Incheon Casino Developer Gets One-Year Extension

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co. Ltd. has received yearlong extension to open a new resort (l.) in Incheon, South Korea, which it had been developing with Caesars Entertainment. It had...

Published March 29, 2021

Cambodian Casino Revenues Cut in Half

The Cambodian collected less than half of expected tax revenues from the nation’s 193 licensed casinos. The industry there was decimated by Covid-19, which caused widespread closures and reduced...

Published March 29, 2021

Korean Operator Accused of Skewing Survey

Lotte Tour Development is accused of manipulating a poll to suggest stronger support for its planned casino at South Korea’s Jeju Dream Tower (l.). The move would massively increase...

Published March 29, 2021

Macau Legend Forecasts Big Loss for 2020

Casino operator Macau Legend, which operates three casinos, including the Babylon (l.), says the Covid-19 pandemic battered the 2020 operations of its three Macau casinos. The company expects a...

Published March 29, 2021

Macau, China Talk Vaccine Travel Deal

Macau leader Ho Iat Seng (l.) said the casino hub hopes to reach agreement with mainland China on a policy exempting vaccinated cross-border travelers from having to produce negative...

Published March 29, 2021

Grand Korea Reopens in Seoul

South Korean casino operator Grand Korea Leisure has reopened its casinos in Seoul. The Seven Luck-branded Gangnam COEX (l.) and Gangbuk Hilton were back in business as of Monday,...

Published March 22, 2021

Vietnam Mega-Resort to Open in April

Vietnam developer VinGroup will open a multibillion-dollar, 10,000-room resort in Phu Quoc in late April. The complex will include the country’s largest theme park as well as a casino.

Published March 22, 2021

Singapore, Australia in Talks for ‘Travel Bubble’

The arrangement could be in place by July, allowing Singaporeans and Australians to travel freely between the two nations without having to quarantine.

Published March 22, 2021

Macau Operators Curtail China Operations

Fear of Beijing’s new crackdown on overseas gambling has induced at least three of Macau’s casino licensees to suspend or curtail the services they offer their customers in mainland...

Published March 22, 2021

Tourism to Russia’s Primorye Dipped By One-Fourth in 2020

Casinos in Russia's Primorye gaming zone saw a 24 percent drop in visitation last year due to the pandemic. But officials expect a complete turnaround, and still plan a...

Published March 15, 2021

Pansy Ho Sells More MGM Resorts Shares

Pansy Ho (l.) continues to divest her stake in MGM Resorts International, the U.S parent of Macau's MGM China. It's believed her plan down the road is to exit...

Published March 15, 2021

China Touts Plans for Restoring Safe Travel

China has developed an innovative digital health certificate to help get outbound travel and tourism back on its feet. The document will function as a sort of Covid-free visa...

Published March 15, 2021

Vietnam Province Considers Casino

Officials in Khanh Hoa Province (l.), Vietnam are pushing for a second casino resort development valued at more than US$2 billion. The project must be approved at the national...

Published March 15, 2021

Tiger Palace in Nepal Reopens Hotel

The hotel at Nepal’s Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa (l.)has reopened after an almost yearlong closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The hotel first closed down on March 23, 2020.

Published March 15, 2021

In Japan, Hokkaido Bows Out of IR Bidding

Governor Naomichi Suzuki (l.) of Hokkaido, Japan has dashed hopes that the island will host one of the country’s first three integrated resorts. The mayor of Tomakomai City Mayor...

Published March 15, 2021

In Saipan, IPI Cries Uncle

Saipan’s scandal-plagued casino operator, Imperial Pacific International, contends it will not oppose the suspension of its gaming license. IPI is millions of dollars in arrears in government payments and...

Published March 8, 2021

Vietnamese Casinos: Let In Locals

As Covid-mandated flight restrictions continue, Vietnam's casinos are asking the government to let locals enter and play. The petition came from leading travel destinations including Quang Nam (l.) and...

Published March 8, 2021

Flurry of Covid Infections Closes NagaWorld

Cambodia's NagaWorld casino complex (l.) shut down last week after 11 employees tested positive for Covid-19. The cases were discovered when workers were screened in late February.

Published March 8, 2021

Galaxy Macau Builds a Better MICE Trap

A new state-of-the-art 430,000-square-foot convention center is set to debut at Galaxy Macau (l.) this year. It’s the centerpiece of a $1.16 billion expansion, the Cotai resort’s third, that...

Published March 8, 2021

Lisboa Palace Debut Pushed Back to Q2

After four years of delays, SJM’s long-awaited arrival in Macau’s Cotai resort district was finally supposed to happen this month. But the debut of the Grand Lisboa Palace (l.)...

Published March 8, 2021