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.
On August 21, 2023, one of the most prominent casinos on the Cotai Strip in Macau suffered a loss of HK$5.7 million (US$727,000) after a criminal group used fake chips to gamble in the casino. The group of eigh...
When it comes to opulence, grandeur, and unabashed extravagance, few establishments can hold a candle to the world's most luxurious casinos. These palaces of entertainment and chance are not merely places to te...
In the first half of 2023, Macau’s gross gambling revenue reached almost $10 billion bringing the region a lucrative title of the top gaming destination in the world at the moment! As Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ...
Recently, reports surfaced that the fate of horse racing in Macau could be in jeopardy as signs indicate that the "Macau Jockey Club (MJC) will soon lose its right to run racing in the SAR." However, nothing is...
SJM Holdings, a flagship owner, operator and developer of casinos and IRs in Macau, revealed gross gaming income (GGR) of HK$5.66 billion, approximately US$722 million, for the three months to June 30th, 2023, ...
Galaxy Entertainment, the parent company of Galaxy Casino S.A., has revealed that it will officially open its newest hotel, Andaz Macau, on September 15 of this year. In addition, the said hotel, which is a Hya...
Macau’s gaming industry generated around MOP$3.2 billion (US$400 million) in gross gaming revenues over the first six days of August. The analysts of the investment bank JP Morgan noted that the region's daily ...
MGM China Holdings Ltd., a leading Macau-based developer, owner and operator of gaming resorts and accommodation in the Greater China region, revealed that is poised to install additional gaming tables and exte...
The Macau gambling industry generated MOP$16.66 billion (US$2.06 billion) in gross gaming revenues in July 2023 to set the new post-pandemic monthly record of the region. The month of July thus exceeded the pre...
On Friday, July 21, the Macau government disclosed that it had accumulated a total of MOP$26.8 billion, which is approximately US$3.33 billion, in gaming tax income during the first six months of 2023, a 107% g...
After the imprisonment of the Suncity Group CEO Alvin Chau, the control of the Hoiana casino resort in Vietnam has been taken over from the former listed Chau's company by Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family, ...
The Macau gaming regulatory body, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), has released the industry revenue results for the second quarter of 2023. According to the results for the period that ended o...
PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco has announced the extensive re-arrangement and upgrade of the Philippines’ gaming regulatory frameworks. The regulator will reportedly introduce standards to have online...
It was recently unveiled that Crown Resorts, Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group, has been fined AU$450 million ($300 million) by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC),...
As Asian Gaming Brief (AGB) reports, the analysts of financial service company Morningstar estimate that the $10 billion Osaka resort operated by casino giant MGM has the potential to outperform Las Vegas Sands...