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 official property name of Entertainment City’s most recent and largest integrated resort and casino in Parañaque (Metro Manila) in the Philippines is Okada Manila, announced developer Tiger Resort Leisure a...
Hong Kong based Imperial Pacific International is the parent company of Best Sunshine International, Ltd which runs the Best Sunshine Live temporary casino on the Saipan Island in the Commonwealth of the Northe...
On Monday, the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) reported that more than 4,000 arrests have been made as part of a global police effort during Euro 2016 which targeted illegal gambling and s...
North Korea has an image in the international community of being one of the most secretive and guarded countries in the world right now under the leadership of Kim Jong Un. Gambling is illegal in North Korea bu...
Andrea Domingo, recently appointed CEO of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (PAGCOR), has been ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte to strictly implement Presidential Decree No. 1067-B, which along with ...
The Beijing Imperial Palace Hotel (formerly known as New Century Hotel, and home to the shuttered Greek Mythology Casino) has had its appeal to the Macau Court of Final Appeal (TUI) rejected, meaning the court ...
The Chief Minister for Goa, Laxmikant Parsekar, has revealed that he is unaware of any specific proposal to relocate the small Indian state’s five floating casinos from their current homes on the Mandovi River ...
The House Committee on Commerce and Tourism was told by the Commonwealth Casino Commission on Tuesday that it’s not the appropriate time to impose a tax of 10 percent on the local casino industry in Saipan.
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Macau Horse Racing Co. Ltd has not turned a profit at the Macau Jockey Club in a decade. Losses for 2015 have been reported in the Official Gazette as being just under MOP88.4 million (US$11 million) an increas...
In Hong Kong, a High Court judge has ordered the owner of a once-successful casino cruise ship to sell the vessel at auction and use the proceeds to honor the unpaid wages of its 46-member crew.
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Various local media reports indicate that neither Sands China Ltd nor Wynn Macau Ltd have made application with the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) for new to market gaming tables to be placed ...
The government of Macau has commissioned a study into the feasibility of constructing at least one two-lane traffic tunnel linking the southern island of Taipa with the Macau Peninsula.
According to a notice...
Goa’s Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and his government have received a lot of criticism from the opposition party and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the state for allowing offshore casinos to cont...
Philippines state gambling regulator PAGCOR, has allowed a month to month license renewal for online gaming operator PhilWeb. Share prices for the Realtime Gaming Asia (RTG) e-gaming station provider were down ...
Vietnamese property developer Saigon Cuu Long Corporation has signed a deal that will see Hilton Worldwide manage the hotel operations at its new casino and hotel property in Ho Chi Minh City.
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