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, Tuesday reportedly saw around 150 people attend a rally being held outside the Galaxy Macau hotel and casino to protest against current working conditions inside the Cotai Strip property and demand th...
Asian casino operator Summit Ascent Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that Craig Ballantyne will be stepping down as its Chief Operating Officer “in the next few weeks” so as to join sister firm Melco I...
In Russia, a lack of available rooms at weekends is reportedly harming business at Tigre De Cristal although the anticipated opening later in the year of nearby hotels without gambling may significantly help tr...
The central bank of China has halted all Initial Coin Offering (ICO) campaigns, labeling them as illegal forms of fundraising, according to a Bloomberg report. The ban was announced on Monday via a joint statem...
Over the past few weeks, natural disasters have wreaked havoc across the globe, including in areas such as Macau and Houston. The major cities have been impacted so much, that millions are needed in relief effo...
Sheldon Adelson, the outspoken Chief Executive Officer for Las Vegas Sands Corporation, has reportedly criticized the group of civil servants currently formulating the specific rules and guidelines for Japan’s ...
Despite suffering through Typhoon Hato and the comparably weaker tropical storm Pakhar, the over 30 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for August increase by 20.4% year-on-ye...
Lawrence Ho's Tigre de Cristal casino and hotel located near Vladivostok, Russia has seen VIP revenues increase 20% while mass gaming fell January through June compared to the same period a year ago.
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In South Korea, the firm behind the coming $606.6 million Jeju Dream Tower integrated casino resort has reportedly selected American hotel operator Hyatt Hotels Corporation to run the 1,626 rooms inside the 75-...
iGaming Asia Congress is the leading social casino and mobile gaming event to take place in Asia, set to celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. Each year, the event uncovers the latest opportunities, strateg...
Hotels in Macau are reportedly expected to resume normal operations by early next month despite the impact of last week’s Typhoon Hato and the subsequent delay to the clean-up caused by Sunday’s comparably weak...
In Russia, the state-owned Primorsky Krai Development Corporation has reportedly declared that it has received inquiries from both domestic and international casino firms regarding the three plots of Far East l...
Imperial Pacific Holdings International (IPI) wrapped up the first half of 2017 with gross profits more than two-fold what they were for the same period in 2016. However, operating expenses mainly attributable ...
The two men previously in charge of an official Chinese state lottery have reportedly been stripped of their positions for illegally taking bribes following an investigation by the nation’s top graft watchdog.
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In South Korea, the nation’s only casino accessible to locals has reportedly announced that it will be discontinuing credit card cash lending services from Friday as part of a move to create a healthier gamblin...