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.
Union Gaming Research Macau Ltd recently reported that a large percentage of visitors to Macau are booking their tickets only 48 hours before actually arriving. This short notice period makes it extremely diffi...
Macau's government recently confirmed that they had agreed to set a cap on the number of Mainland China visitors who will be allowed to enter Macau. The cap has been set at 21 million visitors per year and will...
Galaxy Macau has announced that the second phase of their current investment project will focus on services in the non-casino sector. This phase will focus on targeting middle class individuals from the interio...
Located in Singapore and offering a casino resort experience, the Resorts World Sentosa is now preparing to offer even more hotel space for guests of the property. Operator Genting Singapore Plc has announced t...
NagaCorp Ltd, a Cambodian casino operator, released first quarter earnings on April 1, 2015. NagaCorp revealed that their NagaWorld resort in Phnom Penh posted a gross revenue increase of 48% in a year to year...
Entertainment City, Philippines: A U.S. investment group, including a subsidiary have presented a proposal to Philippine regulators for two casino resorts with a combined price tag of $1 billion - one on Cebu, ...
On Tuesday April 7, 2015 the South Korean government approved a foreign investment promotion bill specific to the Saemangeum area. The bill lifts restrictions currently in place against foreign investment. The...
Grant Govertsen, a Union Gaming Advisors analysts, told media that Singapore’s gaming revenue is down due to the Chinese movement to end corruption. For over a year now Beijing has limited travel and sought to ...
LAS VEGAS, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) today announced that MGM China Holdings Limited, a 51%-owned subsidiary, has agreed in principle with its lenders to amen...
Institutional Shareholder Services is an independent proxy firm that has offered advice to stockholders preparing to vote for Wynn Resorts board members. The ISS has stated that stockholders need to vote on the...
Cambodian lawmakers are very hopeful that a casino bill will be passed by the end of 2015. The bill is going to regulate the management of casinos according to local paper the Phnom Penh Post. The report indica...
Macau and Beijing are working together to help crackdown on corruption. Macau's anti-graft agency, a part of the the Commission Against Corruption, is going to support China's central government according to ta...
The casino operator, Sands China Ltd, is enjoying a reprieve from a penalty of $250,000 that was levied last month by a lower Nevada Court. The Supreme Court relieved the Sands of the penalty, but has not inter...
After the Chinese government announced further investigations into lottery sellers that are unauthorized, the 500.com sports lottery company decided to stop offering online lottery ticket sales. The decision i...
After mentioning the potential for a casino entry levy back in October of 2014, Sri Lanka has now implemented a US$100 entry fee for gaming facilities in the area, covering foreign as well as local players. The...