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.
Asian junket operator, Suncity Group Holdings Limited,has released more information regarding the deals it signed last month to provide management and consultancy services to an integrated casino resort being b...
In Macau, this year’s edition of the ‘Golden Week’ public holiday could reportedly turn out to be disappointing for the city’s many casino operators due to total visitor numbers coming in below earlier market e...
In the Philippines, officials from multiple state agencies are reportedly conducting a concerted crackdown against online gaming firms operating without a valid license and have raided some 170 such enterprises...
Despite being shut for two days due to Typhoon Mangkhut, the over 30 casinos in Macau still reportedly managed to post a 2.8% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues for September to $2.72 bil...
In the Philippines, the Office of the Ombudsman is reportedly set to investigate a pair of councilors for the city of Paranaque over allegations that they may have accepted ‘grease money’ in order to help fast-...
Hong Kong-listed, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd. (MLCO:NASDAQ GS), on Wednesday celebrated the official launch of 20 zero-emission electric busses.
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In Macau, Asian casino giant, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, has reportedly announced that it has spent approximately $37.3 million in order to bring the new JinMen8 in-house VIP gaming lounge to the 50th ...
The horseracing authority for the northern Japanese province of Iwate was reportedly forced to suspend all contests for one day last week after several of the competing animals tested positive for a banned anab...
Macau reportedly chalked up an 18.7% increase year-on-year in visitor numbers last month as some 3.4 million people travelled to enjoy the former Portuguese enclave’s extensive selection of shops, hotels and ca...
Asian cruise ship operator, Genting Cruise Lines, has announced that its Star Cruises brand is set to reinforce its commitment to Malaysia from November by deploying its SuperStar Gemini vessel to the Straits o...
In China, a sharp rise in the sale of tickets into the China Sports Lottery reportedly helped overall lottery revenues for July increase by some 61.9% year-on-year to reach $7.99 billion.
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In Macau, casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that its under-construction Grand Lisboa Palace was not damaged as a result of Typhoon Mangkhut despite being hit by gusts of wind well in...
In hopes of securing one of the three integrated casino resort licenses that will soon be up for grabs in Japan, operator, Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated, has announced that it will be esta...
In eastern Russia, the state-run Primorsky Krai Development Corporation has reportedly revealed that the coming second phase of the Tigre de Cristal integrated casino resort is set to feature a substantial shop...
Asian gaming and entertainments giant, Melco International Development Limited, has reportedly filed a formal request to have its Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corporation subordinate de-listed ...