutch gambling authority KSA has added age verification as priority criteria in the approach to online gambling.
12/07/19 Osaka dreams to have an IR before Expo 2025 The concern is that if the full completion of an IR is delayed, the construction work will negatively impact the expo.
12/07/19 UK: over half of the population gambled in 2018 The results from the Health Survey indicate that over half of UK citizens engaged in gambling activity in 2018.
