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.
Beijing anti-corruption campaign has extended its reach into international territories as Chinese authorities are determined to go after corrupted officials and VIP gamblers from the Mainland who have now fled ...
On June 5th 2015, it was announced that Big Lifestyle and Development will be the exclusive sales and marketing partner for the new casino resort that is being built along the Silk Road in Kazakhstan.
In the...
The US Department of Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced this week that it had imposed a $75 million fine on the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, which is located in the Commonwea...
On June 3rd 2015, it was reported that the Iida Group Holdings, which is one of the biggest residential development companies in Japan, may be looking to build a resort on Russky Island, which is located near t...
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Nevada Gaming Control Board agents went to great lengths to infiltrate Paul Phua’s alleged illegal gambling operation at his Caesars Palace villa in Las Vegas.
The sti...
A U.S. District Court judge in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands has ruled that the U.S. Treasury can regulate, and their Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) can enforce anti-money launderi...
A new slot hall opened yesterday at the Casino Waldo in the downtown area of Macau as part of a casino hotel project of Paradise Entertainment. The casino management firm and creator of electronic casino games,...
Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...
After five days of grinding action, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event has come to an end, the most anticipated event of the 2015 PokerStars.net series stop. Final table play would see seven players a...
After starting Wednesday and Thursday (Days 1a, 1b) with 493 total entrants, today's action began with a field of 188. That number became 41 on Day 2 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 9 in Macau Friday. All...
A company that has pledged to spend as much as US$7 billion on a casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan says an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary will construct two hotels and a casino there within a six-...
Day 1b of the Season 9 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau HK$25,000 Main Event at PokerStars LIVE Macau at City of Dreams brought in more competition than Wednesday's event with 286 entrants compared to 207 from Day...
A group of four investors will get a 30% share in the take from 300 slot machines at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia over the next 10 years for a stake of $40 million. The "negotiation fee" was already promi...
Although relations between Taiwan and China have been stable and improving for several years, the dynamics are complicated and can change quickly. Beijing is adamant about their position on casinos in Taiwan, h...
According to reports in Asian news outlets, Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila filed a police report against Singaporean national and junket operator Dominic Sim for defrauding the casino of millions of dolla...