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 government of Maharashtra is considering changes within its lottery system, discussing whether or not to bring lottery games from paper to online format. The state government has seen the success of an onli...
The ongoing recovery of the casino market in Macau has reportedly helped some of the industry’s best-known entrepreneurs to increase their wealth even further, with four local gambling magnates appearing in the...
In South Korea, real estate firm Landing International Development Limited has reportedly announced that it is hoping to open the casino for its giant Jeju Shinhwa World project late next month.
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Share prices for some of the biggest casino operators in Macau have reportedly climbed considerably this week following the publication of a report from brokerage firm Sanford C Bernstein Limited that claimed t...
In Vietnam, Michael Kelly has reportedly been selected to serve as the new Chairman for the local branch of the American Chamber of Commerce as it looks to continue developing and strengthening relationships be...
Former US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (pictured) is now part of a three-person Japan Advisory Committee established by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. The committee is comprised of distinguished execu...
Starting this Friday, the APT Kickoff Vietnam 2018 will begin. The Pro Poker Club of Vietnam will be hosting the APT stop from January 19th until the 28th. Players will visit Ho Chi Minh to take part in the man...
In Macau, the fourth quarter of last year reportedly saw the overall tourist price index increase by 5.59% year-on-year to 142.51 points led in large part by a 21% rise in the cost to stay at one of the city’s ...
The global value of the Bitcoin crypto-currency reportedly dropped by some 13.5% earlier this week after news surfaced that legislators in South Korea are preparing to introduce legislation that would hope to i...
In Macau, the local subsidiary of American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to reward all of its eligible non-executive workers with a ‘winter bonus’ worth up to one...
In the Philippines, the nation’s casino regulator has reportedly been forced to launch a second auction for the long-term lease of two parcels of land located next door to the Solaire Resort and Casino in Manil...
Macau casinos reported approximately 80,000 more instances of refusing entry to underage individuals last year than the number of entry refusals to individuals under 21 in all of 2016, which was reported at aro...
In the southern Asian nation of Myanmar, the chief ministers for the states of Mon, Kayin and Shan have reportedly joined with their counterparts from the large administrative divisions of Tanintharyi and Manda...
After delaying the opening of its MGM Cotai development several times, American casino giant MGM Resorts International has now reportedly declared that it intends to hold an ‘official grand opening ceremony’ fo...
The future of the Macau casino industry reportedly remains positive with aggregate gross gaming revenues likely to rise over the course of 2018 despite the sector facing the dual challenges of combating organiz...