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.
Central bank director general Chea Serey has announced that Cambodia’s casino industry generated an estimated $2 billion revenue in 2014 from non-residents, and was assessed as approximately 40% of the country...
Tuesday saw casino stocks on the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEx) fall to levels unseen in years, and the sneeze seems to have even given some NYSE stocks a cold, or at least kept them from shaking it.
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Neptune Group Ltd, a junket operator that once had a thriving operation in Macau has found it difficult to post consistent profits after the anti-corruption crackdown. The company recently announced that it was...
According to local sources a series of raids over a three-month period by Hong Kong police have resulted in the arrests of approximately 4,343 people with alleged ties to the city’s infamous organized crime syn...
One time Neptune Group Ltd shareholder in Hong Kong’s Macau VIP gambling sector Cheung Chi-tai's trial has been adjourned by a Hong Kong court until March 24, 2016 at the request of prosecutors citing complexit...
Russian media outlet PrimaMedia is reporting on the internal progress of Tigre de Cristal as the first casino in Primorsky Krai is set to open their doors to the public in a little over a week. There are report...
Selena World Resort is one of four integrated resorts being developed in the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone (IEZ) near Vladivostok, in the Asian portion of the Russian Federation. The property will feat...
China real estate developer Landing International in partnership with Genting Hong Kong had operated Hyatt Regency Jeju on Jeju Island in South Korea. However, the Jeju casino did not perform as well as per in...
Majestar Casino (The Shilla Jeju Hotel & Casino) announced today the release of ‘Majestar Casino Mobile Game’ in six countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Canada, New Zealand and United Arab Emirates (U...
The Star Vegas Resort and Club in Poipet, Cambodia “successfully launched” its Heng Sheng VIP club Sunday, according to an announcement by Southeast Asia casino operator Donaco International Ltd.
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The most recent filing by Summit Ascent Holdings LTD with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange confirms a planned October 8th soft opening for Tigre De Cristal and states that Phase I will be in full operation in "appr...
Melco Crown Entertainment and Edinburgh Napier University have teamed up in order to launch an in-house bachelor degree program for staff. The initiative got the name “MCE YOU-niversity” and it’s part of the gr...
The Amaya Group, the parent company of PokerStars, has decided to merge two of their powerhouse poker tours into one, creating a force to be reckoned with in the poker industry for both Australia and Asia. The ...
Hong Kong business tycoon and billionaire Tony Fung Wing Cheung had earlier committed to investing significantly into Australia as he believed the casino industry down under had enormous potential. Fung had com...
A scam was recently detected that has affected hundreds of online players on popular gambling sites PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker by allowing malware operators to cheat during online games. The scam was uncove...