01/16/20 Galaxy Entertainment to expand into MICE market Company has announced plans to target the premium end of the MICE market with its new Galaxy International Convention Centre.
01/15/20 Melco Resorts to pay bonus to non-management staff Casino developer and operator said a “one-month discretionary bonus” would be paid to “all eligible non-management employees” following stellar 2019.
01/15/20 Macau set for a decline in visitor numbers in 2020 Tourism Office director says visitor numbers are likely to drop 3 percent year on year.
01/15/20 Studio City will extend VIP rolling chip operations Studio City resort will continue VIP rolling chip operations for another year
01/14/20 Spintec Aura enters Asian market with Macau’s Studio City installation Slovenian game developer has installed four of its Spintec Aura cabinets at Melco’s Studio City resort in Macau.
01/13/20 MGM announces bonus for workers Casino operator follows its rivals in delivering a “discretionary bonus” to its workers.
01/13/20 Suspicious transactions drop in Macau The Financial Intelligence Office has revealed that suspicious money laundering and terrorist financing transactions dropped 8.3 per cent year-on-year in 2019.
01/10/20 Macau Tourism Office finally settles on tourist tax fee The tax rate should be set at between MOP 100 (US$12.50) and MOP 200 (US$25) per head, according to MGTO.
01/10/20 Wynn Macau announces “winter bonus” for staff Wynn Macau follows its rival operators in rewarding non-senior management staff with a bonus .
01/10/20 Seven arrested over scam using Wynn Macau name Group of fraudsters asked people to invest in a scam app called Wynn Macau.
01/09/20 Macau casino sector to grow in 2020, Bernstein says Despite a slow start to the year, the Macau casino looks set to improve during 2020
01/09/20 Macau: IR occupancy drops in 2019 Latest figures from the Macau Government Tourism Office reveal a drop in stays at 5-star and 4-star hotels.
01/08/20 Macau casino operators receive help to tackle pneumonia outbreak The national gaming regulator confirmed that it will assist the city’s casino operators in purchasing additional temperature detection equipment
01/08/20 Macau: workers demand casinos increase social responsibility efforts FAOM issued a statement after a meeting with the new Secretary for Economy and Finance asking gambling operators to commit to a “harmonious working relationship” with their workers.
01/08/20 Macau: illegal smoking at casinos decreases in 2019 According to the Health Bureau, last year there was a significant increase in inspections but the number of prosecutions dropped.
