Macau GGR Will Suffer with Lengthy Travel Restrictions

The long slump in Macau will continue through 2022, according to brokerage Sanford Bernstein, which predicts GGR at 59 percent of pre-Covid levels for next year, with full recovery...

Published October 18, 2021

Japan Prime Minister All In for IRs

The new prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida (l.), has made it clear that he considers integrated resorts a linchpin of future tourism in the country. Kishida was elected...

Published October 18, 2021

Saipan Near Revoking Imperial Pacific’s License

Saipan’s casino regulator, is poised to yank the casino license of Imperial Pacific Casino (l.). Commonwealth Casino Commission Executive Director Andrew Yeom said IPI is millions in arrears in...

Published October 11, 2021

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting Marks Partial Reopening

Malaysia’s Resorts World Genting opened with “limited offerings” starting September 30. “We will be reopening more facilities and offerings once interstate travel is allowed,” RWG stated.

Published October 11, 2021

Nepal Casinos Reopen, After 18 Months

Casinos in Nepal, including Tiger Palace (l.), reopened late last month, more than 18 months after they shut down due to Covid-19. The government is helping out the battered...

Published October 11, 2021

Macau CE Reaffirms Commitment to Hengqin

In a Golden Week speech, Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (l.) pledged full cooperation with the Chinese central government in the development of Hengqin Island in Zhuhai.

Published October 11, 2021

Manila Casinos Closed Until October 15

Casinos in Manila’s Entertainment City, including Solaire (l.), are closed under new Covid-19 safety provisions, though some resort amenities remain open. Metro Manila will operate under a strict Covid...

Published October 11, 2021

Osaka IR Plan to Be Complete This Year

Hirofumi Yoshimura (l.), governor of Osaka, Japan says, a full proposal for an integrated resort in the prefecture and city, in development by MGM Resorts and Orix Corp., will...

Published October 11, 2021

Philippines: All Tourism Personnel Must Be Vaccinated

In a bid to revive tourism, the government of the Philippines has mandated that all industry workers must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by the end of the year.

Published October 4, 2021

Macau Kicks Off RG Campaign

Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau and associated public welfare entities have launched a Responsible Gambling Promotion to boost awareness of gambling disorders.

Published October 4, 2021

Malaysia’s Genting Highlands Resort to Remain Closed

As recently as September 21, Genting Malaysia planned to reopen its flagship Resorts World Genting (l.) by October 1. That plan has been tabled, with travel and tourism suspended...

Published October 4, 2021

Singapore Reinstates Strict Covid Measures

Singapore has transitioned from relaxed to stricter Covid-19 measures due to a rise in viral infections. The newly reimposed safeguards will be in place until October 24, the government...

Published October 4, 2021

Wynn Macau to Receive $1.5 Billion for Debt

Lenders have agreed to give Wynn Macau a $1.5 billion revolving line of credit facility to refinance debt and general corporate expenses. The loans will reach maturity in four...

Published September 27, 2021

Philippines Form Boracay Development Authority

Philippine lawmakers have established the Boracay Island Development Authority, which will oversee the reopening of the island and ensure its environmental integrity. A casino owned by billionaire Andrew Tan...

Published September 27, 2021

RW Genting to Reopen in October

Resorts World Genting, Genting (l.), the Malaysian company’s flagship casino complex in Genting Highlands, is on tap to reopen as early as October 1, according to reports.

Published September 27, 2021

POGOs Stuck With New Tax

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (l.) last week imposed a controversial new tax on the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators that will dedicate the revenue to the nation’s fight against Covid....

Published September 27, 2021

Macau Tests for Covid Again

Three positive cases of Covid appeared again in Macau, and now all residents and visitors must submit to a Covid test between Sept. 25 and 28. All casinos remain...

Published September 27, 2021

Clairvest Wakayama IR Plan to Be Final by Year’s End

Clairvest Neem Ventures, the consortium chosen to partner on a Wakayama, Japan integrated resort (l.), will complete a draft development plan for the complex by the end of November.

Published September 27, 2021

Some of Philippines’ Richest Are Gaming Titans

A Forbes list of the richest Filipinos includes a number of people in the gaming business. They include the family of late casino tycoon Henry Sy (l.), which owns...

Published September 20, 2021

Grand Ho Tram Strip Reopens in Vietnam

Starting last week, Vietnam’s Grand Ho Tram Strip (l.) was cleared to reopen to domestic travelers. The resort is located in a so-called “green zone,” where Covid-19 is under...

Published September 20, 2021