The Ayre Group is the largest multinational organization with a head office in the country of Antigua in the Caribbean. Around 58,000 people are employed in the Macau casino industry, said Nong, and it is important to keep the casinos open in order to keep them in work. Send us an email and we’ll respond as quick as we can. Nearly all Macau casinos have reopened their doors following the coronavirus-related shutdown, although no one expects things to be back to normal for many months to come. GGRAsia quoted Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) saying Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s Altira Macau, the Grand Dragon Casino on Taipa, the Waldo Hotel and Hotel President had all resumed gaming operations on Monday. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Another complaint involved a casino that failed to disinfect its gaming chips, which Vong said was due to a shortage of cleaning supplies that has since been remedied. We’re here to help with whatever you need. Worse, the recent spread of the virus to other Asia-Pacific countries such as Japan and South Korea will further reduce the flow of gamblers to the world’s largest gambling hub. Privacy Policy | Cookie Policy | Directory T&Cs | Subscriber T&Cs | Advertiser T&Cs | Anti-slavery Statement, This website uses cookies to enhance your experience and allow key parts of the site to work. CalvinAyre.com is part of the Ayre Group. Coin-op Community is an online marketplace where buyers meet sellers, produced in association with InterGame. Other complaints involved one unidentified casino concessionaire who failed to provide staff with masks, but Vong said the situation had been resolved following the DICJ’s intervention. The territory, which closed its casinos on February 5, had a record low footfall because of restrictions on border-crossing from the neighbouring Chinese province of Guangdong. Regardless of the forward progress, analysts expect February’s gross gaming revenue to fall as much as 90% year-on-year, while the decline for March could fall by 80% if Beijing opts not to lift the current restrictions on individual visit schemes and groups visas to Macau. Published bimonthly, iNTERGAMINGi is the leading publication for the growing international online gaming industry. Vong reminded operators of the DICJ’s guidelines and warned that inspections were being conducted daily to ensure compliance. It seems unlikely that Beijing will do much to alter the status quo given that official figures released by China on Monday indicated 409 new coronavirus cases and 150 new deaths – up from around 100 per day over the past few days – bringing the death total in China to nearly 2,600. It is primarily a technology investor but is also in real estate. On Monday, four more Macau casinos resumed their gaming operations, making 33 of the gaming hub’s 39 casinos that have launched ‘phased re-openings’ following the end of the government-ordered 15-day shutdown last Thursday. InterGame Ltd, Office Block 1, Southlink Business Park, Hamilton Street, Oldham, OL4 1DE Tel: +44 (0)161 633 0100 | Fax: +44 (0)161 627 0009, © InterGame Ltd. All rights reserved. Sands China’s Sands Cotai Central is expected to open its gaming floors on Thursday (27). InterGaming is the leading magazine covering the international land-based casino and gaming industry. Home / Casino / 33 Macau casinos now open but business anything but usual. Casinos in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, reopen on Thursday after being closed for two weeks because of the coronavirus epidemic, but all punters and croupiers will have to … However, the DICJ’s head of inspection Joe Vong said Sunday that the regulator had received complaints from both staff and the public regarding some casinos allowing a high concentration of players at tables. Operators of Australia’s slot parlours are more optimistic about recovery now than in July as revenues have improved, according to JP Morgan’s 11th annual slot survey. Players paid in pieces of silver as Midway Poker Tour angers winners, UK racing back behind closed doors, casinos’ backs “to the wall”, Vegas casinos cleared to open bars as COVID-19 infections fall, POGO tax revenue down due to Covid-caused worker exodus: BIR, 550 Wynn Resorts employees in Vegas have tested positive for COVID-19.