Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge helps February Macau arrivals grow 15.5%
Visitors arrivals to Macau increased 15.5% year-on-year in February, with more than 3.5 million entries during the month. The positive figures have been attributed to a combination of factors including the Chinese New Year holiday and increased use of the...
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Hokkaido governor elections to determine IR fate
The final unified local government elections in Heisei will one of the most widespread Japan has ever seen with gubernatorial elections taking place for 11 prefectures. Attracting most attention is the Hokkaido gubernatorial election – the only one in the...
POGO scheme cuts number of legal Philippines online providers to “under 200”: Domingo
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR says it has cut the number of platform providers offering services to online gaming operators to “a little under 200” under its Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) scheme. Speaking to reporters in Manila this week, PAGCOR...
MGM to learn Japan fate by early 2020: Murren
MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren says he expects to know whether his company has been successful in its bid for a Japanese IR license by early 2020. Speaking with Bloomberg ahead of the second of two Major...
Aquis shareholders approve corporate takeover deal
The shareholders of Australian-listed Aquis Entertainment Ltd have unanimously voted in favor of a corporate takeover that will see Blue Whale Entertainment Pty Ltd become its new majority shareholder. Pending regulatory approvals by the local ACT Government, Blue Whale will...
MGM Cotai launches The Mansion luxury VIP enclave
MGM Cotai has finally opened its long-waited luxury VIP accommodation, The Mansion. MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO Jim Murren revealed during an interview with Bloomberg that The Mansion came on-line on Thursday – roughly nine months after originally planned...
Genting Malaysia set to recover US$195 million impairment loss as bill to save US tribal casino nears vote
A stalled US$1 billion tribal casino project between Genting Malaysia and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts could soon be back on track following reports that the US House of Representatives is set to fast-track a key casino bill. The...
Japan welcomes record tourist numbers in February
Foreign visitors to Japan increased by 3.8% in February compared with the same time last year to an estimated 2.604 million, according to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO). This surpasses the 2.509 million of February 2018...
