09/08/20 Macau: 2,000 attend SJM recruitment event According to casino company SJM Holdings, the recruitment event for its new Grand Lisboa Palace resort attracted 2,000 people.
09/08/20 Macau: September GGR to double August’s Analysts say early September numbers nearly double casinos’ average daily GGR rate for August.
09/08/20 Macau: slow recovery could pick up in Golden Week Analysts expect Golden Week in October to boost visitor numbers.
09/07/20 Macau: Galaxy to avoid “excessive” cost cutting The chairman of the casino company says Galaxy will “not cut costs excessively” in order to maintain customer service capacity.
09/04/20 Macau loosens restrictions for all mainland China After lifting quarantine measures for visitors from Urumqi, Xinjiang, Macau no longer regards any areas in mainland China as “high-risk”.
09/04/20 Macau reveals location for future casinos The city government has revealed its new urban masterplan dedicating 13% of the city to tourism and leisure.
09/04/20 Operators aim to attract Beijing tourism to Macau The six major casinos will participate in an MGTO campaign to attract visitors from the Chinese capital.
09/02/20 Macau: The 13 Hotel sale falls through South Shore had hoped to sell the property after an agreement in late 2019.
09/02/20 Macau finalises Covid-19 testing of casino workers Over 53,000 frontline workers have been tested with no new new Covid-19 cases have been reported in over two months.
09/01/20 Macau GGR down 94.5% in August Gross gaming revenues is down by more than 90 per cent year-on-year for a fifth consecutive month.
09/01/20 PokerStars exits Macau, China and Taiwan The online poker brand is to exit the Asian markets after Flutter decided to cease operations in certain jurisdictions.
09/01/20 Casino promoters ask for extension on Macau licences Analysts fear revenues may not fully recover before Macau’s current casino licences come up for renewal in 2022.
08/31/20 Bernstein: casinos to breakeven in Q4 Analysts at Sandford C. Bernstein predict a recovery from September onwards for gaming operators with stronger premium segments.
08/31/20 Success Universe reports US$17m net loss for H1 Casino operator Success Universe, responsible for Ponte 16 casino, has reported revenue of HK$333.8 million for the first half.
08/30/20 Melco posts 65.5% drop in revenues for H1 The gaming giant said lockdown measures and travel restrictions caused visitation to fall 84 per cent below the first half of 2019.
