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.
According to Macau Business Daily, a minimum of 8 VIP gaming rooms should be closing, either already having done so in August or soon to be in September. The VIP business of Macau is struggling, leaving junket ...
In February 2015 the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission gave a thumbs up to the Bridge Investment Group to build Tinian Ocean View Resort in the Northern Marianas. The leisure design company YWS Design is ...
On the Cotai Strip of Macau, Louis XIII is planning on developing a new luxury destination. The property is under development and should open by next summer. In the meantime, Louis XIII has begun to train emplo...
Casinos in Macau are unfortunately no stranger to crime, and the recent increase in casino-related crimes have resulted in operators taking additional measures for their legal liabilities. Operators of casinos ...
Success Universe Group reported loss of HK$1.9 million ($245,161) for the first half of 2015 in comparison with the same period last year. The company’s share worth noted a fall of 0.04 HK cents compared to ear...
Two onshore casinos in Goa have been shut down by the government due to the expiration of the five star category certification of the properties. The closure order was issued by secretary home Neetal Amonkar to...
The off-shore casino industry can breathe a sigh of relief as the relocation deadline for casino operators on the Mandovi River in Goa, India has been extended by the government to March 31 of next year.
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It’s been quite the showdown in South Korea over the final bidding process over the last two casino licenses the country is currently offering. In a decision announced earlier this week, the Ministry of Culture...
Conditional upon investments of at least $100 million, Armenian legislation will allow for a casino to be built near the Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex located in the western part of Yerevan, the c...
In an unprecedented move the Chinese government will directly address their vision of the Silk Road Project, officially known as One Belt One Road (OBOR) project to industry delegates at the Macao Gaming Show’s...
NMi announced on its website on August 25, 2015 that it was given accreditation by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) to perform offline and online games testing.
The Gaming Licensing a...
The St. Regis Macao, developed by Sands China Limited, is scheduled to open its doors on December 17, 2015. The facility in Macau is the final tower of Sands Cotai Central Casino Resort and is built for busines...
The anti-corruption crackdown launched by Beijing targeting corrupt officials and VIP gamblers in Macau has been successful due to the fact that it has scared away Macau’s VIP gamblers who were not willing to b...
Almost seventy years after gambling was deemed a criminal activity in Vietnam, lawmakers are considering legalizing the activity. On Tuesday, lawmakers met to discuss amendments of the Penal Code, with one topi...
The Monetary Authority of Macau and the People's Bank of China (PBOC) signed a new memorandum of understanding in order to tighten up anti-money laundering measures and prevent illegal and terrorist financing a...