Industry
January 26, 2022
Number of Junkets Active in Macau Cut in Half Since January 2021
Over the past year, the total number of Macau licensed gaming junkets has declined by 45.9%. According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ, for its Portuguese acronym), this is the ninth consecutive year that the number of licensed junkets has declined in Macau. More exits are likely leading up to the implementation of […]
Industry
January 3, 2022
Rich Goldman Announced Solaire Profit Sharing Agreement Void
Rich Goldman Holdings, a company involved in junket operations as part of its leisure and entertainment business, announced in a filing to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) that the profit share agreement with a venture partner related to junket business at Solaire Resort & Casino in Manila had been terminated. Agreement Terminated Rich […]
Industry
December 16, 2021
Junkets to Survive Without Chinese Gamblers, Asserts Expert
Davis Fong, a gaming professor and former lawmaker in Macau, believes that junket operators in the city can survive and thrive. All they need to do is redirect their attention away from mainland Chinese customers to Hong Kong and Southeast Asia, IAG reports as it cites Fong and his outlook for the industry in the […]
Industry
December 8, 2021
Macau’s Junket Days Reported to be Over
The world’s largest casino junket market could soon disappear. Reports this week claimed that Macau has called for a halt to junket operations. The SAR has also reportedly ordered junkets not to loan money to VIP clients. The End of a Junket Era in Macau Macau’s casino concessionaires could end all contracts with junket proponents, […]
Legal
September 2, 2020
NSW Inquiry: Crown AML Did Not Monitor Suspicious Bank Accounts
The public inquiry into the suitability for casino license of Crown Resorts for its new resort in Barangaroo continued as the inquirers heard from Crown’s top legal officer casino’s anti-money laundering (AML) teams did not monitor a couple of bank accounts which have been suspected to have been used to clean dirty cash. Previously, Crown’s […]
Legal
August 5, 2020
NSW Inquiry: Star Could Not Find Credible Evidence
Star Entertainment Group was the latest to feature in the inquiry initiated by the government in New South Wales (NSW) into the dealings of casino operator Crown Resorts with the junket firm Suncity. The ASX-listed group informed regulators that they switched Suncity to another part of the casino and tasked its internal anti-money laundering and […]
Casino
August 2, 2020
Macau Gambling Industry Freefall Continues, July Revenues Sink
Casinos in Macau continue to suffer, a report of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination outlined. Gambling revenue in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) dropped again in July, 3.5% year-on-year, due to a slowdown in the Chinese economy, travel and visa restrictions, and tempered demand for gambling from high-rollers, as well as the trade war between […]