Good News for Macau: China to Loosen Travel Restrictions

In Macau, hopes are high for that individual travel from mainland China will resume in the next few weeks, possibly in conjunction with the National People’s Congress, which begins...

Published May 18, 2020

Philippine Casino Starts Mass Employee Testing

Bloomberry Resorts Corp., which controls the Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila, Philippines, has undertaken mass testing of its employees as they prepare to return to work.

Published May 11, 2020

Get A Look at Cambodia’s Naga3

Naga3, the $3.5 billion expansion of Cambodia’s NagaWorld, will include the tallest tower in Phnom Penh. U.S. architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill just released new renderings of the complex.

Published May 11, 2020

No Border Openings Yet, Macau Officials Say

The Macau government has affirmed that anything approaching a relaxation of border controls (l.) is still a ways off. In China in the meantime, the Covid epidemic is believed...

Published May 11, 2020

MGM Still All-In for Japan

MGM Resorts CEO Bill Hornbuckle (l.), the company’s interim head since Jim Murren left, says the company remains fully committed to pursuing an integrated resort (IR) in Japan. MGM...

Published May 11, 2020

A Major Expansion in the Works for Macau’s Airport

Construction is slated to begin next year on a new terminal at the Taipa ferry port. Plans call for four new boarding gates capable of handling four airlines a...

Published May 04, 2020

South Korean Casino to Open in the Fall

The 38-floor Jeju Dream Tower (l.) in South Korea is on track to open sometime this fall, according to promoter Lotte Tour Development Co. The new resort will include...

Published May 04, 2020

Macau Plans to Spend Big to Boost Tourism

The government wants to allocate the equivalent of US$400 million on a program aimed at increasing overnight stays. The plan points to a more determined effort post-pandemic to move...

Published May 04, 2020

Duterte Orders Philippine Casinos to Remain Closed

Philippine casinos and iGaming operations must remain on lockdown until at least May 15, by order of President Rodrigo Duterte (l.). Regulatory chief Andrea Domingo had called for an...

Published May 04, 2020

Japan Won’t Stall IR Process

According to Global Market Advisors, Japan will not delay the application period for local governments seeking to host an integrated resort (IR). The gaming consultancy also expects the capital...

Published May 04, 2020

Macau Revenues Plummet 97% in April

Macau gaming revenue in April declined an unbelievable 97 percent, following an equally stunning decline in visitation in March as a results of the pandemic-related restrictions that largely have...

Published May 04, 2020

Genting Singapore to Bid on Japan IR

Genting Singapore Ltd. still plans to bid on an integrated resort (IR) in Japan, where the process to license and develop three such properties has stalled due to Covid-19....

Published April 27, 2020

Macau’s First Quarter Off a Cliff

Gaming revenues in Macau plunged 59.9 percent year-on-year through March with the pain pretty much equally spread between VIP and mass. April isn’t expected to bring any relief either....

Published April 27, 2020

Singapore Shutdown Will Continue Until June 1

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (l.) has announced that the city-state will remain on lockdown until June 1 as an extension of “circuit-breaker” measures related to Covid-19.

Published April 27, 2020

South Korea Casinos Reopen

Paradise Co Ltd., which operates a casino on Jeju Island in South Korea, reopened the property on April 13, after a three-week closure. The company extended the shutdown of...

Published April 20, 2020

Philippine Casino Expansion to Cost US$235M

The Widus Group, owner of the Widus Hotel and Casino in the Philippines’ Clark Freeport Zone, says Phase I of the property’s expansion, costing approximately PHP12 billion (US$235.2 million),...

Published April 20, 2020

Mohegans: Still Full Speed Ahead in South Korea

Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment says the company still intends to open its Inspire resort (l.) in South Korea as planned, in 2022, despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published April 20, 2020

Bloomberry Resorts Chief: ‘Write Off’ 2020

Enrique Razon Jr. (l.), chairman and CEO of Philippine gaming operator Bloomberry Resorts, said 2020 will probably be a total loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “This year, you...

Published April 20, 2020

Osaka, Yokohama Hit Pause on IR

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura (l.), a leading proponent of an integrated resort in the Japanese prefecture, says staff who formerly worked on the IR bid have been reassigned to...

Published April 20, 2020

Philippines Senate: Sell Off PAGCOR Casinos

Some Philippine senators are demanding that the state-run gaming regulator sell off its own branded casinos as a way to fund the fight against Covid-19. The Philippine Amusement and...

Published April 20, 2020