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Sands China Provided $40M in Macau Mall Rent Aid Last Year, Down 81 Percent

Sands China Ltd., the Macau arm of Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), said it provided $41 million in rental assistance last year to tenants at its mall shops in the special administrative region (SAR). The total was needed because of the pandemic, but marked an improvement in revenue rom 2020. In a regulatory filing with the […]

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Philippines E-sabong Cockfighting Continues Despite 34 Stakeholders Disappearing

The Philippines e-sabong, or online cockfight-betting market, will not be suspended, despite the mysterious disappearance of at least 34 people connected to the industry since last April. The Office of the President (OP) ordered an investigation into the disappearances but did not heed calls by lawmakers to suspend e-sabong operations. The Philippine National Police (PNP) […]

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Cambodia Releases 200 Striking Nagaworld Workers After UN Criticism

Cambodia’s authoritarian government has released around 200 Nagaworld casino workers who were detained by authorities last month after picketing the casino in the capital Phnom Penh. Workers began striking three months ago in solidarity with 365 of their colleagues who were laid off in April. Nagaworld management said the job cuts were designed to reduce […]

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Macau Vaccination Rate Hits 80 Percent, But Zero COVID-19 Policy Remains

Macau health officials say the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) has hit a major COVID-19 vaccination milestone, with 80% of the enclave population now fully inoculated against the coronavirus. Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced yesterday that more than eight in 10 residents have received the needed number of government-approved COVID-19 vaccine doses […]

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Macau Legislator Tries, and Fails, to Explain New “National Security” Language in Gambling Bill

A Macau Legislative Assembly committee reviewing the city’s updated gambling laws has clarified a clause regarding casino operators and national security violations. The clarification, however, doesn’t provide additional clarity. Language in Macau’s updated gambling laws addresses the revocation of a casino operator’s license if authorities deem it to be a threat to national security. This […]

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Vietnam Likely to Extend Pilot Program Allowing Locals to Visit Casinos

Vietnam’s program to determine if locals can gamble at casinos responsibly may remain longer than previously thought. It was to remain in place until sometime this year, but might stay until 2024. For the past couple of years, Vietnam has been running a pilot program to determine if locals could handle gambling at casinos without […]

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Osaka’s Casino Partners Have an Escape Clause If Things Don’t Go as Planned

If Osaka’s plans for an integrated resort don’t live up to expectations, its casino partners will be able to bow out. This is according to the language included in the agreement Osaka signed with MGM Resorts International and ORIX Corp. Japan is still zeroing in on its integrated resort (IR) future, with several questions still […]

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Hong Kong Casino Tycoons Not as Rich as They Used to Be — Forbes

Forbes has updated its annual list of the richest people in Hong Kong with the latest figures. A handful of these is part of the global gaming industry. But, collectively, their total wealth has fallen since last year. The past couple of years has been rough on the global gaming industry. COVID-19 brought the industry […]

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Russia Invasion of Ukraine Has World Peace in Peril, Casinos Shutter on Martial Law

Russia began its invasion of neighboring Ukraine early this morning, Eastern European Standard Time. Many foreign policy experts believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would command his military forces to enter Ukraine’s eastern regions, where pro-Russian separatists have gained power. But the attack was much wider, as Russia instead launched a full-scale war on Ukraine. Dozens […]

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Macau Regulators Meet With Junket Trade Group to Discuss Future VIP Operations

Macau gaming regulators met recently with representatives of the enclave’s primary junket trade group. The topic was how such VIP trip organizers will operate under the region’s next governing environment. Key officials with the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) sat down with the Macau Association of Gaming and Entertainment Promoters to better communicate the […]

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Cambodia Illegal Gaming Operation Punishes Man with Daily Desanguination

A man who responded to an ad on 58.com for a job as a nightclub bouncer had his trip turn into a nightmare. The posting was a ruse that ended in kidnapping, extortion, and desanguination when he refused to participate in an illegal gambling operation. Authorities in the Cambodian province of Preah Sihanouk confirmed that […]

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Genting Singapore Ready to Start Upgrade of Resorts World Sentosa

Genting Singapore is ready to move forward with its plans to upgrade Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The update will begin this year and will take around two years to complete. With COVID-19 concerns starting to subside, Genting Singapore is ready to embark on a mission it announced almost three years ago. In return for […]

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Macau Casino Operators Face Trouble If Proven a Threat to “National Security”

A Macau legislative committee continues to review the framework of the city’s updated gambling laws. While there haven’t been any glaring issues so far, language about “national security” is causing confusion. Macau’s Legislative Assembly approved the city’s new gambling law reforms when they reviewed the updates last month for the first time. However, that was […]

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