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 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 ...
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 ...