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's anti-corruption crackdown on Macau's casino industry over the past 12 months has resulted in huge losses for casinos as high rollers have preferred to take their business to neighboring countries like...
38 year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. used nearly 20 years of experience in the ring to eventually best his 36 year-old left-handed opponent with a unanimous decision by the judges in his hometown of Las Vegas yeste...
Steven Jacobs, the former president of Sands Macau, is suing Sands China and Las Vegas Sands Corp. for wrongful termination. On Friday May 5, 2015 Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson was in c...
Lionel Leong Vai Tac, Secretary for Economy and Finance, made a media statement April 29, 2015 stating government spending cuts may be required if gross gaming revenue continues to fall. Mr. Leong has set the b...
Welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will go head to head at 9pm EST on May 2, 2015 in a fight that has been anticipated as the "world's richest" since 2009. The major issues keeping the t...
Starting August 1, 2015 the Hong Kong Jockey Club will have a new management structure with new leadership appointments made. The Racing Division will be divided into the Racing Authority Division and Racing Bu...
The ongoing saga of Jacobs vs Las Vegas Sands found Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifying before a judge at the Clark County Justice Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. S...
Goa, along the southwest side of India has just approved the first five star floating hotel casino with one restriction. Sanjiv Gadkar, on Tuesday, stated the government approved the license for Deltin MV Royal...
Tuesday April 28, 2015—In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party, Ishin no To and Party for Future Generations resubmitted a casino bill to the House of Representatives. If the bill passes it will lift the current...
In a press release related to their acceptance of the delivery of 30 bespoke Rolls Royce vehicles on Sept 28, 2016 - The 13 mentioned the hotel would not be opening until early 2017. No reason was given for th...
The World's Largest Nightclub Brand to Greater China
MACAU, April 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (SEHK:6883) (Nasdaq:MPEL), a developer, owner and operator of casino gaming and ...
The University of Macau’s department of Economics released a report Monday April 27, 2015 regarding macroeconomic forecast data. According to the report the GDP of Macau may shrink as much as 14.7 percent if ga...
Websites are ablaze with the news of Summit Ascent Holdings from April 24, 2015. According to the Melco International CEO Lawrence Ho the resort casino in Primorye, Russia is almost complete. Mr. Ho backs Summi...
Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive for Las Vegas Sands Corp, spoke with media Wednesday April 22, 2015 regarding a proposal to implement visitor limits to Macau. During the conference call he said th...
KK Aristocrat Technologies, the main Japanese unit for Aristocrat Leisure Ltd of Australia, is closing. Aristocrat Leisure made the announcement on Tuesday April 21, 2015 stating that they would stop the pachis...