Tag Archives: Rookverbod
VS – New Jersey verbiedt roken in zijn casino’s
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and State Police Superintendent Colonel Pat Callahan have launched Administrative Order 2020-19, which prohibits smoking in the indoor areas of any casino or casino simulcasting facility that are open to the public. “We have looked closely at the science and agree with the experts who have concluded that allowing smoking…
Griekenland – Het rookverbod zorgt ervoor dat de Griekse casino-inkomsten kelderen
Volgens officiële cijfers van de Griekse Kansspelcommissie genereerde de Griekse casinomarkt in de laatste drie maanden van 54.5 een GGR van €2019 miljoen, een daling van 17.2 procent ten opzichte van dezelfde periode in 2018. Een rookverbod in openbare binnenruimtes, zoals medio oktober ingevoerd, heeft een alarmerende, onmiddellijke impact op…
China – Macau gaat roken aan VIP-tafels in 2019 verbieden
Macau’s Legislative Assembly voted on Friday to approve amendments to allow smoking in state-of-the-art lounges, equipped with smoke retention and extraction systems, for mass market and VIP areas, but the government has said it still wants a full ban. It voted 24 to eight to allow casinos to install smoking lounges on mass gaming and…
Chile – Chilean revenues reach pre smoking ban levels
The 16 casinos in operation in Chile have reported increased earnings according to statistics released by the Chilean Gaming Control Board (SJC) meaning that earnings have finally reached levels matching those before the smoking ban was put in place in 2013. The introduction of anti-smoking law legislation in Chile cut casinos revenues by 21 per…
China – Las Vegas increase covers over Macau dip for Wynn
Revenues were up in Las Vegas for Wynn Resorts in the third quarter but not by enough to save the operator from three tough months in Macau. Combined revenue for the two markets fell by 1.4 per cent to $1.37bn in the quarter whilst net income increased by five per cent due to lower expenses….
China – Macau dealt further smoking blow
Macau’s mass gaming, casino floors are now smoke-free since although smoking will be permitted in non-gaming, smoking rooms and in VIP rooms. Currently only 12 of the 35 casinos have applied for permission for smoking rooms. The move follows four consecutive months of declining revenue growth amid low liquidity in the junket market, a crackdown…
Chili – Rokende decks laten Sun's Monticello schitteren
Terwijl het zich begint te herstellen van de gevolgen van het rookverbod, heeft de in Zuid-Afrika gevestigde exploitant Sun International GGR zien groeien als zijn Monticello Casino in Chili. Sun International, dat nu 98.9 procent van Monticello bezit, opende in september en oktober vier nieuwe rookdekken, wat resulteerde in een omzetgroei van tien procent voor…
Chili – Meer dan 2,000 nieuwe buitenslots kunnen Chili overspoelen
The introduction of anti-smoking law legislation in Chile has helped stub out 21 per cent in casino revenues from last year’s figures, forcing operators to install slot machines in outdoor areas where players can play and smoke at the same time. Smoking gaming zones can only be opened following official authorisation from Chile’s regulator; Superintendencia…
Australië – Crown wil roken in het VIP-casino in Sydney
James Packer’s Crown Resorts wants the New South Wales government to allow smoking across the whole of the gaming floor at its proposed Crown Sydney casino. Crown’s concept for a VIP only casino at Barangnaroo was conditionally approved by NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell last week. It wants to open a 24 hour-a-day gaming area of…
