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.
Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) held a press conference on Tuesday at the luxurious Banyan Tree Macau to announce the focus of the exhibition and conference to be held May 16-18, 2017, at the Venetian Macao....
In Macau, a local gaming expert has reportedly recommended that the government should consider lowering the tax rate on VIP gaming revenues in order to ensure that the city’s casino industry remains competitive...
In Macau, about 200 casino workers reportedly held a demonstration on Monday calling for a 5% pay rise and legislation that would allow trade unions to call strikes and better represent their members.
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Macau’s casino industry went through a major slump resulting in 26 consecutive months of gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline which ended in August 2016. The industry since then has shown signs of recovery as GGR...
The authorities in China arrested 17 Crown Resort employees in October 2016 on alleged gambling related crimes and caused major casino operators in the region to immediately pull out their staff and cease all m...
December marked the fifth month in a row that Macau's gambling economy showed year-on-year increases, but the first seven months of the year still tanked the annual numbers making 2016 the third consecutive yea...
The government of Macau has reportedly revealed that it raked in $9.11 billion from gambling taxes over the first eleven months of 2016 with the amount accounting for some 77.8% of all revenues.
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Macau’s effort to reinvent itself by premiering more family-friendly attractions is reportedly set to pay off next year as the former Portuguese enclave is expected to see a huge surge in tourists and mass-mark...
In Macau, industry experts have reportedly predicted that aggregated gross gaming revenues for December are on track to post a year-on-year increase of between 4% and 6% and bring the monthly tally to around $2...
In Macau, police have arrested 15 people on suspicion of activities associated with a loan-sharking syndicate that reportedly could have earned up to $1.28 million from as many as 40 victims.
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The Macau Association Of Gaming And Entertainment Promoters has reportedly established a central database that is capable of tracking the credit issued by local junket operators to individual players.
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Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to unveil “a new corporate entity” after the completion of a deal that will see Hong Kong-listed Melco Internatio...
The average daily hotel occupancy rate in Macau increased by 6.6% year-on-year last month to hit 91.6% while the median price for a three-star to five-star room declined by 9.8% to stand at around $150 per nigh...
The Secretary for Economy and Finance, via Executive Order No. 76/2016, has amended the concession contract between the Special Administrative Region of Macao and the Companhia de Corridas de Galgos Macau (Yat ...
Japan recently passed a gambling bill that would legalize the casino industry and bring in billions of dollars in foreign investment as there are a number of global gaming operators such as Wynn Resorts, MGM Re...