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 Philippines and China have not had the best of relationships in the past, but things are looking better for both countries after Philippine’s president Rodrigo Duterte visit to China in October. Philippine ...
In the Philippines, local investment vehicle Belle Corporation revealed this week that it has agreed to join a consortium hoping to build a new international airport on reclaimed land near the southwest suburbs...
In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, the temporary Best Sunshine Live casino on Saipan ended its first year in business in October by recording a second highest monthly VIP chip turnover of $3.8...
Wynn Macau Limited, the casino operator controlled by Las Vegas-based Wynn Resorts Limited, has reported a third-quarter loss only 40 days after inaugurating its new $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai development.
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The largest South Korean casino resort, the Kangwon Land Resort, has just released their Q3 profits for 2016. According to the numbers, the only national casino resort in South Korea has had an even better year...
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL:US) will begin VIP gaming operations on November 5 at the $3.2 billion Studio City, for which in 2011, the casino operator acquired a 60 percent interest.
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The Philippines has continued to tighten financial regulations on the casino industry in an effort to stop money laundering activities in the country. Rep. Feliciano Belmonte Jr from Quezon City recently introd...
After undergoing a $18.8 million initial public offering in August, Asian casino operator Silver Heritage Group Limited has announced that it is likely to “fall short” of its predicted annual revenues and adjus...
New figures released by the Gaming Inspection And Coordination Bureau show that the casino industry in Macau is continuing its recent recovery after it posted a third consecutive month-on-month increase in gros...
On Friday, the United States Internal Revenue Service filed a notice of federal tax lien against Hong Kong Entertainment (Overseas) Investment Ltd. The company is the owner of the Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Cas...
In the face of growing demand from local tourists and gamblers, South Korean budget airline Jeju Air has inaugurated a new route that connects Macau to Incheon International Airport near Seoul.
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Vietnam currently does not allow local residents to gamble at any of the casinos in the country but has been discussing the possibility of amending that law for an extended period of time. A number of internati...
The Supreme Court of the Philippines has upheld its decision that declared Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels, Inc.’s (Bloomberry)(BLOOM.PS) exemption from paying a corporate tax, imposed by the Bureau of Internal R...
On Monday, Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International (MGM.N) Chief Executive Officer James Murren said that the company could spend close to $10 billion on an integrated resort (IR) in Japan via a publicly trad...
It was recently announced that a settlement has been reached between Wynn Resorts and Leighton Contractors (Asia) over the luxury resort project known as Wynn Palace Macau. Wynn will now have to pay $121 millio...