Another imported COVID case in Macau has led to the lockdown of a hotel property: the Harbourview Hotel – part of Macau Legend’s Fisherman’s Wharf property.

Macau’s Fisherman Wharf operator, Macau Legend Development Ltd, has announced another extension of the timeline for finalizing arrangements related to the planned sale of a casino resort business in Laos. The new deadline is now set for May 3rd.

About 97 percent of Macau's casino employees are willing to carry out professional qualifications and licensing to improve their professional skills, and gaming companies and authorities should work together to enhance internal training programs, a recent survey carried out by the Macao Association of Young Employees in the Gaming Industry indicates.

Mass table market results in the Macau SAR are currently at 100 percent or even more of 2019 levels, with slot machine results at about "70 to 80 percent", a gaming executive told AGB.

Macau-based electronic gaming equipment and consultancy company Asia Pioneer Entertainment (APE) expects to leverage Southeast Asia's growing market, diverse economies, and market potential to drive its own growth, according to Herman Ng, the company's CEO, in an interview with AGB.

The Government of Cape Verde will revoke the concession for the hotel-casino project in the city of Praia, following the abandonment of the Macau Legend Development group, the country's Prime Minister announced.

Satellite casino operator Macau Legend has recorded a loss of some HK$182.5 million ($23.26 million) for the first half-year, according to results filed with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The group saw overall revenues fall by some 22.7 percent yearly, hitting just HK$420.4 million ($53.58 million) during the six-month period.

Regulators are out in force in Australia, continuing their crackdown on the industry, now fining Crown Resorts some $13.8 million over an alleged tax breach in Victoria.

The operator of Macau Fisherman's Wharf, Macau Legend Development, revealed that its hotel occupancy rate reached 80 to 90 percent lately following the easing of all the COVID-related travel restrictions.

Macau Legend has announced the cessation of its VIP gaming operation, effectively ending its decades-long-running junket business.