Macau

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.

Macau GGR Reaches $1.27 Billion in February to Maintain High Levels While Lifting Restrictions

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...

Macau Casinos Approve Visitors, Employees No Longer Have To Wear Masks

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. Macau government decision: Macau authoriti...

MGM Resorts Hits Record Market Share and Daily Revenue Levels in Macau in January 2023

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 gaming revenue bounces to $1.43 billion in January to reflect pre-pandemic levels

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. 233% above December 2...

Sands China fully recovers its Macau gaming volumes during Chinese New Year holidays

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...
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Alvin Chau, the Former CEO of Suncity Group, Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail

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...

Macau Faces Casino Employees Scarcity Ahead Of Chinese New Year

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 ...

Travel restrictions ahead of Chinese New Year impact Chinese gambling destinations

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 ...