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.
What appears to be the single largest money laundering crime in the history of the Philippines is being investigated by financial regulators there, according to local media. Apparently $100 million was introduc...
Mohegan Sun's partnership with KCC Corp paid off this week when the consortium was given a green light by the South Korean government to construct their Inspire Integrated Resort on Yeongjong Island. With licen...
A final administrative action on Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino's forfeiture of $2.5 million was announced this week by the U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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The Parisian Macao is constructing a replica of the Eiffel Tower, of half-size, with the entire property project having a price tag of $2.7 billion. The tower may be ready before September, according to an anno...
Earlier this week, Louis XIII Holdings Limited made an announcement that their Macau hotel property will be officially named ‘The 13’. The first images of the hotel’s interior were released to the public which ...
UPDATE 2-25-2016: Mohegan--KCC Consortium wins license.
South Korea currently has a total of 17 operational casinos and only one that is allowed to provide gaming services to South Koreans, as the government...
The Macau government has been pushing casino operators for the last 18 months to diversify their portfolio and expand their non-gaming offerings so that their casinos have a better family friendly environment. ...
Jimei Casino located within the Grand Lapa is one of the smaller casinos in Macau and recently decided to experiment with the concept of launching a VIP Slot room targeting high rollers from Mainland China. Con...
Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive of well established Macau operator Sands China Ltd, expressed confidence that the company’s latest project in the hub would be as successful as its sister facility ...
A probe by the U.S. tied to possible money laundering is reviewing whether the Western Union Co. was aware of gaming transactions involving other nations, and if the firm had sufficient safeguards against such ...
Well established Macau casino operator Sands China Limited revealed a 43% drop in net profit for 2015. The report wasn’t received with much surprise taken into account the overall market slowdown that struck th...
For the second time this year, the VIP gaming room of L’Arc Macau is subject to theft. The venue is currently involved in an investigation where it has been alleged the embezzlement has taken place, with HK$1 m...
On Thursday MGM Resorts International said that due to the struggling casino business in Macau and the planned openings in the region of other multi-billion dollar resorts, it would delay the opening of its $3 ...
In the Cotai district, the Parisian Macao resort is not near completion, despite having a requirement to be completed by April of this year. The Macau government has now given Sands China Ltd an extension to co...
The Transport Bureau of Macau is reporting that the bus routes of casino shuttles could be cut from 80 to less than 50. The regularity of the services from the shuttles may also be cut 20%, as many feel that to...