US casino operator Full House Resorts has put a year-on-year increase in net loss for the first half of 2020 primarily down to the temporary closure of its brick-and-mortar properties due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Golden Entertainment said results since reopening “have exceeded expectations”, despite a 69.4% drop in revenue to $76.0m in the three months to 30 June and losses increasing to $78.6m.

Century Casinos Inc. has reported a net loss of $58.9m for the first half of 2020, despite its US operations driving a 26.2% year-on-year increase in revenue for the period.

Sports betting revenue in Iowa increased to $2.2m in July as the state continued to recover from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) shutdown of sports and retail gambling venues.

Japan’s Universal Entertainment Corporation has reported 24.9% year-on-year rise in sales for the first half of the year, with a significant rise in pachinko and pachislot machine sales offsetting a decline from its Philiippines integrated resort.

Penn National Gaming’s revenue for the second quarter of 2020 fell 76.9% as venue closures across the country led to a $213.9m loss for the period, and an $822.5m loss for the first half of the year.

Casino operator Wynn Resorts has reported a net loss of $1.04bn for the first half of the year, after the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic forced the temporary closure of its venues in the US and Macau.

William Hill has reported a 31.7% year-on-year decline in revenue for the first half of its financial year, though a £230.7m value added tax (VAT) refund allowed the operator to post a £115.6m net profit for the period.

Casino operator Red Rock Resorts said the enforced closure of its properties due to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic was the main reason behind a $223.7m net loss for the first half.