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.
In a note on Tuesday, Bernstein said that a proposal to lower gaming tax has been made by a Macau lawmaker in an attempt to increase the region’s competitiveness.
The tax change was recently proposed by Maca...
The new Cotai development, Grand Lisboa Palace, expects to request 400-500 new-to-market gaming tables before it opens in late 2017 or early 2018. Macao Daily reported that Friday, SJM Holdings Ltd's Chief Exec...
Amax International Holdings Ltd (HKEx:959) announced this week that on May 15 they had been given in principle approval to begin gaming operations from the Republic of Vanuatu.
The release to the Hong Kong Sto...
South Korea’s casino industry has benefitted significantly from the collapse of Macau’s casino industry which was brought on by the anti-corruption crackdown. The country has a total of 17 casinos but allows lo...
Macau Legend Development Ltd struck a bargain with the Lao government recently giving them a 50 year monopoly in Bolikhamsay, Khammouane and Savannakhet provinces, which includes the location of the embattled S...
Melco Crown Entertainment has recently announced that it is buying back $800.83 million in company shares from Crown Asia Investments it’s joint venture partner. The two Casino giants have jointly invested and ...
MGM China Holdings Ltd recently released its first quarter performance report which showed that the company had a twenty five percent drop in revenue. Although the drop in revenue is significant, it is neverthe...
Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) will be held in Macau from May 17 through 19. It is the most important gaming industry event in the region and gives industry players access to an unprecedented array of infor...
The Asia Gaming Awards announced today that they have concluded the first phase in shortlisting nominees for this years awards in ten categories. The awards recognize milestones and achievements in the Asian ga...
Macau junket promoter Suncity Group has revealed that the first phase of the casino resort it is building in Vietnam in partnership with asset management firm VinaCapital Group and Gold Yield Enterprises will i...
SJM Holdings is one of the six major casino operators in Macau and the parent company to some of the most well known casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa Casino, Hotel Fortuna Casino and the Casino Golde...
Louis XIII Holdings Limited has officially changed the name of its Macau hotel property into The 13. The Hong Kong-based company announced the possible name change by the end of February, when the establishment...
The 33 casinos in Macau reported gross gaming revenues for April of $2.17 billion, which represents a decline of 9.5% year-on-year and marks a 23rd consecutive month of deterioration.
According to a report f...
Ahead of its planned opening on the Cotai Strip later in the year, the Wynn Palace resort casino has hired 3,600 employees following hundreds of onsite interviews and several job fairs organized with the suppor...
Well-established Macau gaming operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has posted quarterly profit gain for the first time since 2014. The financial data, which was released on Wednesday, revealed solid results than...