07/30/21 Singapore gambling participation declined in 2020 A survey found 44 per cent of the respondents gambled at least once during 2020, down from 52 per cent in 2017.
07/29/21 APE expects 75% drop in revenue for H1 Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings (APE) has forecast revenue of HK$3m for the first six months of the year, down 75 per cent when compared to 2020.
07/20/21 India: 9 arrested for illegal gambling Police have arrested nine men for allegedly running a gambling and betting ring.
06/11/21 Yokohama: Police seize 56 illegal pachinko machines Police found a parlour in Yokohama had 56 illegal pachinko machines. Three people have been arrested.
06/02/21 Australian Capital to review slot machine rules Authorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are analysing the introduction of new rules to reduce the number of slot machines.
05/22/21 Australia: new owners of Lasseters Casino add extra pokies The number of poker machines in the Northern Territory has risen more than two-fold since Lasseters Casino changed hands.
05/14/21 APE revenue down 15.3% in Q1 Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings (APE) has reported a net loss of HKD4.34m (US$558,989) for the first quarter of the year.
05/10/21 Okura Holdings permanently closes two pachinko venues Okura Holdings will close two pachinko venues from May 10 due to poor financial performance since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
04/02/21 Century delays Cambodian mass gaming table business until April Century Entertainment has postponed the launch of mass table gaming at a new casino in Cambodia until April due to a rise in Covid-19 cases.
03/31/21 Victorian government to study gambling behaviour during Covid-19 The Victorian government will invest AU$600,000 (US$460,000) to examine how the Covid-19 pandemic has on impacted on gambling behaviours.
03/27/21 Paradise Entertainment posts losses of US$25m for 2020 The Macau gaming company has posted revenue of HK$351.7m (US$45.3m) for FY2020, a 70.2 per cent decline from the prior-year period.
03/23/21 Pokies spend sets new record in New Zealand in Q4 Money spent on slots outside of casinos in New Zealand reached NZ$252m (US$178m) during the fourth quarter.
03/19/21 Cambodia imposes outbound travel ban Cambodia has announced a ban on outbound travel in a bid to control the rise in Covid-19 cases. Travel to Thailand is prohibited.
