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 Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly stated that he remains committed to getting the casino-legalizing Integrated Resort Implementation Bill ratified by the nation’s House of Councillor...
Hard Rock International, a casino operator based in the United States, has set their sites on Japan, preparing to open an office in Tomakomai, to be a contender for casino licensing in the region. According to ...
In Macau, the first five months of the year reportedly saw average daily hotel occupancy rates increase by 4.4% year-on-year to hit 89.3% while the median price for a three-star to five-star room rose by 5.7% t...
Asia’s only legal dog-racing track ran its last race on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in what was reportedly a low-key finale that saw around 300 people at the Macau Canidrome Club, which has been operated by the Ma...
The over 30 casinos in Macau have reportedly recovered somewhat from a disappointing May to post a 12.5% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues for June to approximately $2.78 billion.
Acc...
At a Thursday briefing, Macau’s Judiciary Police announced that earlier in the week, 113 people had been arrested for allegedly being involved in a long-running loan sharking operation that reportedly targeted ...
Tuesday evening saw American casino giant, Caesars Entertainment Corporation, increase its lobbying efforts for the right to bring a future gambling facility to Japan by sponsoring a sold-out concert at the Tok...
The German shipbuilding subsidiary of casino and cruise ship operator, Genting Hong Kong Limited, has reportedly signed a deal that will see it pay Almaco Group Oy around $97.1 million in order to fit out a num...
A number of respected brokerage firms have reportedly predicted that Macau will post around a 20% rise year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues for June after last month saw the monthly figure comparabl...
In Macau, the long-running legal battle over who owns the vacant Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel has reportedly been resolved after a local court ruled in favor of an entity known as, Empresa Hoteleira de Macau.
...
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: CZR) is reportedly scouting the Japanese entertainment market. In an exclusive interview with Asia Gaming Brief, the company’s president of entertainment, Jason Gastwi...
In a recent statement to the press, the Grand Hyatt Macau hotel situated in the City of Dreams Macau announced that Timothy Bruce (pictured) has been appointed its new general manager. According to the hotel at...
Leading restaurant and nightlife company, TAO Group, announced recently that next year it would debut its flagship nightclub brand, Marquee, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, where in January, TAO als...
In China, the tropical island of Hainan could soon be transformed into a gamblers paradise due to a recent court ruling possibly opening up the way for its local resorts to begin running ‘entertainment bars.'
...
After the full House of Representatives voted to approve the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill earlier this week, it was expected that the current session of Japan’s Parliament would be extended to provide ...