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.
The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau has released the casino gross gaming revenues (GGR), for Macau, with April totals seeing an increase year-on-year of 27.6%. The regulator reported that April brough...
In its Asia debut this month, Malta-based provider of online lottery games, Helio Gaming, will reportedly showcase its new customizable lottery games, which will include its flagship brand Lotto Hero.
The co...
In Japan, the ruling coalition government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly agreed on the final wording of the casino-legalizing Integrated Resort Implementation Bill and now hopes to have ...
In the Philippines, the operator behind the Solaire Resort and Casino has reportedly bought the long-term leases for two parcels of land located adjacent to the Manila integrated casino resort after agreeing to...
Global casino operator Century Casinos Inc. (NASDAQ: CNTY) will celebrate the grand opening of its Century Casino Bath, which overlooks the newly-developed Saw Close in the Georgian spa town of Bath in southwes...
Veteran international gaming executive Steve Wolstenholme (pictured) has reportedly been appointed group chief operating officer (COO) for Hoi An South Development Ltd.’s US$4 billion Hoiana casino resort proje...
In China, March ticket sales for its official lottery systems saw a 2.9% spike, with revenue growth for Q1 sales of 9.4% year-on-year.
GGRAsia reports that according to China’s Ministry of Finance, aggregate...
In Macau, the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly followed the example of its analogous organization in Singapore by approving the new Lucky Six side betting option for baccarat.
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Philippines real estate and gaming firm Belle Corporation is hoping to enlarge the City of Dreams Manila integrated casino resort and has reportedly asked its partner in the giant venue, Melco Resorts and Enter...
In Russia, the state-owned Primorsky Krai Development Corporation has reportedly declared that Asian casino operator NagaCorp Limited has begun construction on the foundations for the first phase of its planned...
In Japan, it was recently learned that this month would reportedly see new legislation, to be included in the IR Implementation Bill, presented to the National Diet that would assess a hefty fine to casino oper...
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has reportedly declared that its upcoming APT Macau Championships 2018 will abide by local laws and have no use, association or involvement with crypto-currencies.
According to a r...
After last week saw Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte kill its plan to build a $500 million integrated casino resort on the small island of Boracay, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited is now reportedly on t...
Included in new legislation that will make its way to Japan's National Diet this month is a penalty of up to ¥500 million (US$4.7 million) that will reportedly be assessed to casino operators if it is discovere...
A new sponsorship agreement has been signed between the Asian Poker Tour and cryptocurrency-based iPoker room CoinPoker. With the agreement, CoinPoker will be providing online satellite packages to players loca...