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.
As it continues to thrash out the specific rules to be included in Japan’s coming Integrated Resort Implementation Bill, the ruling Liberal Democratic/Komeito coalition government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (...
Tougher regulations on gaming machines along with the costs of finishing its giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort has led Japanese gambling giant Universal Entertainment Corporation to report a consolida...
A little over nine years after being established and junket operator Tak Chun Group can now reportedly offer VIP services inside 15 Macau casinos after recently unveiling its latest enterprise at The Plaza Maca...
In Macau, casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly echoed last week’s decision by competitor Wynn Macau Limited in announcing that all eligible non-management employees are to rece...
Having sent out a media invitation on Feb. 6, MGM Resorts International Holdings, Ltd, parent company to MGM China Holdings Ltd (2282:Hong Kong), on Tuesday held the grand opening for its HKD27-billion (US$3.45...
As it looks to expand its production base, Macau-based electronic table games innovator LT Game Limited has reportedly signed a deal that will see an entity known as Shanghai Libiao manufacture a large proporti...
In Macau, law enforcement officials are reportedly set to begin collaborating with their counterparts in mainland China in order to stamp out all illegal wagering utilizing the WeChat social messaging service.
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Macau casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd (SEHK: 00027) reportedly announced on Friday that on Feb. 13 prior to the Chinese New Year holiday the company’s eligible employees at senior manager grade a...
After fully opening its new Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa venue early last month, Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group Limited has now reportedly announced a pair of strategic appointments to oversee th...
In Macau, a recent survey has reportedly discovered that a large proportion of the city’s five-star hotels had sold out all of their rooms for the Chinese New Year period a full eleven days before the start of ...
With the exception of senior management, effective March 1 all eligible employees of Macau casino operator Wynn Macau Ltd (1128:HK) will receive a salary increase. According to the firm’s press release on Thurs...
In the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly taken his antagonism towards gambling a step further by instructing the nation’s regulator to institute a moratorium on the building of an...
In Cambodia, prominent junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly announced that it intends to begin running a new VIP service for high-value clients inside the NagaWorld casino and entertainments complex fro...
A media invitation for the February 13 “grand opening” of its MGM Cotai was reportedly issued on Tuesday by MGM China Holdings Ltd. After having delayed the opening of its Cotai development several times, the M...
In South Korea, the Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly bowed to government pressure after agreeing to close its casino floor two hours earlier every day in order to reduce the time customers can enjoy its range...