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.
In Macau, the long-running legal battle over who owns the vacant Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel has reportedly been resolved after a local court ruled in favor of an entity known as, Empresa Hoteleira de Macau.
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Caesars Entertainment Corporation (Nasdaq: CZR) is reportedly scouting the Japanese entertainment market. In an exclusive interview with Asia Gaming Brief, the company’s president of entertainment, Jason Gastwi...
In a recent statement to the press, the Grand Hyatt Macau hotel situated in the City of Dreams Macau announced that Timothy Bruce (pictured) has been appointed its new general manager. According to the hotel at...
Leading restaurant and nightlife company, TAO Group, announced recently that next year it would debut its flagship nightclub brand, Marquee, at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore, where in January, TAO als...
In China, the tropical island of Hainan could soon be transformed into a gamblers paradise due to a recent court ruling possibly opening up the way for its local resorts to begin running ‘entertainment bars.'
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After the full House of Representatives voted to approve the Integrated Resort Implementation Bill earlier this week, it was expected that the current session of Japan’s Parliament would be extended to provide ...
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...