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Nevada casinos record a successful January

March 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Nevada

The 440 licensed gaming venues in Nevada reportedly saw their aggregated win for January increase by 5.5% year-on-year to $1.038 billion thanks in large part to associated increases in drop for blackjack, mini-...

Macau hotel occupancy rates plummet amid continuing coronavirus anxiety

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau and fears over the highly-contagious coronavirus strain reportedly helped to push the average January occupancy rate for the city’s many three to five-star hotels down by some 14.5% year-on-year to onl...

Pragmatic Play joins Chinese New Year festivities with latest release Money Mouse

K Morrison

January 27, 2020

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

Leading online casino games developing platform, Pragmatic Play, has released its latest online slot, Money Mouse, just in time for the Chinese New Year. Serving as the game's Wild, the star of the studio's ...

Genesis Gaming introduces Year of the Rat video slot

Adam Morgan

January 21, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taiwan, Newest casino games, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Game manufacturers, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

Taiwanese online casino games developer Genesis Gaming has announced that it is celebrating this weekend’s Chinese New Year festivities via the premiere of its new five-reel and 50-payline Year of the Rat video...

Macau records improved February aggregated gross gaming revenues

Adam Morgan

March 1, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last month reportedly saw the over 30 casinos in Macau record a 4.4% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $3.13 billion thanks in large part to a 26.6% rise in the number of those who ha...

Macau chalks up record-breaking Chinese New Year figures

Adam Morgan

February 12, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

Last week’s edition of the seven-day Chinese New Year holiday reportedly proved successful for Macau as the enclave surpassed an earlier official estimate to welcome well over one million tourists for the first...

Macau expecting record Chinese New Year tourism numbers

Adam Morgan

February 4, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, a prominent government official has reportedly declared that she is expecting the number of tourists visiting the former Portuguese enclave over the course of the next seven days to rise by up to 9% y...

Macau expecting substantial increase in annual tourist numbers

Adam Morgan

January 24, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, a prominent government official has reportedly declared that she is expecting the number of tourists visiting the former Portuguese enclave over the course of 2019 to increase by up to 6% year-on-year...

Macau legislators ratify off-duty gaming floor ban for casino workers

Adam Morgan

December 18, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, the 33-member Legislative Assembly reportedly ratified a measure earlier today that is to prohibit approximately 54,000 casino employees from setting foot on a gaming floor outside of working hours. ...

Macau legislators to vote on off-duty casino worker entry prohibition

Adam Morgan

December 17, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, tomorrow will see the Legislative Assembly decide whether to ratify a measure that would officially prohibit the city’s around 54,000 casino employees from entering the gaming floor of all local casin...

Progress on Four Seasons Tower Suites Macao extension

Adam Morgan

December 5, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino expansion projects, New Hotels, Economy/Finance, Macau

In Macau, American casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly announced that its local Sands China Limited subsidiary has completed all of the external work on the extension to its Four Season...

Tak Chun Group inaugurates MGM Cotai junket service

Adam Morgan

November 1, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Macau, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

After launching VIP gambling services for The Plaza Macao and Okada Manila venues earlier in the year, junket operator Tak Chun Group has now reportedly inaugurated a similar venture for the giant MGM Cotai int...

Macau legislators unanimously pass local casino staff ban proposal

Adam Morgan

July 13, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Macau

In Macau, yesterday reportedly saw legislators unanimously pass a proposed government-backed measure that would prohibit the city’s 24,453 employed table games dealers from entering the gaming floor of all loca...

Nevada breaks $1 billion again in February

Lars Jones

April 2, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Economy/Finance, Online Gambling News, United Kingdom, Nevada

For the second consecutive month, Nevada's statewide gaming win broke the billion-dollar threshold, thanks to Chinese New Year falling in February this year rather than January as it did last year. The take was...

Chinese New Year visitor totals increase by 7.9% in Macau

Marie Kelley

February 21, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, China, Macau

The visitor total for Macau during the Chinese New Year (CNY) period rose 7.9% when compared to the same time frame last year. Taking place from February 15th to February 20th, the inclusive total number of arr...