03/04/20 Crown Resorts CEO appointed as director Ken Barton was named as a director of the Australian gambling operator.
02/27/20 Coronavirus crisis: Non-resident workers still employed in Macau Around 20,000 non-resident workers are still working in Macau despite restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Coronavirus.
02/21/20 Crown Sydney to finish casino tower in March Crown Resorts has revealed that its new Sydney hotel and casino tower will be ready in the first week of March.
02/19/20 Resorts World Las Vegas choose Konami’s Synkros management system The US$4.3 billion Resorts World Las Vegas will be the first resort to fully utilize the Synkros system across the 110,000-square-foot casino floor.
02/17/20 MGM named sole bidder for Osaka IR MGM-Orix consortium selected as the only applicant to develop a new integrated resort in Osaka.
02/17/20 Universal Entertainment net sales increase in 2019 Universal Entertainment saw new sales increase 34% but recorded a net loss for 2019.
02/14/20 Osaka City reveals 2020 budget Osaka publishes draft budget of JPY 1.77 trillion (US$90 billion) with funds set aside to host the 2025 World Expo and develop an IR.
02/13/20 CEO Jim Murren quits MGM Resorts Murren joined MGM Resorts in 1998 and became CEO in 2008, a position he has held ever since.
02/11/20 Shuttle bus drivers high risk for Coronavirus Government testing more than 100 shuttle bus drivers in Macau regardless of whether they are showing Coronavirus symptoms or not.
02/10/20 Kanagawa launches problem gambling survey Results will be used to develop anti-addiction measures should the province and the cities within it be awarded one of three IR licences in Japan.
02/07/20 Yokohama provides more details on IR committee The committee will consist of seven people and will be entirely independent from the local government
02/05/20 Genting Singapore shareholders green-light Japan IR plans 99.94% of shareholders voted in favour of the plans at a meeting yesterday.
02/04/20 Nagasaki will interview potential IR operators Three companies have already publicly confirmed their participation in the request for proposal phase.
02/03/20 Kitakyushu will not pursue Japan IR bid Local authorities determined that the property would be “too big” and “difficult to realize”.
01/31/20 MGM Japan sponsors pro basketball team Casino giant becomes official sponsor of Osaka Evessa and plans to drive awareness of the sport throughout the country
