01/24/20 Macau casinos may shut down The Macau government considers shutting down casinos as concerns about the coronavirus continue to grow, even forcing authorities to cancel the CNY parade.
01/24/20 Goa delays gaming commission The creation of a Goa permanent gaming commission doesn’t seem to be a priority for the government.
01/24/20 PAGCOR CEO Andrea Domingo to speak at ASEAN 2020 The organisers have confirmed PAGCOR CEO Andrea Domingo to attend ASEAN 2020 as a speaker next March 17-19.
01/23/20 “SPiCE 2020 can help us to connect with leaders and network” ConversionX Director and Business Head Chitra Shah discussed the industry and SPiCE 2020 with Eventus International.
01/23/20 Crimea casino plans on hold in Russia Russia has announced it has stopped its Crimea casino plans as President Vladimir Putin assured he has other priorities rather than the industry.
01/23/20 Japan IR push continues despite corruption scandal A potential delay for the Japan IR industry has been laid to the ground as PM Shinzo Abe said they’ll keep going.
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.
