08/14/20 G2E Asia postpones 2020 events to focus on 2021 G2E Asia will be held next May and G2E Asia @ the Philippines will reconvene at the Manila Marriott Hotel in November 2021.
08/13/20 Bloomberry reports US$96m loss for Q2 The Philippine casino operator has revealed financial results for the second quarter showing the impact of the pandemic.
08/13/20 Less than 100 POGOs active during lockdown Philippine offshore operators have not been successful in obtaining the necessary permits for foreign workers to return.
08/07/20 Lotto resumes ticket sales in Philippines Operations will return only in areas under general community quarantine and modified general community quarantine.
08/04/20 Manila goes into stricter quarantine Metro Manila’s largest casinos have been closed since March and have no hope of reopening before at least mid-August.
08/02/20 Metro Manila to enforce stricter localised lockdowns Larger casinos in Metro Manila will remain closed in the new stage of general community quarantine, which will last until August 15.
07/30/20 PAGCOR reports US$32.5m loss in first half The operator and regulator looks to have lost US$48m in the second quarter of the year as most of Manila’s casinos remain closed due to Covid-19 measures.
07/26/20 Suntrust to pay US$66m deposit for Manila IR Suncity will increase its stake in the Philippines subsidiary from 51 to 74 per cent.
07/24/20 Manila could return to stricter quarantine in August Reversion to a more stringent quarantine is possible, the presidential spokesman said.
07/23/20 PCSO lotto draws return in August For now the PCSO will hold “catch-up draws” for tickets sold before lockdown measures began on March 17.
07/17/20 Manila extends quarantine until end of July Four of the largest casinos in the Philippines will remain closed until at least July 31.
07/09/20 Resorts World Manila won’t recover until 2022 The operator believes it won’t see a return to 2019 levels of revenue for two years as casinos in Manila remain closed, travel is restricted and customers fear contagion.
07/08/20 ASPAP: separate registered and illegal POGOs ASPAP has called on the government to distinguish more carefully between registered and illegal operators.
07/07/20 SunCity lifts ban on foreign ownership of subsidiary The firm is cementing the path for its Philippines unit to build and operate a hotel and casino complex in Manila.
07/07/20 BIR commissioner continues to investigate POGOs The POGO Task Force is said to be working on calculating the final withholding tax firms owe for their foreign workers.
