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.
As legislators in Japan continue the process of crafting specific rules governing the nation’s coming integrated casino resorts, the governor for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly suggested that only foreigner...
Just a few days ago it was announced that the government of Japan was working on a new bill regarding the casino industry that would cover how new casinos would be regulated along with tax payments and number o...
Japanese pachinko innovator Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is hoping to acquire a majority stake in one of its nation’s planned integrated casino resorts.
According to a re...
In the Philippines, the state-run Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation gambling regulator has announced the establishment of a new offshore gaming license for firms offering online sportsbetting services...
This year’s Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia 2017) will host a variety of industry leaders speaking to attendees' needs to know the current and future state of affairs in the Asian gaming sectors. At 09:30 on ...
Last month reportedly saw a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack hit the operations of some 29 online gaming sites based in Hong Kong with most of the disruptive traffic found to be originating just over...
The ongoing diplomatic dispute between China and South Korea could reportedly be helping casino operators in other Asian nations including Genting Malaysia via its Resorts World Genting integrated casino resort...
American tribal casino operator the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority has reportedly “executed important agreements” with Incheon International Airport Corporation regarding its plan to build a $5 billion integra...
As part of a broader campaign to curb the illicit flow of capital overseas, authorities in China have reportedly joined with their counterparts in the Philippines to crack down on illegal online gambling operat...
In the Philippines, the government has reportedly revealed that it intends to sell off the 46 casinos currently operated by the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation by the end of the year and transform t...
To combat the illegal flow of cash from Mainland China, the government of Macau has decided to implement new security technology at ATMs located near casinos of the gambling city. On Sunday, the government issu...
Law enforcement officials in Taiwan reportedly busted an underground online sportsbetting operation last week that was allegedly providing its services to local and Chinese punters with a primary focus on Europ...
In the Philippines, local trading and shipping firm Udenna Corporation has announced that it has received provisional government approval to build and operate a new $300 million integrated casino resort near th...
Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) will be held May 16-18 at the Venetian Macao. The premiere event is co-organized by the American Gaming Association (AGA) and Reed Exhibitions. Last year's event enjoyed treme...
The fate of the 14 employees of Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited being held in China for “gambling crimes” could soon become clearer after police formally turned the cases over Shanghai’s Baosha...