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.
As it looks to develop a casino on South Korea’s Jeju Island, Hong Kong-listed New Silkroad Culturaltainment Limited is hoping to raise at least $188.96 million via a proposed share subscription offer to existi...
The government of Macau has announced that it will hold meetings with the six companies licensed to operate casino gambling in the enclave following last weekend’s arrest and detention of 18 employees of Austra...
After seeing 18 of its representatives arrested in China over the weekend, Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has now reportedly confirmed previous speculation that it intends to offload some more...
The case against the 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited detained over the weekend just got worse as Chinese police have reportedly obtained communications that document the movement of millions of dollars of...
Russian Gaming Week (RGW) Sochi will be held October 27 at the Sea Galaxy Hotel Congress & SPA in Sochi Russia. The event, organized by Smile-Expo will present a wealth of information and opportunities for ...
A report issued on Tuesday by Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) indicates that over the first nine months of 2016, one-third more tax was contributed by the country’s casino industry.
Accordin...
Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Limited was reportedly warned by Chinese law enforcement officials last summer to stop all of its efforts at trying to attract high-roller gamblers from the mainland to ...
Imperial Pacific’s Best Sunshine Live casino on Saipan Island which is a part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has benefitted significantly from VIP gamblers who have preferred to vaca...
Internationally-renowned fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld has announced that he is partnering with SJM Holdings Limited to open a 270-room branded hotel inside the Macau casino operator’s coming Grand Lisboa Pal...
Following last week’s revelation that SJM Holdings and Summit Ascent Holdings were not interested in opening a casino in Crimea, the local government is now reportedly in talks with an unidentified developer th...
As part of the fifth annual Global Tourism Economy Forum, tourism authorities in Macau have laid out plans designed to see the number of international visitors to the former Portuguese enclave increase to betwe...
Over the weekend, it was made known that 18 employees of Crown Resorts Ltd were detained by the authorities of China. Included in the detentions were three Australians accused of trying and lure gamblers in Ch...
After failing to produce a winner after 39 draws, on Sunday, Vietnam’s new computerized lottery finally found its first jackpot recipient, according to an announcement by the country’s state-run lottery firm, V...
Led by the mass-market segment and despite a slight drop in baccarat takings, casinos in Macau have recorded a 1.2% increase year-on-year in overall third-quarter revenues to $6.9 billion.
According to a rep...
Having failed for 15 years, the odds that Japan will soon allow casinos in the country have greatly improved thanks to changes in the political landscape there that could put the country in a position to benefi...