04/13/18 Yokohama, expectant on IR bill Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi maintains her “blank slate” position on IRs.
04/12/18 DICJ to have more gaming tables The opening of Grand Lisboa Palace will give Macau’s gaming regulator 482 gaming tables up for allocation.
04/12/18 Japan: Miyazaki won’t push for an IR Miyazaki Governor has announced the region won’t pursue an IR as he acknowledges regulation is set for larger urban markets.
04/12/18 Melco opens shop in Osaka The company opened an office in Osaka and confirmed its interest in developing an IR in Yumeshima.
04/12/18 Philippines stops Galaxy’s casino in Boracay The casino that Galaxy Entertainment had planned for Boracay island has been shelved.
04/11/18 Genting is getting ready for Japan’s casino bid The company detailed in its annual report that it is preparing for the eventual casino licence bid in Japan.
04/10/18 April GGR could be 21 pct up in Macau Bernstein estimated that gaming revenues could increase between 17 per cent and 21 per cent in April.
04/10/18 Dallmeier announced participation at G2E Asia Dallmeier will present new innovative Smart Casino Solutions at G2E Asia, to be held next month in Macau.
04/10/18 Macau operators EBITDA rises in the first quarter Property-based EBITDA for Macau casino operators is estimated to have risen 26 per cent collectively during the first quarter.
04/10/18 Philippine President backs casino ban President Duterte explained that his order was to clean-up Boracay island and not to allow any new casinos to be built there.
04/09/18 Goa may reconsider casino tax hike The potential increase of a casino tax in the Indian state may be reconsidered after operators asked the government to look further into it.
04/09/18 Environmental questions around Boracay casino The Environment Secretary from the Philippines raised concerns around the proposed US$500 million casino to be built in Boracay.
04/06/18 Bloomberry Resorts reveals 2017 results Asian casino developer Bloomberry Resorts revealed a 161 per cent increase in net profit during 2017 after reaching €94.8 million.
04/06/18 Filinvest to build $200 million IR in the Philippines The company says that it will build an integrated casino project to take advantage of an expected rise in revenues.
04/05/18 Armenia aims at gambling ads The Ombudsman of Armenia is pushing a bill to regulate gambling advertisements and apply certain restrictions to them.