Casino
August 26, 2022
Macau Sees Improvement in July Casino Concessionaires GGR
Macau’s July results may be a signal that the Special Administrative Region is experiencing a much-anticipated recovery. The signs for cautious optimism are all there as the July 2022 figures saw a month-over-month improvement in terms of gambling revenue collected by the six concessionaires. Improvement in Revenue Boost Hopes of Recovery The properties collected a […]
Business
August 26, 2022
Paradise Entertainment Sees Casino Management System Revenue Decline
Paradise Entertainment continued to struggle during the second quarter of the year with Q2 2022 results once again suppressed by the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, subsequent shutdowns of properties, and reduction of operational capacity. The turbulent quarter in Macau, led to the group’s loss increasing to $12 million (HK97 million), up three times […]
Industry
August 24, 2022
Trial Against Junket Boss Alvin Chau Scheduled for September 2
The trial against Suncity Group founder and former CEO Alvin Chau has been scheduled for September 2, 2022. There are over 200 charges against Chau and 20 other defendants, which were involved in money laundering and fraud among other offenses. The trial, however, is very likely to be postponed as it is expected that some […]
Industry
August 24, 2022
Macau Sees Decline in Crime as Visitation Numbers Fall
Macau’s sweeping changes across the gambling industry have presented challenges for concessionaires in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) but they have also helped clear much of the petty crime and criminal incidents that took place at gambling properties across the city. According to a new report by Macau’s security secretary Wong Sio Chak, this is […]
Casino
August 19, 2022
Macau Residents Fall Victim to Southeast Asia Casino Job Scams
The Chinese Judiciary Police has received reports of five cases of Macau residents being tricked into working illegal jobs involving fraudulent activities or human trafficking in various countries in Southeast Asia. Young Macau Residents Are Tempted with High Salaries to Work Dubious Jobs Abroad Macau residents are being tempted with casino jobs paying suspiciously high […]
Casino
August 18, 2022
New Research Establishes the Profile of Problem Gamblers in Macau
Macau continues with attempts to better understand problem gambling and how to prevent social ills when one of the Special Administrative Regions’ main economic outputs has to do with the industry. A new study on the prevalence of gambling now posits a theoretical profile of who problem gamblers are and what motives them. Macau Researchers […]
Legal
August 16, 2022
35 Suncity Junket Defendants Plead Guilty
China continues to crack down on junket operators who it argues have been flouting the rule of law by engaging in cross-border gambling. In the latest such development, Beijing moved against 35 individuals who are linked to Macau’s Suncity junket operator, who has pled guilty to the charges against him. Suncity Group Defendants Plead Guilty […]
Casino
August 11, 2022
Wynn Worker Crushed in Macau, Pickering Casino Worker Hit by Car
An accident that took place at the Wynn’s Palace Hotel in Taipa led to a fatal outcome for one of the workers on-site. The man passed away. Wynn Worker Fatally Injured Inside Asian Gaming news outlet covered the tragic incident at Wynn’s Palace Hotel in Taipa with local reports clarifying the cranial trauma was the […]
Industry
August 5, 2022
Macau Prosecution Formally Charged Former Tak Chun CEO Chan
Levo Chan, the former CEO of junket Tak Chun Group and former chairman of Macau Legend Development, was charged by Macau’s Public Prosecution Office and is facing up to 20 years in jail. Prosecutors Press Formal Charges Chan and eight other people were formally charged by Macau’s prosecutors Friday after the investigation of Chan’s case […]
Industry
August 2, 2022
Macau to Cut Quarantine on Arrival to 7 Days Starting From August 6
Macau has lowered the mandatory quarantine for non-mainland tourists from 10 to 7 days. These new measures will be in effect on Saturday, August 6, as confirmed by the Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre of the city. Travelers Must Have a Negative Quarantine Test on Arrival Just as before, in order to qualify for […]
