In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly announced that its gross gaming revenues from the premium-mass segment have been recovering and currently stand at around 50% of their pre-pandemic levels.

According to a report from GGRAsia, this revelation came from the Hong Kong-listed firm’s Chief Operating Officer, Grant Chum Kwan Lock, during a conference call with investors to discuss its first-quarter financial results. The source detailed that the company recorded $336 million in premium-mass gross gaming revenues for the three months to the end of March, which represented a rise of 12% quarter-on-quarter but a year-on-year decline in the region of 57%.

Distinct deviation:

Chum also reportedly disclosed that…

Sonoma County Board Of Supervisors Endorse Casino Agreement With Dry Creek Rancheria

On March 1, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors supported an agreement that gave the go-ahead to construct a tribal casino-resort located on the place of the current River Rock Casino close to Greyserville.

The agreement was handed over to them by the owners of the River Rock Casino near Greyserville, the federally recognized Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.

Hard decision:

After an intense meeting on Tuesday, February 28, that included testimony from many attorneys and infuriated neighbors, the board voted 4-1 to support the agreement.

The only board member who didn’t vote in favor of the agreement was James Gore, a supervisor who represented northern district.

Commenting on the agreement, Chris Wright, president …

United States commercial casino industry chalks up impressive start to 2022

As it continues to recover from the negative impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and the commercial casino industry in the United States reportedly just experienced its best-ever two-month start to a year.

According to a Tuesday report from the Associated Press news service, this encouraging accomplishment was contained within an official update from the American Gaming Association lobby group following a 2021 in which the nation’s aggregated commercial gross gaming revenues grew by more than 21% year-on-year to top a record $53 billion.

Remarkable recovery:

The American Gaming Association reportedly disclosed that the over 460 commercial casinos in the United States chalked up $8.92 billion in combined gross gaming revenues for January and …

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