Location: Asia
India tax council to meet on Aug 2 to finalize online gaming tax
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will meet on Aug. 2 to decide on a 28% tax on funds that online gaming companies and... more
Philippines Finance Secretary doubles down on calls for PAGCOR casino privatization
Philippines Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno has doubled down on his call for gaming regulator PAGCOR to privatize its self-operated... more
“Still room for improvement” at Marina Bay Sands, says CBRE
Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands (MBS) still has room for improvement, despite continuing to break revenue and profitability records, according... more
Wall Street Bets: Analysts take on earnings from PENN, LVS in Macau, GLPI and Monarch
In a July 24 note, J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff wrote that the company was lowering its second quarter EBITDAR (net interactive loss... more
Q&A: MGM’s CEO discusses international projects, I-15 corridor
Nevada’s largest company is putting an emphasis on the “international” in MGM Resorts International. MGM President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle,... more
Billionaire Cheng family takes over Vietnam casino resort
Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family has assumed control of a casino resort in Vietnam from the former listed company of jailed Macau... more
Sands beats second-quarter estimates with recovery in Macau
Aided by the recovery in Macau, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. beat second-quarter Wall Street estimates when it reported its earnings on... more
Las Vegas Sands reports second-quarter earnings
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Wednesday reported financial results for the second quarter that showed a jump in net revenue and operating income... more
Osaka governor acknowledges 2029 opening for Osaka IR now unlikely
Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura acknowledged Tuesday that it would be “difficult” to open its planned integrated resort and casino... more
Macau on track to post highest post-COVID GGR in July
Macau is on track to record in July the highest monthly gross gaming revenue since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite daily... more


