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.
On Saturday, a new poker room was launched at the Star Vegas Resort and Club in Cambodia. The new poker room is branded the Poker King Club and was opened during an Asian Poker Tour event.
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In Macau, June reportedly saw aggregated gross gaming revenues rise for an eleventh consecutive month as the over 30 casinos in the city posted a 25.9% combined increase year-on-year to bring in just over $2.49...
In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Philippine casino operators Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. revealed that they are resuming operations at the Resorts World Manila (RWM) with a major ...
After recently being replaced as Chairman for Universal Entertainment Corporation and its casino-operating Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated subsidiary, Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada has r...
Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (1076:HK) announced Monday via a company press release that on Thursday, July 6, it will open its integrated resort (IR), Imperial Pacific Resort Hotel in Saipan.
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In the Philippines, the government is reportedly confident that it will continue to earn revenues from the 46 casinos currently owned and operated by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation once these a...
In Macau, local casino games operator Paradise Entertainment Limited has signed a letter of intent that could see it spend up to $304.9 million in order to acquire the Lan Kwai Fong hotel and casino from curren...
After last month being granted permission to commence operations at its Imperial Pacific Resort and Hotel Saipan facility in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Imperial Pacific International H...
Three weeks after Universal Entertainment Corporation launched an investigation into the involvement of veteran Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada into alleged illegal transfers of company cash and the 74-year-ol...
After having its casino license suspended in the wake of the June 2 shooting and arson attack that left 38 people dead, the Resorts World Manila complex has today reportedly resumed gaming operations following ...
China’s Ministry of Finance has released data on the official lottery products of Mainland China that show the country has seen an increase in sales of 8.9% when considered year-on-year (YOY) totals.
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In the Philippines, the recent decision by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation regulator to revoke the casino license of Resorts World Manila following a deadly shooting and arson attack is reported...
Ten days after a construction worker fell 33 feet to his death and all building activities on the $4.6 billion Grand Lisboa Palace in Macau reportedly remain suspended pending the outcome of an official investi...
After more than four decades serving on the board of Shun Tak Holdings Limited, Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho is reportedly stepping down as the firm’s Chairman and is to hand the reins for the giant conglom...
A little over eight months after being arrested in China for “gambling crimes” and the 19 detained employees of Crown Resorts Limited have today reportedly pleaded guilty and been sentenced following a trial th...