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.
Earlier this year the Laos government decided to sell the Savan Vegas Hotel and Entertainment Complex and shortlisted up to six proposals. One of those shortlisted companies announced in May that the government...
In India, the government for the small state of Goa has passed legislation that considerably increases the license fees for land-based casinos while introducing two new offshore casino licensing categories.
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The Alliance Global Group in the Philippines and Genting Bhd in Malaysia created a joint venture company called the Travellers International Hotel which was responsible for operating the Resorts World Manila ca...
Ahead of next week’s planned opening of its new $4.2 billion Wynn Palace Cotai development, American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has announced that it has received approval to transfer up to 250 under-...
The central bank of Bangladesh has revealed that it is withholding the findings of an investigation into a February cyber theft that netted criminals around $81 million in order to avoid tipping off the “foreig...
In this year’s second quarter, South Korean operator Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd.’s (114090.KS) net income rose to KRW25.6bn (US$23.1m), a year-on-year increase of 38.1 percent, according to a G3 Newswire report...
Entertainment Gaming Asia is a Pan-Asia focused gaming company that has recently seen short-term revenue losses. After a filing on Friday, it was revealed that the company plans on developing a social casino pl...
The company behind the Tigre De Cristal casino resort in Russia’s Primorsky Krai region, Summit Ascent Holdings Limited, has reportedly signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Kangwon Land Incorpo...
Philippine casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has published its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first six months of 2016 showing a return to profitability thanks to record highs in ...
After previously taking aim at the online gambling sector, the administration of newly-elected Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has now turned his attention to the nation’s land-based casino industry by ann...
The owner of the Greek Mythology Casino has announced that it is considering taking legal action against the venue’s operator for failing to provide two years’ worth of financial information.
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Wynn Resorts Ltd have invested over $4.2 billion to develop its Wynn Palace casino resort which is scheduled to open on August 22 in the Cotai district of Macau. On the sidelines of a fire drill Friday, Macau’s...
The online gambling woes continue in the Philippines as operators may not be safe from the efforts to ban the activity by President Rodrigo Duterte. Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR) ...
Chinese sports lottery operator MelcoLot Limited has released its financial results for the first half of 2016 showing a 41% increase year-on-year in total revenues to $4.38 million while its net loss narrowed ...
Officials from Macau’s Marine And Water Bureau showed a group of journalists around the new Taipa Ferry Terminal yesterday and revealed that the $475.6 million facility is expected to be opened between February...