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.
Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, Inc. has announced via press release that more details about the Okada Manilla resort in the Philippines will be revealed this Friday. An unveiling will be provided for ...
In Vietnam, local players are reportedly still not being granted access to select area casinos despite January’s passage of new rules that instituted a three-year pilot program and were to see native punters pe...
The new Goa government introduced a new annual state budget that will see Goa’s land-based and floating casinos face increased fees in 2017, according to local media outlets. The latest increase marks the third...
Malaysian electronic gaming machine manufacturer RGB International has reportedly declared that it is hoping to deliver equipment worth about $40 million this year to clients across Asia including those in the ...
On March 31, 2017, Moscow will host Betting Trends Forum 2017, an exclusive event in Russia focused on issues and trends of the betting business. Delegates will see presentations from leading experts in the fie...
New rules aimed at tightening anti-money laundering regulations for land-based casinos in the Philippines could reportedly come into force later this year as Senate lawmakers look to approve their version of a ...
Sheldon Adelson, owner of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. gambling company, has been named the world's richest gambling billionaire, according to Forbes Magazine. With his $30.4 billion fortune, Adelson is the 20th w...
Despite not being known for its tourism industry, the secretive nation of North Korea is reportedly seeking foreign investment in order to operate a cruise ship complete with a casino on routes around southeast...
In September, beleaguered Macau junket investor Iao Kun closed three VIP rooms in the special administrative region. Two of the rooms were located on Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) properties; one at StarWorl...
Asian casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has published its financial results for 2016 showing that all-time record VIP volume and mass-market table drop led to it transforming the previous year’s an...
Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group has increased the budget for its under-construction Tiger Palace Resort Bhairahawa in Nepal by over 34% and begun raising additional funds to cover the escalating cos...
In the U.S., federal prosecutors are looking into whether North Korea played a role in the February 2016, theft of $81m from the New York Federal Reserve Bank belonging to the Bangladesh Central Bank.
Initia...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, a worker has reportedly died while helping to construct the multi-million-dollar Imperial Pacific Resort And Hotel Saipan after falling from scaffolding and ...
The governor for the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, Ralph Torres, has reportedly revealed that his administration will likely grant casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited...
A $500 million casino resort has been given the green light by the Philippine gaming regulator, making the project on the central island of Cebu the country’s first integrated gambling destination outside of th...