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.
The Baha Mar Casino and Hotel was the biggest integrated casino resort to be developed in Nassau, Bahamas at an estimated $3.5 billion. The casino resort was initially scheduled to open in 2014 and generate tho...
Gaming analysts believe that Japan is in a great position to benefit from legalizing the casino industry and Union Gaming analyst Grant Govertsen recently confirmed that a change in the country’s political envi...
The long-running debate on the future of casinos in the small Indian state of Goa intensified on Thursday as opposition lawmakers exchanged angry words with Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar before walking out ...
The economy of Macau may be about to overturn three years of decline and return to growth thanks to a change in focus from casino operators such as Las Vegas Sands Corporation and Wynn Resorts.
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In a move seen to lower expectations, Wynn Resorts said in its second quarter report that they only expect to receive an allocation of 100 new to market tables for their $4.2 billion Wynn Palace, opening August...
Hong Kong conglomerate Lai Sun Group has signed a deal with Village Roadshow Limited that will see the Australian theme park operator’s Village Roadshow Theme Parks subsidiary operate its new Hollywood-themed a...
In the Philippines, the operator of Oriental Paradise Casino has been ordered to close the facility after allegedly failing to comply with revenue-sharing rules set by the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
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The Supreme Court Of Nevada has reversed a judgment against Las Vegas Sands Corporation that could have seen the American casino operator forced to pay upwards of $100 million to Hong Kong businessman Richard S...
Las Vegas Sands this week reported that at its Marina Bay Sands resort VIP volume for the second quarter of 2016 decreased by 29 percent, but a 0.7 point increase in VIP along with a 6 percent rise in slots han...
Although no details have yet been revealed about the number of new-to-market gaming tables Wynn Palace has requested, earlier reports indicate that the US$4.1 billion Cotai venture is set up for at least 500 ta...
Increasing its gaming footprint, a leave and license agreement has been signed by Delta Corp Ltd (NSE: DELTACORP), the largest gaming company in India, to operate a casino inside the Denzong Regency Hotel in Ga...
Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group has launched an initial public offering in hopes of raising approximately $18.6 million to help fund future projects including its under-construction Tiger Palace Res...
Macau’s casino industry has been in a slump for the last 25 months, but stocks rallied across the board this week. Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson recently announced that their Chinese...
Goa’s floating casinos have been under constant pressure to relocate from the Mandovi river and were given time till March 31, 2016 to relocate. The floating casinos were unable to find a proper relocation site...
Greek Mythology Casino not affected by shuttering of Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel
The firm behind Greek Mythology Casino has announced that a decision by the Macau Government Tourism Office to temporarily c...