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 casino operator SJM Holdings reported huge losses of more than 50% year-on-year in the first half of 2015. The profit the company made in the first six months, up to 30th of June, was around HKD1.79 billi...
Crown Resorts Limited, Australia, has announced that billionaire James Packer, Crown’s largest shareholder, has stepped down as Chairman. Mr. Packer will assume a more global, hands-on roll as senior executive ...
August 11, 2015—Berstein Research shows the Chinese government is cracking down on all junket operators, including agents trying to promote other Asian casino destinations. Over the weekend, the Chinese governm...
In April it was widely reported that Melco Crown Entertainment (60% owner of Studio City International Holdings Ltd) could find itself in technical default with lenders by October 1, 2016 if they are operating ...
With a smoking ban in place, the Health Bureau of Macau has been very busy this year prosecuting illegal smokers, especially in casino venues. The Bureau has announced that this year alone, they have already pr...
After celebrating the “Grand Launch” of its new integrated casino resort in February of this year, the $1.3 billion City of Dreams Manila, a joint venture between Macau’s Melco Crown Entertainment and the Belle...
August 10, 2015—Lawrence Ho, CEO of Melco Crown, stated Studio City's strategy is dependent on the amount of gaming tables the Macau government will grant. Studio City needs to market to the masses, but it will...
Almost a month ago, local media in Macau reported that a possible smoking ban could be implemented in 2016 and result in the loss of thousands of jobs, in the gambling industry. However, the most recent stateme...
The $3.2 billion Studio City will open in Macau on October 27. Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd, controlled by Lawrence Ho Yau Lung and James Packer will open the casino in a market that has seen a meteoric rise t...
SJM Holdings Limited is a gaming operator who is currently in the construction phase of the Cotai Project Lisboa Palace. Thirty construction workers of the local area have been on the project and most recently ...
Initially set for Monday, on Wednesday Melco Crown will announce the opening date of its Studio City, according to ggrasia.com, but Bernstein Research estimates that it will be 100 days before it is ready to op...
Due to the struggling economy in Macau, junkets in the area have decided to stop offering services at the Wynn Macau. According to a recent report by the Macau Business Daily, Entretenimento Sai Tai Wu Limitada...
According to analysts, although Wynn Resort’s second quarter numbers have taken a hit, the announcement of a solid opening date for Wynn Palace on the Cotai Strip brightens the picture.
This years second qua...
The government of Macau is still standing behind a proposal to see a full smoking ban put in place at all casinos. Alexis Tam Chong Weng, of the Office of the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, stated th...
Currently under construction next to the Macau Jockey Club, the Macau Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel no longer plans to include a casino on-site. In the original plans announced in 2013, the $350 million project wou...