12/17/19 Nagasaki announced its Implementation Policy Draft Local people can comment about the draft between 20 December 2019 to 17 January 2020
12/17/19 Star Entertainment Group wants to be the only casino in the Gold Coast The company wants an exclusivity arrangement of a 30-year deal with the Queensland government and pretends to invest AU$2 billion.
12/14/19 Japan: strong opposition to casino winning tax plan Japanese government planned to tax casino winnings of foreign visitors, but the strong opposition to that measure resulted on a postposition.
12/14/19 Japan: three companies interested in developing an IR in Kitakyushu Local authorities sent a 14-item questionnaire to operators covering topics such as development plans, incomes and expenditures
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)
