Macau Casinos Push Covid Vaccines

Macau gaming operations and officials with the SAR’s Health Bureau are teaming up to increase vaccinations among casino employees, starting with educational programs that explain why the jabs are...

Published May 31, 2021

MBS Reopens After Covid Cleanup

Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, which shut down for cleaning after a pair of workers tested positive for Covid-19, reopened May 19 with a two-person limit at gaming tables.

Published May 31, 2021

Genting Cruise Line Struggling to Survive Covid

Malaysian-based casino cruise operator Genting Hong Kong has acknowledged it may not have the financial wherewithal to keep operating. The global cruise industry was hammered last year by Covid-19.

Published May 31, 2021

CNMI Judge Awards Millions in Damages to IPI Workers

A judge has ordered Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International to pay $5.9 million in damages to a group of Chinese workers, saying they suffered “appalling” abuse.

Published May 31, 2021

South Shore Downfall Causes Board Exodus

Three directors of South Shore Holdings got the boot last month, along with the company’s secretary. South Shore owns Macau’s 13 hotel (l.), planned as “the most luxurious hotel...

Published May 31, 2021

PH Resorts: Philippine Resort Timing ‘Ideal’

PH Resorts, developer of Emerald Bay (l.) on Cebu Island in the Philippines, says by the time the complex opens, the world will have said goodbye to Covid-19 limitations.

Published May 31, 2021

Vietnam Locals Scheme A Losing Proposition?

Vietnam has established a multiyear pilot program to determine if it should allow locals to gamble in certain casinos, such as Hoiana (l.). According to some analysts, the program...

Published May 31, 2021

‘Don of Yokohama’ Organizes IR Opposition

Japanese anti-casino activist Yukio Fujiki (l.) has vowed to defeat the integrated resort bid planned in Yokohama. One way is through opposition to Mayor Fumiko Hayashi, whose term of...

Published May 31, 2021

Bloomberry Boss: Vaccine Center Not in Solaire Plan

Bloomberry Resorts Chairman and CEO Enrique Razon Jr. (l.) says there’s no truth to speculation that he will appropriate a planned vaccine center in Parañaque City to expand his...

Published May 24, 2021

Londoner Macao Almost Complete

In a sign of Macau’s ongoing economic recovery, the 370-suite Londoner Court at Sands China’s Londoner Macao will open gradually but be at 100 percent occupancy by Golden Week...

Published May 24, 2021

HKJC to Invest in China Horse Racing

The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced a HK$4 billion investment to develop horse racing in China, including construction of a new grandstand at Guangzhou’s Conghua track (l.).

Published May 24, 2021

Singapore-Hong Kong Flights Delayed Due to Covid-19

The “air-travel-bubble” flights between Hong Kong and Singapore will likely not be able to start up due to a rising number of Covid-19 cases in Singapore.

Published May 24, 2021

Report: Chinese Tourists Will Stay Close to Home Post-Pandemic

A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit indicates Chinese tourists are likely to choose destinations closer to home than in the past in the wake of the Covid-19...

Published May 24, 2021

IR Bidders Continue to Exit Japan

Japan was once hailed as the “Holy Grail” of gaming and the world’s next major market. Covid-19 has changed that. Cautious firms are no longer willing to spend billions...

Published May 24, 2021

Success Universe Purchases Bitcoin

Success Universe Group Ltd bought $1.3 million in Bitcoin as a way to diversify its investment portfolio. The company, which owns 49 percent of Ponte 16 casino in Macau,...

Published May 17, 2021

Korean Casinos Saw 70 Percent Drop in Traffic in 2020

Gaming turnover at South Korean casinos toppled by an average of 64.5 percent in 2020, and foot traffic was down about 70 percent for the year. That includes Kangwon...

Published May 17, 2021

Philippine Casino Looks to Japan Junkets

PH Resorts, which is developing the Emerald Bay casino resort (l.) on Cebu Island in the Philippines, has signed a deal with a junket operator to draw high rollers...

Published May 17, 2021

Jilted Wakayama Down to One IR Suitor

Proponents of an integrated resort in Wakayama, Japan (l.) say the region will need an integrated resort more than ever in the post-Covid economy. SunCity, one of two bidders...

Published May 17, 2021

South Shore Continues Rolls-Royce Sell-Off

South Shore Holdings continues to move them off the lot—the fleet of 20 Rolls-Royce Phantoms intended to transport VIP guests to and from the luxury 13 hotel resort in...

Published May 10, 2021

Japan’s Pachinko Biz Ignores Covid Shutdown Order

Japan’s pachinko industry appears to have dismissed a Covid-related state of emergency in four prefectures and ignored governors’ requests that the businesses shut down.

Published May 10, 2021