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.
After months of debate, the legality of Bitcoins in Japan is finally taking shape, thanks to a new law that went into effect this April 1st which recognizes Bitcoin as a type of payment method, according to loc...
Asian junket operator Jimei International Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced the end of a partnership with NagaCorp Limited that saw it promoting seven gaming tables inside the latter’s NagaWo...
In China, a prominent government minister has reportedly announced that the nation is set to continue its crackdown on cross-border gambling and called on overseas law enforcement bodies to provide more help.
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In the wake of Japan’s passage late last year of enabling legislation that could see up to two Las Vegas-style integrated gambling resorts licensed by the beginning of 2018, members of the government are report...
Japan comes one step closer to the introduction of Integrated Resort projects with the news that the Macau-based operator Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) and Monte Carlo's Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) have i...
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (1076.HK), recently reported the consolidated results for the company and its subsidiaries for the year ending Dec 31, 2016, with gross revenue of HKD7.49 billion (US...
The 2016 annual report was filed this past Friday by Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd which revealed that Phases 3 and 4 of the Galaxy Macau will see virtually all of the floor areas used for non-gaming facilitie...
Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. has announced via press release that more details about the Okada Manilla resort in the Philippines will be revealed this Friday. An unveiling will be provided for ...
In Vietnam, local players are reportedly still not being granted access to select area casinos despite January’s passage of new rules that instituted a three-year pilot program and were to see native punters pe...
The new Goa government introduced a new annual state budget that will see Goa’s land-based and floating casinos face increased fees in 2017, according to local media outlets. The latest increase marks the third...
Malaysian electronic gaming machine manufacturer RGB International has reportedly declared that it is hoping to deliver equipment worth about $40 million this year to clients across Asia including those in the ...
On March 31, 2017, Moscow will host Betting Trends Forum 2017, an exclusive event in Russia focused on issues and trends of the betting business. Delegates will see presentations from leading experts in the fie...
New rules aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos in the Philippines could reportedly come into force later this year as Senate lawmakers look to approve their version of a ...
Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. gambling company, has been named the world's richest gambling billionaire, according to Forbes Magazine. With his $30.4 billion fortune, Adelson is the 20th w...
Despite not being known for its tourism industry, the secretive nation of North Korea is reportedly seeking foreign investment in order to operate a cruise ship complete with a casino on routes around southeast...