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.
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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.
Tourism in Osaka is thriving, and now the city is concerned about overtourism. According to Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura, the Osaka Prefectural Government is even considering setting up entry fees for foreign vi...
After the soft opening of the 1st phase of the complex on November 30, the grand opening of Mohegan INSPIRE Entertainment Resort was held on March 5th, marking the realization of the 1st phase of a total of 4 p...
One of the biggest concessionaires in Macau, SJM Holdings, released a revenue report and it seems things are looking better for the city. Thanks to a significant increase in gaming revenue, in a year ending wit...
International football betting operators looking to enter the legal Vietnamese wagering market will have to take part in a tender process called by the Government, according to the recently issued governmental ...
Following the $1 billion development, the Solaire Resort North integrated resort will open its doors to visitors by the end of May 2024. Run by the leading Philippine resort operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporat...
Fueled by Lunar New Year's Golden Week, gross gaming revenue in Macau during February this year reached MOP$18.5 billion, which is roughly US$2.3 billion.
Increased gaming income:
Macau managed to record ...
International iGaming technology provider, Intralot, has extended the contract with Malaysian gaming company Magnum Corporation to continue supplying technology to the company for seven years more years. The ex...
Bloomberry Resorts Corp, one of the biggest integrated resort operators in the Philippines, allegedly will try to sell Jeju Sun, its South Korean property.
Failed acquisition:
This is the second attempt t...
Galaxy Entertainment Group revealed net income of HK$10.3bln, which is approximately US$1.32bln, for the period of 3 months leading to December 31 of the previous year, which jumped by 254% compared to the prev...
The Malaysian sole entertainment and casino property Resorts World Genting announced that its Circus Palace and Hollywood casinos will be closed from February 28 onwards. As reported, the company gave no furthe...
The announced ownership transformation of the Tigre de Cristal integrated resort near Vladivostok in Russia has come to a halt. As reported, the Russian company Dalnevostochnyj Aktiv LLC has withdrawn from the ...
Macau SAR Legislative Assembly is considering a revision of the legislation related to illegal gambling activities in the city. The proposal reportedly includes a range of higher pecuniary penalties for offende...
The Macau SAR Government reported significant growth when it came to gaming tax revenue generated in January 2024. The city earned MOP$7.34 billion, or US$911 million in January, which is 365% more than it had ...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) has officially published a statement combating misinformation regarding its plans for privatization.
The impact of misinformation:
In the aforementioned ...
For one of Macau’s 6 concessionaires, MGM China, last year was its best year of all time in terms of income collected, as it officially revealed all-time highs for 4Q23 and entire year Adjusted Property EBITDAR...