01/29/21 Macau hotel occupancy at highest since January 2020 The average hotel occupancy rate in Macau reached 53.1 per cent in December.
01/28/21 Mohegan and Oshidori partner for Nagasaki IR bid The two companies have confirmed a partnership to compete for the Nagasaki integrated resort project.
01/28/21 Macau casinos have fewer Michelin-starred restaurants Macau has three fewer Michelin-starred restaurants in the Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau 2021.
01/28/21 IPI to apply for licence for new CEO The casino operator’s new CEO cannot take up his post without a licence from the Commonwealth Casino Commission.
01/28/21 Number of Macau junkets continues to fall Everything indicates that 2021 will be the eight consecutive year of the downward trend in the number of licensed VIP junkets in Macau.
01/27/21 Genting Malaysia to support NY branch Fitch ratings analysts believe that Genting Malaysia will continue to back its New York casino and resort in “times of distress.”
01/26/21 CNMI court halts IPI’s operations IPI and its chairwoman, Cui Li Jie, have been found in contempt of court. An immediate stop-work order has been issued for a week.
01/26/21 Reef Casino ups profits estimate for H2 2020 The Australian casino’s operator said it turned a profit in the third and fourth quarters of 2020.
01/26/21 Vietnam: Hoiana casino resort opening pushed back The opening of Suncity Group’s casino complex in Vietnam has been put back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
01/22/21 Yokohama starts RFP to select partner for IR bid The city of Yokohama has begun the process to select a private partner for its integrated resort project.
01/22/21 Construction stops again at Garapan casino Once again IPI was found to lack a safety inspector on-site at its Garapan casino and hotel development.
01/21/21 Foreign tourism in Japan down 97.7% in December The tally of foreign visitors arriving in Japan in December remains very low as the ban on tourism remains.
01/20/21 The Star Gold Coast to develop new hotel tower The Australian company has revealed plans to build a second tower at the complex located on the Gold Coast.
01/20/21 Philippines money laundering regulation advances A bicameral committee has made changes to the Senate’s and the House’s proposals to amend the 2001 Anti-Money Laundering Act.
01/19/21 Two bidders for Wakayama IR project The prefecture has closed its RFP process with two candidates competing to be its chosen partner for its integrated resort bid.
