08/11/22 Jeju Dream Tower expands salesforce as VIP uptick expected Lotte Tour Development Co says the Jeju Dream Tower casino will receive around 1,000 VIP gamblers from overseas this month.
08/05/22 Philippine bishop expresses concern about cockfighting Despite increased police operations following a ban on e-sabong, illegal cockfighting continues.
07/26/22 Philippines GGR may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2026 PAGCOR is expecting a slow recovery helped by pent-up demand.
07/22/22 IMF praises Singapore’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic According to the IMF, the country’s economy was helped by a strong vaccination campaign, containment measures, and a robust policy support structure.
07/22/22 Queenslanders lose more than AU$250m per month on pokies The Alliance for Gambling Reform says that Queensland poker machine losses reached AU$2.789bn in 2021.
07/21/22 Marina Bay Sands net revenue up 107.6% in Q2 Net revenue at Marina Bay Sands reached US$679m in the second quarter of the year.
07/20/22 Macau visitor arrivals down 36.6% in June Macau registered 381,000 visitor arrivals in June, down 36.6 per cent month-on-month and down 28 per cent from 2021.
07/19/22 Australia: indigenous group claims land to build casino resort The Kombumerri-NgarangWal Saltwater People have lodged a Native Title claim to an area of land on Queensland’s Gold Coast.
07/18/22 Victorian AGR calls for stake limits and fixed closing time for slots Player losses on Victoria slot machines stand at AU$66bn since machines were introduced in 1992.
07/18/22 South Korea to reintroduce Covid-19 test requirements from July 25 Authorities have decided to reintroduce the requirement of a negative Covid-19 test to enter the country.
07/15/22 Singapore expects increase in foreign visitors in H2 The country received 1.5 million visitors in the first half – 12 times more than in the same period in 2021.
07/14/22 Osaka: anti-IR group to submit referendum request on July 21 Osaka prefecture’s governor Hirofumi Yoshimura has previously said that a referendum is unnecessary.
