03/04/21 Japan: foreign interest in IRs shows expectations of profitability Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba says foreign companies’ bids show expectations that IRs will be profitable.
03/03/21 Five groups reach next phase of Nagasaki IR process An official in Nagasaki has confirmed that all five contenders have qualified to progress to the next phase of the process.
03/02/21 Delta Corp to launch new floating casino in Goa in 2022 The company is building a new offshore casino for Goa’s Mandovi River.
03/02/21 Raffles brand to arrive at Galaxy Macau Today’s agreement between Accor and Galaxy Entertainment will see the construction of “Raffles at Galaxy Macau”.
02/27/21 Melco still hoping for an IR licence in Japan Lawrence Ho, Melco Resorts Chairman and CEO, has said he sees Japan as “the best potential new gaming market globally.”
02/26/21 South Korea: Incheon gaming zone delayed due to Covid-19 The future of three out of four gaming developments in Incheon is in doubt.
02/26/21 Cambodia to lead regional casino recovery, says report Cambodia is expected to play a major role in the recovery of land-based gaming in the Asia Pacific region, a consultancy says.
02/19/21 Caesars reported to have dropped South Korean IR project The company is reported to have withdrawn from the IR project in Incheon, to focus on the domestic US market.
02/16/21 Genting Singapore recovery depends on lifting of travel ban Analysts have said that Genting still is halfway towards a full recovery but that a lifting of travel restrictions is needed to return to pre-pandemic incomes.
02/16/21 Philippine GGR reaches US$400.8m in last quarter of 2020 The Philippines’ licensed casinos reported an increase of 27.7 per cent in GGR compared with Q3.
02/16/21 Osaka wants more operators to apply for its IR project Osaka has made changes to its IR implementation policy to allow more operators to apply.
02/11/21 Osaka drops aim to open casino resort by March 2027 The local authorities have dropped the target opening date from official documents on the planned Yumeshima IR.
02/10/21 Primorye to expedite permits for NagaCorp’s Russian casino resort The local government hopes to allow NagaCorp to advance with the construction of the US$150m casino resort in Vladivostok.
02/10/21 Macau GGR drops to US$187.8m in first week of February Revenues declined against January following the usual pattern before the Chinese New Year holiday period.
