05/28/20 Vietnam to reissue visas for 80 countries including China Among the eligible countries is China, the Macau SAR and Hong Kong all of which are key tourism markets for Vietnam.
05/18/20 Laos to lift casino closure on June 1 The government is easing Covid-19 lockdown measures with casinos set to reopen next month.
05/11/20 Sands China ramps up health and safety measures Casino operator has joined forces with Macau authorities and the Health Bureau to ensure the highest possible standards post Covid-19.
05/08/20 Hong Kong starts reopening venues after lockdown Gaming arcades and mahjong parlours are open from today as the country moves out of Covid-19 lockdown.
05/07/20 Zhuhai to ease restrictions for Macau residents Zhuhai government has announced it will now recognise results from Coronavirus tests conducted in Macau for residents living in Zhuhai City.
05/06/20 Macau not relaxing border restrictions yet Governments in Macau and mainland China are still thrashing out plans regarding how best to lift border restrictions.
05/04/20 Solaire ramps up Covid-19 testing The operator has introduced rapid mass testing for Coronavirus so that employees can return to work in the coming weeks.
05/04/20 Crown announces pre-Coronavirus profits Crown Resorts reports profit after tax for the financial year (ending 30 June 2020) of approximately AU$210million.
04/30/20 Macau waiting for China to lift border restrictions Secretary for Security, Wong Sio Chak, says mainland government needs to green light any easing to border and travel restrictions.
04/29/20 Osaka Pachinko hall will be forced to close Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has indicated he is considering closure instructions if the hall continues to operate.
04/28/20 Aristocrat to cut 1,000 jobs Global slot machine giant furloughs staff as part of efforts to ensure it can survive the Coronavirus outbreak.
04/27/20 Thailand: people violating lockdown to gamble Hundreds of men and women are breaking lockdown measures in the country to drink and gamble.
04/27/20 Macau: unemployment hits highest levels since 2012 Unemployment rate hit 2.1 per cent between January and March amid the on-going Coronavirus pandemic.
04/27/20 Genting Malaysia extends closure to May 12 Genting properties will have been closed for a total of 56 days come the end of the latest lockdown extension in the country.
04/27/20 POGOs to stay closed as lockdown extended President Rodrigo Duterte extends Covid-19 lockdown measures in certain parts of the country for another two weeks to May 15.
