While Macau has been the world's biggest gambling revenue generator for a decade, there is no such thing as status quo or a new normal there. Multi-billion dollar resorts are opening with as few as 100 gaming tables and the licenses of all six concessionaires are set to expire between 2020 and 2022 with no clear guidance from the government as to what will happen next. World Casino News covers Macau with nearly 700 articles on the mecca to date.
Follow this section to learn of breaking developments in Japan, as the final regulations will determine whether the island country will become the next Macau or simply another nation with gambling. Follow along as the titans battle it out for a position in the Land of the Rising Sun.
Vietnam has finally decided to let their citizens play at home and huge integrated resorts are being built there. Singapore and Malaysia are home to massive casino complexes and countries such as Thailand, Cambodia, and the Asian areas of Russia generate casino news on a regular basis. Follow it all on World Casino News.
The casino market in Macau could reportedly recover in the second half of the year so long as the ongoing ‘Wuhan virus’ outbreak can be quickly contained and consumer confidence in neighboring China remains rel...
Shareholders for the Genting Singapore subsidiary of Asian gambling giant Genting Malaysia Berhad have reportedly overwhelmingly voted to support the firm’s attempt at securing one of a trio of coming Japanese ...
The 41 casinos in Macau are to reportedly be temporarily shuttered for a 15-day period from midnight local time tonight as the city attempts to counter the ‘Wuhan virus’ outbreak that has so far killed over 420...
Asian casino operator Donaco International Limited has reportedly temporarily suspended its legal wrangle with a trio of minority shareholders that have been attempting to terminate the 50-year lease for the la...
In Japan, the southern city of Kitakyushu has reportedly ruled itself out of the race for one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts despite apparently having attracted backing from three sets...
In Macau and aggregate tourist numbers for the seven days from last Friday reportedly dropped by almost 80% when compared with last year owing to increased apprehension concerning the highly-infectious ‘Wuhan v...
American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that it saw company-wide net revenues for the final three months of 2019 increase by 1% year-on-year to $3.51 billion despite chalki...
In Japan and Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, (pictured) has reportedly dismissed calls for his administration to launch some form of an inquiry into whether foreign casino operators may have been seeking to unduly ...
In Japan and local pachinko innovator, Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated, has reportedly inked a deal that could see British architecture firm Foster and Partners Limited design its envisioned integrated casino ...
In the Philippines and officials have reportedly reacted to the recent ‘Wuhan virus’ outbreak by ordering all licensed iGaming operators to quarantine any worker returning from a nation with a confirmed case fo...
In Japan and Yokohama is reportedly set to host an event later this week that has been designed to give interested parties all of the information they could possibly need in order to help the giant city secure ...
In Macau and aggregate tourist numbers reportedly dropped by almost 50% year-on-year on Friday and Saturday amid growing apprehension surrounding the spread of the highly-infectious ‘Wuhan virus’ that has alrea...
In Japan and the bribery scandal that began with prominent politician Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) and Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com has now reportedly grown to embroil Asian casino giant Melco Resorts and ...
In Japan and the government for Miyagi Prefecture is reportedly contemplating whether it should enter the already crowded race in hopes of securing one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort li...
In Macau and local authorities have reportedly instituted a number of measures to help better insulate the city from the recent outbreak of a highly-infectious coronavirus that has so far claimed nine lives in ...