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 the south-east Asian nation of Myanmar, Wednesday reportedly saw the 440-seat House of Representatives pass draft legislation that would legalize the operation of a limited number of foreigner-only casinos.
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After entering the market in the Czech Republic last month via a deal with local operator, Tipsport AS, online casino games developer, Yggdrasil Gaming Limited, has now announced that some of its content will s...
Online casino games developer, Habanero Systems BV, has announced the signing of a content supply deal that is to see its full portfolio made available to players via Asia-facing live-dealer platform innovator,...
Japanese billionaire, Kazuo Okada (pictured), has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the casino-operating subsidiary of gaming conglomerate, Universal Entertainment Corporation, in an attempt to be reinstated t...
In the Philippines, the firm behind the Widus Hotel and Casino Clark has reportedly declared that the Luzon venue will be opening a new 15-story and 260-room hotel from next week due to be branded as the Clark ...
In an effort to crack down on the unauthorized sale of lottery tickets, authorities in mainland China have reportedly published updated rules designed to further clarify how players may legally enjoy games for ...
Asian junket operator, Suncity Group Holdings Limited, has reportedly signed a deal that is to see it provide management and consultancy services to a new integrated casino resort being built in southern Cambod...
Only a week after announcing that it had secured a parcel of land for the purposes of building its third casino in Nepal and Silver Heritage Group Limited has now reportedly been granted a temporary suspension ...
South Korean casino operator, Paradise Company Limited, has reportedly released its financial results for August showing that it had experienced a 2% decline year-on-year in aggregated revenues to around $46.1 ...
In the Philippines, a spokesperson for President, Rodrigo Duterte, has reportedly declared that the government has ‘cancelled’ the 25-year land lease agreement one of its bodies earlier signed with casino opera...
Don’t expect to “walk-in” and get a room, or anything else for that matter, at the newly opened $1.6 billion hotel, The 13, located on the Cotai-Coloane border; at least for the time being.
According to a re...
Hong Kong-listed, South Shore Holdings Ltd ( (577:Hong Kong), has declared via "Voluntary Announcement" (pdf) that its luxury hotel, The 13, will open from today, August 31, 2018, after having passed a second r...
Asian junket operator, Suncity Group Holdings Limited, has reportedly completed its acquisition through a subsidiary of a substantial stake in central Vietnam’s under-construction Hoiana integrated casino resor...
In Japan, the government for the northern island of Hokkaido is reportedly hoping to decide by the end of the year whether it should join the race to host one of the nation’s three coming integrated casino reso...
Yesterday, it was announced that Japan has plans to create an oversight body for their new casino industry. Set to be known as the casino administration committee, the group would be effective starting on July ...