01/30/20 Second casino in Primorye to open in March 2020 The official opening of the gambling and entertainment complex will take place in the spring of 2020.
01/29/20 Sega Sammy joins forces with Foster + Partners for Yokohama IR bid Joint venture to bid for IR licence on Yokohama, a front-runner city for one of three IR licences up for grabs in the country.
01/29/20 Anti casino protester interrupts IR Expo speech Chants of “We don’t need a casino” interrupt keynote speech being given by Deputy Mayor of Yokohama, Toshihide Hirahara
01/28/20 Coronavirus leads to drop in Macau casino stock value Sands, Wynn and MGM have seen their stock price drop as the virus outbreak continues to impact Macau visitor numbers .
01/28/20 Philippines gaming regulator orders quarantine Philippines gaming regulator orders ten-day quarantine period for POGO workers entering the country in a bid to halt spread of Coronavirus.
01/28/20 Adelaide’s SkyCity exclusively launches Tiger Baccarat The Adelaide resort becomes the first in Australia to install Tiger Baccarat.
01/27/20 Crown Resorts announces board changes Crown Resorts announces a string of board changes, including Executive Chairman John Alexander stepping down into the role of Executive Director.
01/24/20 Macau casino workers ordered to wear masks The decision was taken to prevent the spread of the deadly Wuhan Coronavirus, which has killed 26 people and infected more than 830
01/24/20 Macau casinos prepare for closure if Coronavirus outbreak worsens Two people have so far been diagnosed with the virus in Macau.
01/24/20 Sands China reveals employee bonus and salary boost Macau IR operator has announced a discretionary bonus and a salary increase for employees.
01/23/20 Macau casinos deploy temperature monitoring at hundreds of entrances Macau’s casino operators are performing temperature tests at 405 guest entrances and 47 employee entrances
01/23/20 Miyagi prefecture mulls IR bid The prefecture survey said that the “excessive investment” of JPY 330 billion (US$3 billion) could take “20 to 46 years” to recover
01/23/20 Macau: second case of pneumonia virus confirmed and CNY parade cancelled The second patient is a 66-year-old from Wuhan in China’s Hubei province who entered Macau on Wednesday afternoon
01/23/20 Crimea casino plans on hold in Russia Russia has announced it has stopped its Crimea casino plans as President Vladimir Putin assured he has other priorities rather than the industry.
01/23/20 Red Tiger’s Piggy Riches gets the Megaways treatment Piggy Riches Megaways also features the developer’s hugely popular Daily Drop jackpots.
