GGR down 68% y-o-y as casinos burn millions in cash daily

Macau's gaming industry is still suffering from a slump in revenues, registering a 68% year-on-year drop in its May income as casinos burn millions of dollars of cash

Daisy Ho confident about closing syndicated loans

Daisy Ho, chairperson of SJM Resorts, S.A. (SJM), yesterday expressed her confidence in seeking funds for the enterprise. Her comment was made on the sidelines

Beijing: DOJ accusation on Wynn only to hype up ‘China threat’ theory

The United States Department of Justice’s (DOJ) move to sue longtime Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to compel him to register as a foreign

US sues casino mogul Steve Wynn over relationship with China

The department said it had advised Wynn repeatedly over the last four years to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, and is suing now because Wynn refused

Channel checks indicate visa denial of frequent gamblers: Bernstein

China's National Immigration Administration has recently reconfirmed strict Covid-19 border policy and restrictions on non-essential travel, a move that could further hamper arrivals, particularly of bettors, into

Gov’t U-turn on satellite casinos to particularly benefit SJM

SJM Holdings Ltd. shares rose to as much as 9.7% yesterday following the government reversing its decision on the gaming law amendment that all casinos would mandatorily

Proposed bill steps back to current law in force

The government has decided to abandon the idea to promote major changes to the new gaming law concerning the gaming concessionaires’ ownership, the amended version of the

Gov’t drops casino venue ownership rule to save satellites

The government has amended the contentious rule that aimed to establish that all casinos would mandatorily be located in venues owned by the concessionaires. The amendment was

Casino stocks rally as gov’t considers tax reduction if operators bring foreign players

Casino stocks in the U.S. trading market rallied on Friday following the SAR government’s announcement that it is considering lowering the gross gaming revenue (GGR) taxes

Galaxy EBITDA down to HKD575m in Q1

Galaxy Entertainment Group’s (GEG) adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter was HKD575 million, down 33% year-on-year and down 45% from the previous quarter, according to an

MGM revenue slumps in Q1 amid lockdowns in China

MGM China continues to face headwinds in the short term, with public health policies impacting customers’ ability to enter Macau, according to MGM Resorts’ CEO and president

Lawmakers question division of authority over junket contracts

Members of the Second Standing Committee of parliament have questioned the authority governing junket contracts being divided between two different officials, committee president Chan Chak Mo

Gaming Revenue slightly picks up, yet still subdued

The city’s gross gaming revenue has likely reached MOP2.1 billion from April 1 to 24, mainly due to the further relaxation of the nucleic acid test (NAT) validity,

Jefferies: Short-term prospects in Macau remain bleak

The recovery of the gaming sector is likely to be further delayed even after the May 1 Labor Day, due to increased border controls and new

Casino sector on the brink of revenue downturn

The city’s gaming sector is expected to tumble this month as analysts forecast a 13% drop in gross gaming revenue (GGR) compared to March,

The Star under fire for ongoing relationship with Alvin Chau

The Star Entertainment Group general counsel Andrew Power was quizzed on Monday about why the gaming operator has continued dealing with junket operator Suncity after

Inquiry questions The Star on relationship with Chau despite ‘unsavory business associations’

Australian casino The Star is continuing its partnership with the troubled Suncity despite a 2019 Hong Kong report that Alvin Chau had “very unsavory business associations”

March casinos revenue down 56% to lowest level in 18 months

Macau’s gaming revenue plunged 55.8% in March to the lowest level in 18 months, as a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China battered tourism in the city. Gross gaming revenue was MOP3.67

Contracts between junkets and concessionaires to require gov’t approval in new law

Once the new gaming law is approved, junkets can only be officially established if they satisfy all the requirements and conditions the government has

VIP junket business over: Suncity

Reliance on VIP business is over, despite the fact that Macau used to be the gaming mecca in Asia, with VIP gaming as a major source

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