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_2021-03-10
Tiger Palace Resort, Bhairahawa in Nepal has reopened its facilities for the first time in over a year, welcoming the Nepal Tourism Board CEO as its "first guest" after Covid.

_2021-01-20
Donald Browne submitted a reopening plan for Imperial Pacific's casino on Dec. 3rd, before resigning his position as CEO to attend to family matters, local media reports, without giving details of the plan.

_2020-09-17
Ha Tien Vegas is the latest of Cambodia’s casinos to restart, with plans to open its doors from Friday, September 18th.

_2020-09-09
Universal Entertainment has confirmed its Okada Manila property will reopen at 30 percent of its capacity of table and machine games.

_2020-09-01
When the pandemic hit, the gaming industry was particularly vulnerable as it’s based on tourism, entertainment and human interaction. Everything began to shut down worldwide with many furloughed workers. We were in uncharted territory with numerous...

_2020-08-12
Casinos in Sihanoukville have been given a green light to reopen by the country’s health ministry as part of a phased reopening of the industry in the country and some are already back in business.

_2020-07-30
Casinos in Sihanoukville have presented a request to reopen their doors following the lifting of Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, The Phnom Penh Post reports.

_2020-07-29
Gross gambling revenue was down 61.4 percent on the Las Vegas Strip in June after casinos reopened following the Covid-19 shutdowns.

_2020-07-29
Donaco International said it expects Cambodian authorities to allow its Star Vegas casino in Poipet to reopen in the next few weeks, although visitor numbers will remain low due to the closure of the border with Thailand.

_2020-07-29
The creation of a travel bubble between Malaysia and Singapore is seen as a significant catalyst for the island’s two IRs, although severe capacity restrictions will create headwinds, according to Bernstein analysts.

_2020-07-23
Genting Singapore is expected to post a loss for this year as the recovery is taking longer than expected, according to analysts at Maybank Kim Eng.

_2020-07-02
Half of the slot machines were in operation on the first day of opening to the general public of Star Entertainment’s property in Sydney, though business appeared to be brisk, according to analysts at J.P. Morgan.

_2020-06-19
Social distancing measures will cap capacity at Genting Malaysia and it may take two to three years before visitation levels get back to 2019 levels, Affin Hwang Capital Research said in a note, cited by The Edge.

_2020-06-09
The lack of capacity due to social distancing measures will be the key challenge for operators in opening their properties and not the lack of demand, says Angel Sueiro, chief operating officer of PH Resorts. 

_2020-06-05
As casinos in Las Vegas begin to open their doors, SkyCity Entertainment recounts its experience as one of the first properties to open in the Asia Pacific region, saying the industry needs to make sure it’s sharing ideas and learning to ensure the...

_2020-02-18
Macau’s casinos can begin to reopen from midnight on Thursday, however there is unlikely to be any improvement in visitation until China resumes its individual visit schemes (IVS), which may take a further six weeks, Nomura Instinet analyst Harry Curtis...