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Macau officials lobby Beijing for greater travel opening
Senior Macau officials have been busy lobbying the Chinese government for a further easing of travel restrictions to enable more visitation to Macau during two key political gatherings in Beijing. The officials were in Beijing for the annual session of China’s rubber-stamp parliament the National...
Sharp fall in number of Macau gaming industry workers
In the final five months of 2020 there was a steep 86.6 percent fall in the number of new hires within Macau’s gaming industry. That meant that only 174 new employees were hired during the entire stretch. This information released by the Statistics and Census Bureau (DSEC) underlined the impact...
Ratings firms mixed on LVS asset sale
Las Vegas Sands’ sale of its Nevada properties for $6.25 billion has elicited differing reactions from global credit ratings agencies. Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the casino operator’s ratings and negative outlook, but has decided that the transaction is a “slight credit negative” for the...
Chinese guests at home, Macau lose 'Asian gambling capital'
Two months after China loosened travel restrictions to Macau, casinos in the "Asian gambling capital" remain cold and grappling with plunging revenues. According to Bloomberg, after five months of exhaustion because of near-net sales, casinos in Macau expect Chinese visitors to massively...
LVS to sell properties for US$6.25 billion, reiterates Asia focus
It’s the end of an era for Las Vegas Sands. The group agreed to sell its iconic properties in Las Vegas for US$6.25 billion and said the main focus of the group is now in Asia. Under the terms of the sale, fund management group Apollo Global Management will buy the operating assets and...
Macau, Cambodia to lead gaming recovery: Colliers
Macau GGR recovery will be driven by premium mass, whilst Cambodia’s gaming recovery will be driven by the VIP segment, according to analysts at Colliers International. Govinda Singh, executive director & head of hotels & leisure for Colliers International wrote in a report that most of...
Macau Legend still in the hunt for own gaming license
Melinda Chan, Macau Legend executive director and president of the Macau Fisherman’s Wharf International Investment Limited, told the local media that her company is still focused on obtaining a gaming license of its own in a future public gaming tender. Currently, Macau Legend operates three...
MGM says US regional operations leading firm’s recovery
MGM Resorts announced its fourth quarter and full year financial results this morning, commenting that it was the firm’s operations in various regional markets in the United States that were recovering most quickly from the pandemic era. Las Vegas continues to be one of the most difficult spots...
Sands president says Londoner to become instant icon
Sands China opened its $1.9 billion “The Londoner” on Monday, providing a vote of confidence in the Macau market’s recovery. In an opening ceremony, Sands China President Wilfred Wong paid tribute to company Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson who died last month and whose vision transformed...
Wynn upgraded to “neutral” at Citi on premium mass strength
Wynn Resorts was upgraded to “Neutral” from “Sell” at Citi due to optimism over the company’s premium mass business in Macau after it reported better-than-expected Q4 results last week. Although VIP still represents a significant portion of the group’s earnings in Macau, Citi analyst...most popular
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Macau casinos too reliant on imported gaming equipment, lawmaker says
The Government Office has just announced the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh about the meeting with leaders of Quang Ninh province on August 31. Regarding the investment policy of the high-end resort and entertainment complex project with casino in Van Don economic zone, the...