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 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.
In May,...
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...
After deploying six of its Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) innovations at the Foxwoods Resort Casino last month, developer GameCo Incorporated has now reportedly announced that is hoping to secure approval f...
Following last week’s arrests of 17 individuals accused of running a proxy betting syndicate online, the casino regulator in Macau has reportedly urged casino and junket operators to remain vigilant concerning ...
In Taiwan, residents of the outlying island province of Kinmen are reportedly set to be given the chance in late-October to vote on whether to legalize casinos after gambling proponents managed to collect enoug...
In Macau, the government has reportedly revealed that it raked in $4.64 billion in taxes from gambling between January and May, which was a 12.4% increase year-on-year, and that the activity had accounted for 8...
In Japan, the mayor of the city of Wakayama has reportedly revealed that the community of some 369,000 people could be forced to give up on its plan to host one of the nation’s coming integrated casino resorts ...
Following the recent shooting and arson attack at the Resorts World Manila venue that left 38 dead and 54 injured, casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corporation has reportedly beefed...
A week after Universal Entertainment Corporation launched an investigation into the involvement of its Chairman, Kazuo Okada, into an alleged illegal transfer of cash and its Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertain...
In Japan, more information concerning the specific rules and guidelines that could govern the nation’s coming integrated casino resorts has reportedly been revealed following last week’s meeting between an expe...
Despite wanting to invest in the gaming industry, the government of Telangana in southern India has decided to ban online rummy within the state.
Any individual found to have taken part in online rummy gamin...