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.
Australian news reports have indicated that a long awaited decision from the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) could come as early as today on whether KT Lim of the Genting Group may increase h...
Wednesday marked the start of big time action in Season 9 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour with over 200 players putting up HK$25,000 to play Day 1a of the Macau Main Event. APPT 2015 Macau began on May 20th, and...
According to a report on the UK Daily Mail news website, the scope of proposed development in Myanmar goes well beyond a $1.2 billion casino resort envisioned for the Mergui Archipelago. Citing ministry sources...
Mainland China does not allow gambling and the Chinese government have been very clear that any establishments or players found running illegal gambling activities will be immediately prosecuted. However the p...
Vietnam’s casino industry is growing and a number of luxury hotels are in the process of expanding their services to provide casino related services. One such hotel is the Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort which is l...
In just a couple of hours now Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will unveil their much anticipated Cotai projects with a grand opening on Wednesday May 27th (GMT+8). More significant than many previous openings ...
Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ruled that a wrongful termination suit brought by the former CEO of Sands China Ltd, Steven Jacobs against Sheldon Adelson and his company will be decide...
Galaxy Macau Phase II will have 150 new tables when the casino opens on May 27, a number first forecast by Daiwa and confirmed by government sources last week. Asian news outlets today are releassing notes by U...
Macau’s casinos made over fifty percent of their revenue from VIP and high stake gamblers who came in from Mainland China. When Beijing decided to launch its anti-corruption campaign targeting Macau’s casino in...
Mainland Chinese love to play games that involve betting and a great many of them love to gamble in their free time. The Chinese economy has gone from strength to strength during the past decade which resulted ...
The new law allowing casinos on cruise ships flying the South Korean flag is meeting resistance from within the country's government as well as opposition from land casinos with a vested interest in protecting ...
According to several Asian news outlets, Vietnam's Khanh Hoa Provincial People’s Committee recently tendered a proposal to the government in relation to a possible casino and recreation center in the Cam Lam di...
May 21st 2015 marks the final for the G2E Asia event of All Asia Dealers’ Championship in Macau. 36 dealers progressed to the quarter finals. The competition is to put focus on Asia’s dealing talent.
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For those wishing to see Japan legalize and regulate casinos, June of last year proved particularly frustrating as the Diet ran out of time to pass a bill in the regular session. The parliament held a special ...
According to a filing with the Japanese Stock Exchange, Universal Entertainment Corp has sold it's entire 40% stake in Eagle II Holdco Inc, to Filipino firm All Seasons Hotels & Resorts Corp for $2.9 millio...