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 Malaysia, a firm named Podiumspot Capital Group has reportedly announced plans to build the world’s largest floating casino as part of a new cruise ship set to be christened the Crusino.
According to a re...
In a much-anticipated announcement coming through unconventional channels, Delta Corp of India has reportedly confirmed that their new Casino Deltin Denzong will open January 14, 2017.
The launch announcemen...
Gaming machines in foreigner-only casinos in Vietnam soon will be subject to a higher payout percentage.
Vietnam Breaking News reports that Decree 175/2016/ND-CP, which was issued on December 30, 2016, amend...
The highest court in Singapore has reportedly ruled in favor of Las Vegas Sands Corporation by ordering a premium casino player to pay off a debt of over $2 million to its Marina Bay Sands casino.
According ...
Philippine operator of online casino games at land-based digital terminals, PhilWeb, was given an official approval by the Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (PSEC) to sell 53.76% of its shares to ne...
In the 12 months ending December 31, 2016, casino revenue of South Korean operator Paradise Co Ltd (034230.KQ) increased by 6.2 percent to KRW603.1bn (US $509m), compared to KRW567.88 billion for full-year 2015...
In India, the chief elections official for Goa has reportedly warned casinos in the small state against laundering money for political parties while declaring that his office intends to keep a close watch on pr...
Chinese real estate developer Landing International Development Limited has reportedly announced that it has assumed complete control of the under-construction Jeju Shinhwa World integrated casino resort projec...
Macau’s casino industry went through a major slump resulting in 26 consecutive months of gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline which ended in August 2016. The industry since then has shown signs of recovery as GGR...
The authorities in China arrested 17 Crown Resort employees in October 2016 on alleged gambling related crimes and caused major casino operators in the region to immediately pull out their staff and cease all m...
Controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has changed his mind regarding the imprisonment of Chinese casino magnate Jack Lam and has now set terms, which if fulfilled, will see Lam return to the Philip...
In Singapore, a 34-year-old gambler from mainland China has been sentenced to serve 14 weeks in jail after pleading guilty to multiple charges of cheating and theft at the Marina Bay Sands.
According to a re...
December marked the fifth month in a row that Macau's gambling economy showed year-on-year increases, but the first seven months of the year still tanked the annual numbers making 2016 the third consecutive yea...
In Singapore, the Straights Times print edition reported on December 31 that The International Criminal Police Organization ICPO or INTERPOL, conducted raids as part of an operation called Operation First Light...
After selling off a significant portion of its estate in the summer, electronic gaming machine operator Entertainment Gaming Asia Incorporated has now offloaded the remnants of its assets in Cambodia for $900,0...