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.
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MGM China Holdings Ltd recently released its first quarter performance report which showed that the company had a twenty five percent drop in revenue. Although the drop in revenue is significant, it is neverthe...
Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) will be held in Macau from May 17 through 19. It is the most important gaming industry event in the region and gives industry players access to an unprecedented array of infor...
The government of Goa is currently creating rules that will be issued to the Gaming Commission to help set up the casino industry regulations. One rule in the works would see locals banned from casinos, accordi...
The Tinian Dynasty Hotel And Casino, which has been closed since early-March, could soon have a new owner with at least five groups now reportedly interested in taking over the shuttered property.
The 412-ro...
The Asia Gaming Awards announced today that they have concluded the first phase in shortlisting nominees for this years awards in ten categories. The awards recognize milestones and achievements in the Asian ga...
Macau junket promoter Suncity Group has revealed that the first phase of the casino resort it is building in Vietnam in partnership with asset management firm VinaCapital Group and Gold Yield Enterprises will i...
Chinese casino boss and junket operator in the Philippines, Kim Wong, has turned over $5 million, in what is believed to be stolen funds, to the Anti-Money Laundering Council.
The money is the fourth and fin...
Trying to boost business in the $42 billion investment in Sochi, Russian authorities have already announced shutting down casinos in the Azov-City gaming zone. However, the president Vladimir Putin has decided ...
South Korean casino operator Paradise Co has reported sales of $48.4 million for April, which represents a 9.4% increase year-on-year, although the figure for the first four months of 2016 is 2.9% lower than fo...
A proposal from Vijay Mallya to open a new offshore casino in the Indian state of Goa has been scrapped after the controversial Indian businessman failed to secure a government license.
Chairman for conglome...
The state-run Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) has revealed that its net income for the first three months of 2016 rose by 11% year-on-year to reach $22.1 million.
PAGCOR operates 13 casi...
SJM Holdings is one of the six major casino operators in Macau and the parent company to some of the most well known casinos in Macau including the Grand Lisboa Casino, Hotel Fortuna Casino and the Casino Golde...
The environmental protection agency for the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) has reportedly fined the company building the new Grand Mariana Casino And Hotel Resort on Saipan for repeated vio...
Louis XIII Holdings Limited has officially changed the name of its Macau hotel property into The 13. The Hong Kong-based company announced the possible name change by the end of February, when the establishment...
The 33 casinos in Macau reported gross gaming revenues for April of $2.17 billion, which represents a decline of 9.5% year-on-year and marks a 23rd consecutive month of deterioration.
According to a report f...