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.
In an attempt to earn higher wages and tighter restrictions for the imported labor of the gaming sector, certain casino labor groups in Macau are planning to hold protests on the 1st of May. Groups from at leas...
Professor Zeng Zhonglu, of the Gaming Education and Research Center at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau, believes junket operations are the biggest reason behind Macau’s lost revenue. In a report published on...
Over $1 billion is going to be spent on a new South Korean casino resort complex, based on plans by the Bloomberry Resorts Corporation. The company had previously announced their project for the casino resort a...
The Ho Tram Strip is the first integrated casino resort to be built in Vietnam and is currently preparing to host an Asian Tour event this year, held on the par-71 Bluffs golf course of the property. The compet...
Melco Crown Entertainment and SJM Holdings, two Macau casino operators, announced April 17, 2015 that they would provide transportation to their Chinese migrant employees. The two companies made this announceme...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. and INCHEON, South Korea, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority ("MTGA" or the "Authority") operator of Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Pocono and Resorts Casino Hotel, a...
A casino website, 99world.com, was launched in 2013 to expose gamblers with debts; most often Chinese citizens who avail themselves of the services of junket operators to get around laws restricting the amount ...
The American Gaming Association wants to help Japan enter the gaming industry by providing information and experience to officials within the country. Geoff Freeman is the President and CEO of the AGA and has s...
A major ruling has occurred in online bookie Paul Phua Wei Seng's case of illegal gambling, with a judge handing down a decision in the defendants favor. On Friday, United States District Judge Andrew Gordon de...
Oriental Regent has announced its intention to spend $1.28 million on gaming products created by Dolphin Products, a subsidiary of Melco. The products will be used for a new casino located in a portion of the R...
Collaboration brings a 'one-of-a-kind' retail entertainment experience to Macau, diversifying the city's tourism and economy – a catalyst in helping establish Macau as a world-class tourism and leisure hub
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According to reports on Asia Gaming Brief and VietNamNet Bridge, a proposed casino on the northeast side of Phu Quoc Island could move to the northwest instead. Thursday April 16, 2015 news reached several port...
Korea Economic Daily quoted investment banking sources this week and announced that Grand Korea Leisure Co Ltd had plans to enter into a partnership with the Mohegan Tribe to construct a billion dollar casino...
The Kyrgyzstan government recently passed a law that banned all forms of gambling. The Kyrgyzstan government released the following statement on its embassy website in India. The statement read "Kyrgyzstan has ...
Melco Crown Entertainment filed their paperwork with the regulators in Hong Kong showing losses in 2014. Business World reported Monday April 13, 2015 that Melco Crown lost P6.3 billion in 2014 which is 156% mo...