03/20/20 Malaysia: Resort World Genting closes Resort to close its doors until the end of the month at the earliest due to Coronavirus.
03/19/20 Casino Macau Jockey Club to remain closed The gaming venue will not reopen due to “renovation works”.
03/16/20 Macau: Chinese visitors could return by April Nomura analysts say visitation could return to normal levels “within two months” once Coronavirus restrictions are lifted.
03/11/20 Wakayama outlines problem gambling plans Local government has published draft plans for how it will tackle problem gambling if awarded an IR licence.
03/11/20 Duterte open to tighter POGO regulations President says he is happy to discuss tighter regulations for POGOs but reaffirms they will not be banned.
03/04/20 Austria: Finance Minister calls for a dedicated gambling regulator Gernot Blümel says licensing and supervision of the country’s gambling industry should be “outsourced to an independent gaming authority”.
02/28/20 Danske Spil urges new regulations in Denmark The Denmark state-owned company Danske Spil has released a plan that aims to improve player protection standards in the territory.
02/28/20 Swedish consumer agency publishes loot boxes report The Swedish consumer agency Konsumentverket (KO) released a report in which it says that loot boxes can be regulated under the Gambling Act.
02/27/20 Government Minister: Goa will not legalize casinos “By giving licenses to casinos, it will become difficult to prevent gambling, betting, and lotteries legally” government minister Satish Mahana has said.
02/26/20 Irish sports organisation fires at gambling The Irish Gaelic Players Association calls for the GAA to become the first sports organisation to get gambling advertising banned from its broadcasts.
02/25/20 Georgia aims to reduce money laundering risks The Ministry of Finance from Georgia has presented a new initiative to reduce money laundering risks related to gambling.
02/24/20 Dutch regulator to host meetings next month The Dutch gambling regulator is organising four meetings about the exclusion registry for games of chance.
02/20/20 Wakayama publishes draft IR policy Document indicates no more than three IRs will be constructed in the first phase of the regions plans to open casinos.
02/19/20 AGA partners with AGEM AGA and AGEM have launched a partnership to fight unregulated gaming machines in the United States.
02/19/20 New tax system in Singapore to benefit casino operators Maybank Investment Bank analysts say new property tax rebate likely to benefit both of the country’s IRs.
