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.
A new report from the International Monetary Fund has reportedly predicted that the economy of Macau is set to grow by 2.8% in 2017 after failing to chalk up any forward progress over any of the previous four y...
A local action group has asked the Philippines Court of Appeals to issue a temporary restraining order against government agencies and private developers of the controversial "Army Navy Club" casino and hotel u...
In Macau, the coming five-star Legend Palace Hotel Casino development from Asian casino operator Macau Legend Development Limited has reportedly been granted permission to operate 15 new-to-market mass-market g...
Despite challenging economic conditions, last year will reportedly see Singapore having welcomed more tourists than ever before with these visitors having spent a record $17.5 billion on confectionery, shopping...
As the casino industry in Macau faces calls to implement a total smoking ban as soon as possible, a new study has reportedly found that the majority of gaming floor employees favor allowing gamblers to enjoy to...
Known far and wide for excellent convention centers and attendant amenities, Las Vegas Sands Corp subsidiary Sands China Limited will collaborate with MICE India and Luxury Travel (MILT) Congress 2017 to showca...
The U.S. leads the world in gambling losses by country with Americans losing $116.9 billion last year, according to The Economist’s citing of data from U.K.-based H2 Gambling Capital (H2G), a betting and gaming...
Expected to host festivities on the February 17, visitors who anticipated a grand opening of all facilities at Okada Manila this week, will have to wait just a little bit longer as the festivities have now been...
In an attempt to diversify its business base away from casinos, money-handling machines innovator Japan Cash Machine Company Limited is reportedly eager to begin selling more currency-checking technology in eme...
New figures from some of the casinos in Vietnam have reportedly revealed that last month’s decision by authorities in the Asian nation to partially lift their long-standing ban on locals gambling could not have...
The Chairwoman and CEO of the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp has denied being offered a bribe from Macau-based gaming scion Jack Lam. Andrea Domingo, the current Pagcor chief, did acknowledge that she me...
In China, the giant Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge is reportedly expected to be completed this year and span a 31-mile section of the Pearl River Delta to link the cities of Macau and Hong Kong.
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In the Philippines, lawmakers reportedly look set to require the nation’s land-based casinos to observe more stringent anti-money laundering rules following last year’s alleged laundering of funds electronicall...
After lawmakers in Japan passed enabling legislation late last year that could see up to three integrated casino resorts legalized from the beginning of 2019, Osaka has reportedly become the first city to offic...
Government stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands casino industry are getting specialized training in a variety of subjects including regulatory compliance and criminal investigations ...