01/23/20 Wuhan coronavirus appeared for its first time in Macau Even though the government continues to fight against this situation, they confirmed the first case of Wuhan coronavirus-linked pneumonia.
01/22/20 Goa to inspect all casinos in the state The Indian state of Goa will launch an inspection on all casinos under a provision of the Goa Gambling Act involving both onshore and offshore venues.
01/21/20 VIP Baccarat in Macau sees GGR jump According to the DICJ, Baccarat GGR in the VIP Macau market in 2019 improved despite losing market share to the mass market.
01/21/20 Japan: bill submitted to end casino plans The opposition in Japan has submitted a bill to scrap the casino plans after a bribery scandal involving official lawmakers.
01/21/20 Genting Singapore interested in Japan IR Genting Singapore could become the latest casino operator to authorise an IR bid to operate in Japan.
01/14/20 Japan: new arrest warrant over casino bribes The lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto will receive a new arrest warrant related to the casino bribery allegations that emerged last month.
01/13/20 Japanese survey shows desire for govt to review casino plans A new survey shows that 70% of the people interviewed want the local government to review the plans to build casinos in Japan.
01/13/20 Japan: Casino Regulatory Commission hosts first meeting The five members of the Casino Regulatory Commission from Japan held the first meeting on Friday and discussed operations’ rules.
01/10/20 Delta Corp gets casino licence in Nepal Delta Corp will develop a casino in Nepal after getting a casino licence to operate in the Asian country, to be located at the Marriott resort in Kathmandu.
01/10/20 Fake Wynn Macau organisation, brought down The mainland police managed to break down an online fraud group that used the name Wynn Macau to run an investment scam.
01/10/20 NagaWorld workers go on a massive strike A NagaWorld workers strike has broken out in Cambodia as 3,000 employees demand increases in pay and other measures from the Hong Kong-listed operator.
01/10/20 Macau to set new tourism tax The Macau Government Tourism Office proposed a new tourism tax and conducted a study which shows popular support for it.
01/09/20 Macau casino segment to rise in 2020, Bernstein says Despite the slow start most say it will have, the Macau casino segment will see an improvement in 2020.
01/09/20 Japanese IR legislation faces major opposition Most opposition parties will submit legislation to abolish the Japanese IR Promotion Act from 2016, in an attempt to block the casino industry’s arrival.
