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.
In Macau, a trio of trade unions representing some of the city’s 56,271 gaming industry workers have reportedly called on casino operators to share some of their recent good fortune by awarding staff with minim...
In Macau, the boss for local casino behemoth SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that his firm is hoping that the government will allow it to operate ‘300 to 500’ new-to-market gaming tables at its un...
Strong November sales were posted by South Korean casino operator, Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd (114090:Korea SE), the firm announced on Friday.
According to GGRAsia...
The Seoul-headquartered firm reported...
In what is a significant first step in its planned expansion in Asia, on Thursday, Resorts World Genting launched a virtual reality "experience center" in partnership with Utah based builder and operator of vir...
In Japan, the boss for Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly declared that his firm could be forced to import up to 20,000 foreign workers if it was to be given the right to operate one of the ...
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has announced the signing of a ‘strategic partnership’ with Paramount Pictures Corporation that is to see a theme park added to the integrated casino resort it is planning to bu...
Japanese pachinko operator, Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated, has reportedly declared that it is continuing to search for the ‘most appropriate partner’ to help it secure one of three casino licenses being made...
Global mobile online gaming services and solutions provider, Nektan PLC (AIM: NKTN), has entered into a content agreement with Rising Entertainment Co. Ltd., a Tokyo based independent games firm.
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In Macau, American casino operator, Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly announced that its local Sands China Limited subsidiary has completed all of the external work on the extension to its Four Season...
In Macau, gross gambling revenue increased 8.5 percent for November, exceeding analysts' expectations with signs of a potential rally in the VIP sector.
Asia Gaming Brief reports that according to figures fr...
American casino currency and table games equipment innovator, Gaming Partners International (GPI) Corporation has announced that it is set to be fully acquired by Japanese counterpart, Angel Holdings Godo Kaish...
Asian casino operator, Genting Malaysia Berhad, has reportedly filed a lawsuit in California against The Walt Disney Company and its new Twenty First Century Fox Incorporated subsidiary seeking at least $1 bill...
In Japan, yesterday reportedly saw the pro-casino incumbent Governor for Wakayama Prefecture, Yoshinobu Nisaka (pictured), win over 80% of the vote in order to secure a fourth consecutive four-year term in offi...
In North Korea, construction of a new 30-story hotel and casino for the northwest of the impoverished Asian nation has reportedly been suspended amid rumors that the government of China had lodged a formal obje...
The addition of a casino on Phu Quoc Island in South Vietnam has reportedly been given the green light by authorities there.
According to a Thursday report from Vietnamese online newspaper, VnExpress, the Pe...