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.
Ba Ria-Vung Tau, a province located in Vietnam’s Southeast region, has agreed in principle to permit Ho Tram Project Company to build a small airport to be used exclusively for its fully integrated Ho Tram Reso...
The Parisian Macao Casino Resort from operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation subsidiary Sands China Limited is set to open on September 13 featuring 410 live-dealer gaming tables alongside 1,600 slots.
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Following yesterday’s news that Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited had closed its operation inside the Sands Cotai Central, fellow Macau VIP junket operator Tak Chun Group has reportedly “suspended” its high...
Vietnam saw a new draft decree promoted in June that many expected would allow Viet citizens to gamble in at least one of the country's casinos on a trial basis. Currently, only non-citizens and citizens with f...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Company Limited has released its financial results for August showing a 19.5% increase year-on-year in total casino sales to $52.6 million helped by the performance of tabl...
Solaire Resort and Casino owner and operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp (BLOOM.PS) says that the Supreme Court of the Philippines has decided in its favor regarding a corporate tax imposed by the Bureau of Interna...
After earlier reporting a 47% drop year-on-year in company-wide rolling chip volumes for the first seven months of 2016 to $2.3 billion, VIP junket operator Iao Kun Group Holding Company Limited has closed its ...
Plans have been revived by Roberto Ongpin in his efforts to use his shares of the PhilWeb Corporation to try and help the company after the Philippine amusement and Gaming Corporation rejected or seemingly igno...
The number of people fined for smoking in Macau casinos during the first eight months of 2016 increased by 32.2% year-on-year while a leading labor union has asked the government to further strengthen its enfor...
On Saturday, Macau’s Secretary for Economy and Finance, Lionel Leong Vai Tac, confirmed that in addition to 1,614 slot machines, casino operator Sands China Ltd (HKSE: 1928) would receive 100 new-to-market tabl...
The Philippines President Rodrigo R. Duterte has launched an aggressive campaign to crack down on drug trafficking and clean up the gambling industry in the county. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporati...
Macau casino operator Melco International Development Limited has released its interim consolidated financial results for the six months to the end of June showing an almost 1,000% increase year-on-year in net ...
The company behind the Tigre De Cristal casino resort in Russia’s Primorsky Krai region, Summit Ascent Holdings Limited, has released its consolidated financial results for the six months to the end of June sho...
NagaCorp Ltd, a HKEx listed casino firm based in Malaysia with operations in Cambodia and elsewhere, has announced they will be selling 190,000,000 of their existing placing shares in a placing and subscription...
Hong Kong-listed casino operator Macau Legend Development Limited has announced that it has now assumed complete management and operational responsibilities for the Savan Vegas Hotel And Entertainment Complex i...