{"id":20991,"date":"2021-08-03T11:28:32","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=20991"},"modified":"2026-04-23T16:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T19:59:15","slug":"bloomberry-ggr-down-18-in-q2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bloomberry-ggr-down-18-in-q2","title":{"rendered":"Bloomberry GGR down 18% in Q2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Philippine casino operator has reported EBITDA of PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m) for the second quarter of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The Philippines.- Casino operator Bloomberry has reported&nbsp;<strong>gross gambling revenue (GGR) of PHP5.67bn&nbsp;<\/strong>for Q2 at the Solaire venue, down 18 per cent when compared to the previous quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation\u00a0<strong>(EBITDA) was PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m), down 31.2 per cent from the previous quarter\u00a0<\/strong>as the<strong>\u00a0Solaire Resort\u00a0<\/strong>was closed for 44 days due to Covid-19 countermeasures. However, the casino operator saw an improvement from the negative figure reported a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bloomberry reported\u00a0<strong>net revenue for the second quarter of PHP4.71bn<\/strong>, down 14.7 per cent when compared to the previous quarter. However, the figure was up 400 per cent year-on-year. Its <strong>net loss came in at\u00a0<\/strong>PHP1.16bn, which represents an improvement from PHP4.70bn a year earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enrique Razon<\/strong>, Bloomberry\u2019s chairman and chief executive, said: \u201cBloomberry generated respectable results during the quarter despite having virtually no gaming operations between April and mid-May.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the first quarter,\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bloomberry-ggr-up-29-in-q1\">Bloomberry<\/a>\u00a0reported consolidated\u00a0<strong>net EBITDA at Solaire Resort &amp; Casino in Manila of PHP1.49bn (US$31.2m)<\/strong>, down 58.2 per cent from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Manila under GCQ until August 15<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As<strong>&nbsp;the delta variant of Covid-19 spreads&nbsp;<\/strong>in The Philippines, Manila\u2019s city government has decided to extend the general community quarantine (GCQ)&nbsp;<strong>until August 15<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/manila-to-remain-under-general-community-quarantine-until-july-31\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Countermeasures<\/a>&nbsp;were supposed to end on July 31, but authorities called an emergency meeting to discuss mitigation strategies against the spread of the variant, coordinating with<strong>&nbsp;hospitals and the city\u2019s Health Department<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only&nbsp;<strong>those between 18-65 years of age<\/strong>&nbsp;are allowed to leave their place of residence and only selected businesses are permitted to open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Manila is under GCQ with heightened restrictions,&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sp-expects-philippines-economy-to-rebound-in-2022\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">casinos<\/a>&nbsp;<strong>were allowed to resume operating&nbsp;<\/strong>at a reduced capacity in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Philippine casino operator has reported EBITDA of PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m) for the second quarter of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":21007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Bloomberry, operator of Solaire, reported Q2 EBITDA of PHP1.03bn (US$20.5m), a 31.2% QoQ decline due to a 44-day operational closure, yet a significant improvement year-on-year from a negative figure. Gross Gambling Revenue (GGR) was PHP5.67bn, down 18% QoQ, with net loss improving to PHP1.16bn from PHP4.70bn a year prior. The Philippine capital, Manila, remains under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) until August 15, impacting operational capacity.","focusai_entities":"Bloomberry, Solaire, Enrique Razon, Health Department","focusai_location":"Philippines, Manila","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Q3 Outlook Impact?","query":"Given the extended GCQ in Manila until August 15 and the Q2 performance, what is Bloomberry's projected operational capacity and GGR outlook for Q3, particularly considering the Delta variant's spread?"},{"label":"Capital Allocation Strategy?","query":"How will Bloomberry's improved year-on-year financial position and ongoing operational challenges influence its capital allocation strategy, particularly regarding debt management or potential expansion initiatives?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[163,16333],"tags":[15417,23907],"class_list":["post-20991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-finance-news","category-south-east-asia-news","tag-bloomberry-resorts","tag-land-based-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20991"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20991\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21016,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20991\/revisions\/21016"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}