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.
On April 23rd, the Nam Hoi An Casino Resort project of Vietnam is set to begin construction. VinaCapital, an asset management company focused on Vietnam projects, as well as Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd of Hon...
The ruling BJP government and its opposition party, the Indian National Congress, have found it difficult to see eye to eye on just about any issue and have been waiting for each other to make a mistake. Goa’s ...
Japan may have lost it's trailblazing badminton star for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics today after bosses handed Kento Momota an "indefinite suspension" for his visit to an illegal casino with teammate, Kenichi T...
Lim Soo Kok is a Malaysian gambler who has reportedly tried to use his ties in Australia to get out of a debt owed with Resorts World Sentosa, a gambling resort venue of Singapore. The gambler has assets in Aus...
Macau’s casinos currently allow gamblers to smoke in VIP enclosures and mass market gamblers to use an airport style lounge to smoke, as smoking is banned at the gaming tables and slot machine floors. Macau leg...
Las Vegas Sands Corp (NYSE: LVS) agreed Thursday to pay $9 million in order to end a five year probe into allegations that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - a federal anti-bribery law, when it fai...
The Wynn Palace resort, a venue currently under construction in Cotai, was set to open on the 25th of June, after changing from a previously scheduled March 25th opening date. The venue is now likely to push ba...
Genting Malaysia Bhd is the parent company of the Resorts World Genting Casino, which is Malaysia’s biggest and only legal casino. Senior executives from Genting Malaysia recently sat down with analysts from th...
The BJP led Goa state government has faced a lot of flak during the last 12 months over its leadership and decision making on the state’s casino industry. Goa is one of the three states in India to allow casino...
The Jeju Dream Tower of Jeju Island has now chosen a builder, with China State Construction Engineering Corporation to be at the helm. The 700 billion won resort will consist of multiple complexes, owned by the...
On Tuesday, gaming investor Imperial Pacific International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 1076), which holds a casino license for the Pacific Island of Saipan, said its subsidiaries engaged in other business segments are b...
Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation Head Cristino Naguiat Jr. recently spoke with reporters, defending the gambling industry, stating that casinos are not the easiest venue for criminals to launder fund...
The latest reports of gaming revenues from Macau show the gambling city continues to fall short of revenue estimates, with 22 consecutive months of declines. The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau ...
Even though Goa’s floating casinos are a huge source of income for the country, their existence causes lots of problems for the government. The latest news related to the four such facilities reveal that the st...
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A local source reports that Best Sunshine International, owned by Imperial-Pacific, has been eyeing an idle piece of property owned by the Northern Marianas Housing Corp. (NMHC...