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HONG KONG: The government of Macau opened bids on Friday from seven companies, including a wildcard from Malaysian operator Genting, for licences to operate casinos in the world’s biggest gambling hub, kicking off a closely watched battle for the six available slots.

Bangkok Post

Ex-Macau junket boss to appear in court on illegal gambling, crime syndicate charges

Former Macau junket tycoon Alvin Chau is set to appear in court in the world's biggest gambling hub on Friday, to face more than 200 charges including illegal gambling activities, running a criminal syndicate, money laundering and fraud.

Reuters

Badminton: Hong Kong Open cancelled due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions

Macau Open, a Super 300 event scheduled for November 1-6, has also been called off for the third consecutive year

The Hindu

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Hundreds of Taiwanese trafficked to Cambodia and held captive by telecom scam gangs

Police forces in Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Vietnam have launched major operations to rescue their citizens and shut down trafficking syndicates

The Guardian - AU

Queensland government endorsed Star casino stake for Hong Kong company with Chinese Triad links

An ABC investigation reveals the links between a company with a major stake in Australia's most expensive casino venture and notorious organised crime figures in Hong Kong and Macau.

ABC News

Macau to suspend ferry services with Shenzhen in China

Ferry services between Macau and the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen will be suspended from Aug. 12, Macau's government said on Thursday, due to measures to curb COVID-19 infections, just days after it had been relaxed.

Reuters

Macau resumes quarantine free travel with mainland China

Macau's government said on Wednesday people could enter the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai without quarantine, a further relaxation of stringent COVID-19 policies as the world's biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy.

Reuters

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Macau to reopen city as no COVID infections detected for 9 days

Macau will reopen public services and entertainment facilities, and allow dining-in at restaurants from Tuesday, authorities said, as the world's biggest gambling hub seeks a return to normalcy after finding no COVID-19 cases for nine straight days.

Reuters

No new daily COVID cases in Macau for first time in over a month

Authorities in Macau reported no new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday for the first time since mid-June, after the city's worst outbreak of the disease led to a 12-day closure of casinos and locked down most of the world's biggest gambling hub.

Reuters

Las Vegas Sands Stock Jumps, Despite Mixed Q2, As Macau Set To Reopen

Macau casinos are set to reopen on July 23, which is good news for U.S.-based casino Las Vegas Sands. LVS stock popped.

Investors Business Daily

Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak

Macau kicked off an 11th round of COVID-19 testing for residents on Monday, as the world's biggest casino hub extended a lockdown of casinos and other businesses in the fight on its worst outbreak since the pandemic began.

Reuters

Macau to extend city lockdown, casino closure until July 22

Macau's government will extend a lockdown of casinos and other businesses until July 22, as authorities grapple to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Reuters

In COVID closedown, Macau casinos take billion-dollar hit holding out for new licences

In the glitzy dealing rooms of Macau's silenced casinos, the house is down billions of dollars, but can't afford to fold its hand in the world's biggest gambling game.

Reuters

Casino Stocks, Oil Prices Tumble On China Lockdowns, Natural Gas Rallies

Casino stocks plummeted and U.S. oil futures dropped Monday after Macau imposed Covid-19 restrictions, shutting down the world's largest gambling hub.

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Why These Casino Stocks Are Moving Lower, Here's 45 Stocks Moving In Monday's Mid-Day Session

Gainers Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLRX) jumped 112.6% to $18.88 after the company said its treatment for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis was well tolerated in a Phase 2a study.

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China's zero-COVID strategy is shuttering casinos across Macau

The Asian gambling center of Macau will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a COVID-19 outbreak.

Al Jazeera

Macau closes casinos for first time in two years over COVID

Chinese territory and other cities on mainland impose strict curbs to stamp out an Omicron-fuelled outbreak of the virus

Reuters

Macau shuts all its casinos to curb COVID, gaming shares plunge

Macau shut all its casinos for the first time in more than two years on Monday, sending shares in gaming firms tumbling as authorities struggle to contain the worst coronavirus outbreak yet in the world's biggest gambling hub.

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Reuters

Macau shuts casinos and other businesses to contain COVID outbreak

Macau will shut almost all commercial and industrial businesses including its casinos for one week from Monday, as authorities race to curb a surge of COVID-19 infections in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Bangkok Post

Macau closing all casinos to fight Covid

MACAU: Macau will shut almost all business premises including casinos for a week from Monday as a Covid-19 outbreak in the gambling hub showed few signs of abating.

Reuters

Macau uses two more casino hotels for COVID medical facilities

Macau authorities have added two hotels in popular casino resorts to be used as COVID-19 medical facilities from Friday as they try to increase capacity to handle a surge of infections in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Reuters

Macau shut down a popular shopping mall adjacent to MGM China's casino resort on the city's main peninsula after several COVID-19 infections were found, as authorities raced to the biggest outbreak yet in the world's biggest gambling hub.

ABC News

Macau's Grand Lisboa hotel in lockdown as COVID-19 infections spread rapidly in Asian gambling hub

Macau locks down one of the city's most famous hotels, the Grand Lisboa, as COVID-19 infections spread rapidly in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Reuters

Macau locks down landmark Lisboa hotel after COVID cases found

Macau has locked down one of the city's most famous hotels, the Grand Lisboa, after more than a dozen COVID-19 cases were found there on Tuesday, with infections spreading rapidly in the world's biggest gambling hub.

Reuters

Macau COVID outbreak hits more than 900 as infections spread

Macau reported 89 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, taking the total to more than 900 infections since mid-June, as authorities in the world's biggest gambling hub race to contain its largest outbreak since the pandemic began.

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