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.
Back in January, the government of Vietnam published a decree that confirmed a three year pilot program, providing locals with access to casinos. Citizens as well as casinos were given rules for participation i...
In 2016, the Law Commission of India was given the task of examining the gambling industry, with consideration given to the legal aspects of betting on sports in the country. The review was based on the sport-f...
After taking on the role as president of the Philippines in 2016, Rodrigo Duterte quickly began to make changes to the gambling industry of the country. The president began by taking on online gambling, vowing ...
An improvement in tourism numbers as well as infrastructure within the Philippines may give the country an opportunity to see their casino sector outperform Singapore in the near future. Speaking with CNBC late...
Asian casino operator Genting Hong Kong Limited has seen its annual profit for 2016 tumble from the $2.1 million it recorded for the previous twelve-month period to a deficit of just over $504,000 despite recor...
In India, despite not winning an outright majority in recent Goa state elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party has been invited to form a government for the next five-year parliamentary term while reportedly also...
Gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax is reportedly not being collected from gaming operator Imperial Pacific International (CNMI), LLC operations on Saipan and a lawmaker there is questioning why, according to Asia G...
After announcing just before Christmas that it intended to unveil “a new corporate entity” before the end of 2017, Asian casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment Limited has now reportedly settled on a name an...
Citing “factors beyond our control” and seemingly blaming the deteriorating relationship between China and South Korea, international poker tournament series operator World Poker Tour (WPT) Enterprises Incorpor...
The Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Smoke and possible exceptions to the smoking ban in Macau casinos were the topics of discussion at the 10th meeting of The Second Standing Committee of the Legislati...
After Typhoon Soudelor (Hanna) the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2015 Pacific typhoon season took its toll on the early construction of Imperial Pacific's Phase I casino resort project in Saipan, myriad oth...
An agreement between NagaCorp Ltd (3918:Hong Kong) flagship NagaWorld and the Cambodian government has contributed greatly to the $48 million collected from the casino industry in 2016; a 40 percent increase fr...
After announcing a year ago that it intended to withdraw from a joint venture that was hoping to bring a casino to the South Korean city of Incheon, real estate developer Lippo Limited has now fully exited the ...
In the Philippines, the operator of the City Of Dreams Manila has reportedly lost a court action and been ordered to abide by a previous accord whereby it agreed not to employ any staff from rival Bloomberry Re...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, the owner of the now-closed Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino is reportedly suing United States immigration officials for allegedly damaging its reputation and...