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_2020-08-12
U.S. operators are at risk of losing a key means of communication with clients in China if President Donald Trump follows through on banning Chinese social media site WeChat.

_2020-03-15
Crown Resorts said it has appointed long-term finance executive Alan McGregor as its new chief financial officer. 

_2020-03-13
Asia’s gaming stocks have been pummelled by the outbreak of the coronavirus, but with signs China may be bringing the disease under control, is it nearing the time to re-enter the market?

_2019-10-30
The Yokohama municipal government is establishing a new “IR Promotion Office” to guide its policies into the more active phase of IR development.

_2019-10-16
Travellers International Hotel Group has been given the green light to delist from the Philippine Stock Exchange on Oct. 21 following a tender offer.

_2019-09-13
The recent moves in the Asian affiliate space, including high-profile acquisitions and talk from some of the larger listed affiliates of entering new markets in Asia, might have observers believing the region is like any other, at least as far as affiliates...

_2019-08-01
Following that Kyushu-Nagasaki IR Business Connect Seminar held in June, the Sasebo Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing forward with a pair of initiatives that aim to deepen their engagement with IR operators that have an interest in the Huis...

_2019-07-05
MGM China and Melco Resorts and Entertainment said they will pay a bonus equivalent to one month’s salary to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of The People’s Republic of China and the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Macau as...

_2019-06-14
An association representing Macau’s gaming workers has written to the territory’s Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai On to ask the six operators to release details on mid-year bonuses, according to media reports.

_2019-04-11
The number of suspicious transaction reports in Macau fell by 23.1 percent in Q1, according to figures released by the Financial Intelligence Office.

_2019-01-28
Las Vegas Sands was featured for a third year in a row as one of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” in Fortune magazine’s annual list of the most respected businesses.

_2018-03-21
With competition for customers in jurisdictions such as Macau intensifying, casino operators are realizing the vital role played by their employees in customer retention, but the strategies being used to foster employee engagement, such as higher salaries,...

_2018-01-03
The year 2017 saw a distinct acceleration in the race to obtain licenses to build and operate Japan’s first IRs. While everyone agrees that the potential scope of the market is vast, without the precise locations and the terms of regulation yet being...

_2015-11-10
Macau’s six casino operators met with the Second Standing Committee of Legislative Assembly to jointly present their views on the proposed smoking r

_2015-09-06
Macau operators hinted at significant near-term uncertainty related to a host of issues, with a few even suggesting VIP play in Macau may never fully

_2015-06-30
It’s come as no surprise that, after months of worry among Macau operators, smoking in casinos will likely become a thing of the past. Following a r