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AGTech subsidiary, Beijing AGTech GOT Technology CoLtd has recently won eight sports lottery terminal procurement bidding projects across China.

China is continuing its crackdown on cross border gambling, fining 10 people for currency trades totalling $6.6 million.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam has reportedly asked Beijing for a path to eventually shed travel restrictions between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

Chinese outbound tourists will hit 200 million by 2030, which will outstrip the tourist infrastructure in terms of hotel rooms and flights, Bernstein says.

China is moving to suppress heavy post-work drinking, as well as banning songs that speak “harmful information," including lyrics inspiring gambling.

Chinese lottery service provider AGTech Holdings saw its losses narrow approximately 60 percent in 1H21, compared to the previous corresponding period in 2020. 

As Macau and China step up cooperation in the Greater Bay Area, the territory’s operators are paying heed and turning their attention to opportunities on the Chinese Mainland.

China’s crackdown on online cross border gambling is showing no signs of easing, with Beijing’s increasing deployment of soft power across Asia reducing safe havens for operators.

Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng said there is no plan to close Macau’s casinos despite the four new Delta variant cases discovered on Tuesday.

Covid-19 outbreaks across various provinces in Mainland China have resulted in the cancellation of 20 percent of room reservations in Macau in June.