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.
Watanabe Masahiro owns Rota Treasure Island Casino and Hotel. He is very interested in re-opening the casino in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. He is only one of two casino license holders tha...
As the decline in high roller visits continues, Macau casinos are suffering further falling revenue. March was the 10th month in a row that Macau saw declining revenue. This was the second worst month in terms...
Donaco International is a casino operator based in Australia that is set to acquire the Star Vegas Resort and Club which is located in Poipet, Cambodia. The company is set to close on the property by July 1st. ...
Japanese ruling coalition is remaining divided with regards to legalizing integrated resorts and casinos. On Monday a delay occurred on the decision to pass or reject the bill. Lawmakers who want to legalize ga...
Lee Tzu Yang is the deputy chairman for the casino regulatory authority in Singapore. He is going to take the position of head chairman on Thursday April 2, 2015. According to Today Online, Mr. Lee will be taki...
Changes in Macau visa policies could hurt the gambling industry; however, Macau announced a record 1.14 million individual visitors. These were individual visitors from the Chinese mainland. The record was set ...
Posted: Monday | March 30, 2015 | 4:30 PM
For the first time in nearly three decades of its existence, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) remitted P5 billion in total cash dividends to t...
The Commonwealth Casino Commission has voted to adopt regulations that will affect Saipan’s gaming industry. The commission met Friday March 27, 2015 to make a decision on Resolution No. 2015-001 or what is als...
Landing International Development was in negotiations with South Koreans to purchase the Alpensia Casino & Resort in remote Pyeongchang-gun county in the township of Daegwanyeong-myeon. On Monday March 30,...
The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Economy Finance Industry Department has reported that the border of Cambodia to Vietnam will now be the home of three new casinos. Ros Phearun spoke with the Phnom Penh Po...
Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore, recently passed away and to pay their respects, several casinos of Singapore and elsewhere will be closing during a specific time period. The state f...
VinaCapital, a Vietnam based company, is going to gain two new partners for their Vietnam casino resort project. Genting Malaysia was originally a 20% stakeholder in the project, with VinaCapital holding the ot...
Yesterday we ran a story about SM Investments Corp considering the possibility of developing a casino on Cebu. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission the company has clarified their position, s...
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd submitted an application for the voluntary withdrawal from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) on January2. The Macau based company announced on Tuesday that over 95% of their shar...
Update 3-27-15: SMIC has issued an official clarification with the PSE Securities And Exchange Commission clarifying that, "At the Latham and Watkins Conference, we only mentioned the possibility of having a g...