Asia Pioneer Entertainment (APE) has launched its Mini Macau metaverse project, aimed at helping the city’s businesses to market their services, and said it will launch the Resortverse hospitality platform by year-end. 

Star Entertainment and its Star Sydney Casino are not suitable to hold a license due to significant corporate governance failures, which they are only at the very beginning of trying to address.

Macau’s operators continue to face an uncertain future with concern that China may be refusing visas for some premium players adding to the ongoing Covid restrictions.

Citizens of Osaka have gathered enough signatures to hold a referendum on the city’s plans to host an integrated resort, putting the governor in a difficult political situation. 

SJM Holdings’ announcement that it will purchase Casino Oceanus for HK$1.9 billion ($243 million) through an issue of convertible bonds is a “net negative to sentiment,” but is not a “hugely needle moving” event, analysts at J.P. Morgan wrote. 

Genting said 1Q22 performance at its Resorts World Las Vegas property was hit by Omicron, which affected group and leisure travel to Las Vegas, but that the situation was improving.

Genting Malaysia said it had swung back to profit at the EBITDA level in 1Q22 as revenue surged by three times following the lifting of Covid restrictions.

Queensland has become the second Australian state this week to announce tougher gambling laws, including stiffer disciplinary penalties of up to A$50 million ($35.3 million).

Vietnam created a few ripples of excitement earlier this year when it said it was expanding its locals program to two further resorts.

The Victorian gaming regulator has wasted no time pushing for changes at Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino, announcing new rules governing electronic gaming machines (EGMs) at the casino effective Wednesday.