03/05/20 China lottery sales could hit zero in February January lottery revenues fell 43% with February set to be even worse as the Coronavirus crisis deepens.
02/26/20 Betting revenues could exceed World Cup levels during Tokyo 2020 LeTou CEO Paul Fox says that should China face the USA in a basketball showdown, revenues could surpass World Cup Final levels.
02/25/20 China cancels passports for thousands of POGO workers The Bureau of Immigration will support the Chinese government in deporting those hit with passport cancellations.
02/21/20 Grant Chum is the new COO of Sands China Wilfred Wong Ying Wai remains as Sands China’s president, role he has since November 2015
02/11/20 Shuttle bus drivers high risk for Coronavirus Government testing more than 100 shuttle bus drivers in Macau regardless of whether they are showing Coronavirus symptoms or not.
02/11/20 Xi Jinping visits frontline Coronavirus hospital Chinese president Xi Jinping visited medical workers and patients at the Beijing Ditan Hospital.
02/07/20 MGM China donates to the fight against Coronavirus MGM China gives €2 million to help Hubei province fight and contain the deadly Coronavirus.
02/06/20 Sands China makes big donation to fight Coronavirus Casino operators donates €2.8 million to Coronavirus relief efforts in China and Macau.
01/30/20 Coronavirus: Melco to donate US$2.6 million Cash to be used to buy medical supplies and support communities in Wuhan and Hubei.
01/30/20 China postpones all football matches due to Coronavirus Authorities in China suspended all domestic football and have postponed the start of the Chinese Super League season.
01/29/20 China stops issuing exit visas for gamblers visiting Macau Authorities from mainland China have introduced the ban as part of measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus.
01/28/20 Macau visitor numbers plummet and travel visas suspended The number of visitors to Macau from mainland China dropped by almost 80% year-on-year on Sunday.
01/27/20 Coronavirus sees Macau visitor numbers almost half during Golden Week During the first two days of Golden Week, Macau visitor numbers were down 49.9% year-on-year
01/27/20 Macau Govt asks locals to return from mainland China Residents holidaying in mainland China have been asked to return to the city and to isolate themselves for the next two weeks.
01/22/20 Macau visitors up 10% in 2019 Chinese visitors topped 28 million in 2019, more than 10% compared with 2018