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.
Singapore will once again be offering online gambling by this October thanks to an exemption being made within the Remote Gambling Act. The Remote Gambling Act was put into play in Singapore back in February of...
As the Asian casino market continues to grow at a rapid pace, global casino operators are keeping a close watch on Japan as lawmakers in the country are pushing for the ban on the casino industry to be lifted. ...
After suspending the previous deal following a dispute with the original contractor, the Transportation Infrastructure Office has re-launched the tender for the contract to construct a Light Rapid Transit depot...
In Macau, a jobs fair held by MGM China Holdings Limited on Monday saw the casino operator hire more than 200 people to work on a non-contract basis across seven departments at its soon-to-open MGM Casino Cotai...
The Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau (DICJ) of Macau has reportedly revealed that it has reached a preliminary consensus regarding the introduction of new rules that would prohibit gaming workers from ...
Luxury automobile manufacturer Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has announced the handover of 30 specially-commissioned Phantom cars to luxury entrepreneur Stephen Hung, Joint Chairman for The 13 Holdings Limited...
Four casino employees have been arrested and charged with fraud and engaging in illegal gambling practices for their alleged involvement in a scheme that reportedly swindled a VIP gaming room in an unnamed Maca...
After becoming the latest casualty of new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a few weeks ago and being ordered to close 53 of its 137 bingo and electronic games parlors, operator Leisure And Resorts World Cor...
Bloomberry Resorts Corporation is refuting a claim that it has agreed to extend the closing date for the sale of its Jeju Sun Hotel And Casino in South Korea to Macau-based VIP junket operator Iao Kun Group Hol...
A referendum will be on the ballot this October asking Penghu voters whether or not casinos should be allowed in the country. On Monday, several individuals held a demonstration outside the Legislative Yuan in ...
The future of The Landmark Hotel and its associated Pharaohs Palace Casino is uncertain after the Friday deadline for a previously announced acquisition agreement passed without a final deal being concluded.
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After stating earlier this month that it wanted to promote the Philippines as a destination for luxury cruise operators, Tiger Resort Leisure And Entertainment Incorporated has reportedly announced plans to add...
The tax for slot machines and betting shops in the Russian Federation will be doubled by the Russian Finance Ministry, according to an Asia Gaming Brief report.
The news agency reports that Deputy Finance Mi...
After closing its high-roller operations at the Sands Cotai Central, the StarWorld Casino And Hotel Resort and the Galaxy Macau Casino earlier this month, VIP junket operator Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limit...
Casinos in the Philippines reported a 30% increase year-on-year in aggregate gross casino revenues for the three months to the end of June to approximately $711.68 million due in part to a rise in the popularit...