World Casino News covers Macau. The world's richest gambling center generates important news on a daily basis and we give it due coverage. We let you know when the moguls who compete for empire there make a move and we follow their finances through boom times and declines as the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DJIC) reshapes the mecca from strictly a gambling center into a family playground for the world with mandated integrated resort amenities.
We let you know about casino project updates, openings, and closings as well as economy and finance, top brass career changes, and licensing issues to name a few of the topics covered. World Casino News works in harmony with the World Casino Directory so the Macau information you find there is always up to date and accurate. The directory profiles every casino in Macau from the baccarat tables to the hotels and amenities right down to the price range of dining. Our readers can explore the former Portuguese enclave from the comfort of their homes, or plan a trip and book their rooms.
There is some good news regarding the gambling market in Macau. As Wong Sio Chak, Secretary for Security in Macau revealed on Friday, gaming-related crime decreased significantly in 2022.
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Gross gaming revenue (GGR) accomplished by Macau’s casinos in February amounted to MOP10.32 billion ($1.27 billion), which is the third-best monthly GGR performance since January 2020 regardless of the end of t...
With the easing of COVID-19 measures in Macau, gaming companies are no longer requiring customers and employees to wear masks when trying to set foot in casinos.
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The gaming tax collected by the Macau SAR Government in 2022 fell to only 55.9% of the sum the authorities predicted would be collected, which is approximately MOP19.1 billion, aka US$2.37 billion.
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The first-ever brick-and-mortar casino dates back to 1636, when a gambling house in Venice, Italy, began operating to provide a place where gambling could be enjoyed in a controlled environment.
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Wynn Resorts Ltd, a globally recognized developer of high quality hotels and casinos, announced Wednesday that the company's commitment to offering high quality products at premium prices has resulted in Wynn's...
Following the January 8 re-opening of the Macau gaming facilities, global gaming giant MGM Resorts, led by its CEO and President Bill Hornbuckle, announced that the company’s Macau IRs are currently delivering ...
Macau’s casino gross gaming revenue in January 2023 amounted to MOP$11.58 billion (US$1.43 billion), which is the highest gaming revenue level achieved in the region since January 2020.
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Macau welcomed almost half a million tourists during the Chinese New Year festive week starting January 21st, which is a three times larger number than the same period last year. The rapid growth in these numbe...
Sands China Ltd, a premium Macau casino operator, announced that the company fully recovered from the Covid-19-related circumstances as its gaming volumes seen during the current Chinese New Year holiday period...
The trial of Alvin Chau, former CEO of Suncity Group, has finally ended. Macau Court of First Instance sentenced Chau, who was in charge of a Macau junket operator, to 18 years in prison. He has been found guil...
Ahead of Chinese New Year, casino workers in Macau may have to work overtime due to increased consumer demand following a three-year calm due to COVID-19, throughout which some gaming staff received promotions ...
On Wednesday, January 11, 2023, Macau's Judiciary Police apprehended 15 locals for supposed connections to an illegal online gambling organization that has reportedly amassed $3.69 billion in bets since 2017.
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Beijing states that various countries are ''taking discriminatory entry restriction measures targeting China” after the country saw a rapid decline in COVID-19 cases and opened up to foreign countries. Chinese ...
JP Morgan, a famous investment bank, has altered its estimated earnings for the first quarter of 2023 for Macau gaming operators. These alterations are a consequence of last week’s news: most of the border rest...