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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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.
As reported by Asia Gaming Brief, the Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM), Macau's financial regulatory body, released "updated industry guidance on Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AM...
Based on the gross gaming revenue levels reached by Macau's gambling industry in the first ten days of this month and the heavy weather conditions featuring the same period, financial agency JP Morgan reportedl...
Casino games have a universal appeal, tapping into the adventurous spirit inherent in many of us. For ages, these games have served as more than just entertainment - they've reflected the cultural, societal, an...
Cambodian Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC), the governmental body in charge of regulating the gambling market in the country, has reportedly issued a total of 87 casino licenses since 2021, when...
After the bribery case in Hong Kong was revealed in May last year, the sales manager who has been charged with offering various bribes has pleaded guilty.
Guilty over the bribery:
The employee and former d...
Following the possible continuation of two crucial casino projects in the US, Maybank Investment Bank commented in a note published on September 10 that they "could raise Genting Malaysia’s long-term earnings e...
The Delaware judge ruled on September 7, 2023 that Okada Manila, the largest casino in the Philippines, is not obliged to complete a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger agreement with the US-based...
PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.) is one more time in the middle of the scandal, which occurred when its chairman and nine other members were accused of graft.
The missing money:
The Office ...
The Osaka authorities have reportedly confirmed that the first integrated resort in this region will be opened in the summer of 2030 to cast away the speculations about an earlier launch of the luxurious proper...
During August, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profits reaching MOP$17.21 billion, which is approximately US$2.12 billion, meaning it increased ...
The first half of the year was tough for the Macau Legend, a renowned satellite casino operator. The company lost HK$182.5 million, or US$23.26 million, in revenue. However, the good news is that the recovery i...
MGM Macau and MGM Cotai, MGM China’s Macau resorts, are getting the new MICE and art space. MGM China is owned by the global industry giant MGM Resorts International, which is based in the U.S.
An advanced, ...
The plans to start the construction of the first Osaka casino resort in Osaka Bay have seemingly made the rapid railway operator Osaka Metro Co Ltd to apply for the respective permit to Japan’s Ministry of Land...
Genting Malaysia has revealed its earnings report for the period of 3 months to June 30, 2023, showing a profit of MYR30.3 million (US$6.5 million), meaning it managed to turn the better a loss of MYR42.3 milli...
On August 21, 2023, one of the most prominent casinos on the Cotai Strip in Macau suffered a loss of HK$5.7 million (US$727,000) after a criminal group used fake chips to gamble in the casino. The group of eigh...