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.
Japanese pachinko, slot and arcade games manufacturer, Universal Entertainment Corporation, has reportedly announced that it will be instituting an ‘intra-group organizational realignment’ in order to prevent ‘...
The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) would like to see pilot permission given to citizens of Vietnam to enjoy casino games at a gaming facility located in Phu Quoc. The MPI has asked the Government to ...
After the Cabinet Committee ratified the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill late last week, it was expected that the full House of Representatives of Japan would vote on the bill in the near future. The vote...
The core policy-making organ of the Government of Macau, the Executive Council, on Friday announced during a press release a bill which proposes that gaming workers within the Chinese special administrative reg...
In Japan, the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill could reportedly be put to a vote before the full 465-seat House of Representatives as soon as tomorrow after Friday afternoon saw the body’s Cabinet Committe...
In Vietnam, federal legislators have reportedly passed a provisional measure that will legalize some sportsbetting in the Southeast Asian nation from the first day of next year.
According to reports from the...
Ahead of the opening later today of its new Morpheus hotel, Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly not been given permission to bring any new-to-market live-dealer gaming t...
Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly confirmed that Stanley Ho Hung Sung has officially retired as its Chairman to be replaced by his 53-year-old daughter, Daisy Ho Chiu Fung (pictured).
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Casinos across the world offer players an option to borrow funds, which allows players to visit a venue without carrying a ton of cash. This option comes in quite handy for high rollers who want to spend six an...
In Nepal, casino operator Silver Heritage Group Limited, has reportedly settled a dispute with a pair of former investors after an entity known as, Tiger Kathmandu Investment Private Limited, purchased a 10% st...
A senior executive for prominent junket operator, Suncity Group Holdings Limited, has reportedly reiterated his firm’s desire to begin running casinos across Asia including in the Philippines, South Korea, Myan...
Hong Kong-headquartered casino operator, Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited (MLCO:NASDAQ GS), recently announced that it has debuted a company-sponsored public service video that promotes responsible gam...
Asian casino operator, Donaco International Limited, has announced that a Cambodian court has issued an injunction against a trio of shareholders that have been attempting to terminate the 50-year lease for the...
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd. and Imperial Pacific LLC, a subsidiary of the company, have filed a lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. and two of the publications reporters. The news organization was n...
In one fell swoop, 10 notices have been issued to as many Goa casinos by Indian intelligence agency, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), for service tax evasion, and it has also begun an investigation in...