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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SJM Holdings Ltd has been working on a new project in Cotai, the Lisboa Palace. The Macau casino operator’s chief executive, Ambrose So Shu Fai, has now reported that the project will be branded a new title, th...
Macau and Las Vegas are two of the biggest casino hubs in the world, which makes the process of applying and getting approval for a casino license an extremely long one. The Cambodian government is hoping that ...
Wynn Resorts Macau published a net revenue report that reveals a drastic drop of 27% for the fourth quarter of 2015. The total amount the operator generated is $555.7 million, whereas during the same period in ...
Bernstein reports, due to strong cash flow generation, resumption of sizeable share buyback, and a stabilizing Singapore gaming market Genting Singapore PLC (GENS:SP )stocks are expected to outperform.
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At the beginning of this month, the Alter City Group got the nod from the Tinian Casino Control Commission for a casino license. The Macau based group is going to build the $1.2 billion Plumeria Golf & Casi...
The Cali Group is a gambling junket operator located in Macau that previously had offered four VIP gaming rooms at local casinos. The group is now looking to shift resources to another area, in the Philippines,...
Macau’s casino industry continued to decline in 2015 due to the anti-corruption crackdown and gross gaming revenues plummeted for a second year in a row for all of the major operators, including Sands China Ltd...
In order to ensure that world-class properties are in provincial towns and cities, the Philippines is open to locations outside the capital of Manila receiving gambling licenses at a cost of approximately US$30...
Cambodian gaming operator NagaCorp revealed an impressive GGR growth for 2015 in a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday. According to the information provided by the company, NagaCorp saw its gross ...
Macau’s Jimei Casino wanted to implement a new marketing strategy to boost its revenues in 2016 by launching an exclusive VIP slot room that would cater to high rollers and enlist the services of junket operato...
According to the numbers released by the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, the gross gaming revenue in Macau dropped 21.4% in January year on year to 18.67 billion patacas or $2.33 billion. The numbers...
Macau’s casino industry has been in decline for the last 24 months due to the significant decline of VIP gamblers who have preferred not to visit Macau due to the anti-corruption crackdown launched by Beijing. ...
On Friday, the Tinian Casino Control Commission voted unanimously to approve applicants, Alter City Group Inc. (ACG), along with its shareholders, chairman Kin Ian Leong and managing director Ken Lin, for a con...
Malaysian poker player Paul Phua has a built a reputation for himself as a high stakes poker player but has also gained attention over the years for being a key player in the global match fixing business.
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In order to finance its new integrated resort, the Lisboa Palace at the Cotai Strip on the island of Macau, SJM Holdings Ltd (0880.HK), the holding company of Sociedade de Jogos de Macau S.A. ("SJM"), is negoti...