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 three states that permit gambling in India are Goa, Sikkim and Daman and considering the potential of the Indian gambling industry, a number of other states are also pushing to see if they can legalize the ...
The Malaysian government is considering adjusting the current laws to stop what they are calling ‘widespread’ activity in online illegal gambling. Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed, the Deputy Home Minister, stated on W...
Tan Seet Eng, better known as Dan Tan, is one of 14 people that were arrested in September 2013 when Singapore officials were cracking down on a match-fixing ring. Believed to be the mastermind of the global sc...
There are currently only three states in India that permit gambling and the state of Goa has the biggest gambling industry with a total of 15 casinos, 4 of them offshore on the Mandovi River. It is estimated th...
Cambodian conglomerate LYP Group Co Ltd has been given permission to launch online gambling operations. The group owns three casinos on the border with Thailand and it’s run by the national senator since 2006 L...
After the country’s largest underground banking operation was dismantled by authorities in China last week, handling online gambling transactions in the country could become much more difficult.
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“Excited” was the word used by the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority, operator of Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, to describe its new partnership with South Korean chemicals manufacturer KCC Corp in its bid for one of...
The only greyhound race track available in Asia is the Yat Yuen Canidrome, a facility that just recently received a renewed contact for one year of operation by the government of Macau. Based on information pro...
Locals and tourists visiting the Tinian Dynasty resort will need to make sure that they are carrying cash as the property is now a cash-only facility. According to recent reports, the hotel and casino are no lo...
One of the most sought after entertainment amenities at Macau's Studio City is set to hold a grand opening celebration on December 2nd. The House of Magic is hosted by internationally acclaimed illusionist Fran...
KPMG recently conducted a survey of 542 gamblers in Macau asking them for their opinion on Macau’s blanket smoking ban and received a 71 percent response where some opposed a blanket smoking ban and some were i...
Wynn Palace of Cotai was set to open in March, but now the owner of the venue, Wynn Resorts Ltd, has announced their newest Macau casino will be delayed for three months in opening. The new date set for launch ...
On Tuesday the authorities in China announced that they cracked a big cross-border online gambling ring that handled $78 billion in bets from almost 1 million customers in China alone. According to local media ...
Animal activists locally and abroad have their sights centered on Tigre de Cristal Casino near Vladivostok after images surfaced of a five month old female Siberian tiger cub with glazed-over eyes. The cub was...
The casino industry in Cambodia has grown rapidly during the last eighteen months and one of the main reasons for that growth is due to the influx of gamblers from Mainland China. The Cambodian government and C...