It has been a rapid ascent at Bloomberry Resorts Corp for Greg Hawkins. Named as Chief Operating Officer of Bloomberry’s second Manila integrated resort, Quezon City’s Solaire Resort North, in November 2023, he was named Acting COO of Bloomberry and both Solaire properties in December 2024 following the sudden departure of long-time executive Tom Arasi. The appointment as President and COO of Bloomberry became permanent in June.
Hawkins brings with him a lengthy career in the Asia-Pacific gaming industry, including as General Manager – Gaming for New Zealand’s Sky Entertainment Group and as CEO of the Melco-Crown joint venture in Macau during its early days.
He more recently served as Chief Gaming Officer of Australia’s Star Entertainment Group but was one of a number of senior executives to depart Star following an inquiry into The Star Sydney’s suitability in 2022.
Hawkins steps into the COO role of Bloomberry at a challenging time for the Philippines land-based industry as a whole. A significant decline in visitation from the country’s top source market, South Korea, has been impactful as has the 1 January 2025 ban on the POGO industry which has hurt VIP play.
Bloomberry reported a rare net loss of Php1.4 billion (US$24.7 million) in the June 2025 quarter, pointing to ongoing weakness in the VIP and premium mass gaming segments and expenses associated with the launch of online gaming site MegaFUNalo!
