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.
Gambling expansion in the paradisaical Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands continues with several projects in the works. Macau-based Alter City Group met with Tinian Governor Eloy S. Inos on Friday and...
When Tiger Resorts Leisure and Entertainment Inc decided to open up a mega casino in the Philippines it promised the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) that it would complete the 2 billion dollar con...
Nepal is very small country that is extremely popular with tourists due to attractions such as the Himalayan Mountains and particularly, Mount Everest. Nepal is one of three countries in the world seismologists...
Best Sunshine International and the Saipan Department of Public Lands have signed a lease agreement for a parcel of land where the first stage of the casino development for Saipan will take place. The developme...
There's a new cop in town, and provincial chief Chhoun Narin is cracking down on illegal gambling.
Cambodia has dozens of casinos, mostly operating in special zones at border crossings. However, some of the ...
CMC Phnom Penh Import Export Co Ltd (CMC) will reportedly tender a $40 million non-refundable negotiation fee to NagaCorp Ltd for the chance to enter into exclusive negotiations to run a slots operation at Naga...
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BEIJING, May 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited (SEHK:6...
Iao Kun Group Holding Co Ltd is a Nasdaq listed Macau VIP casino investor. On May 6, 2015 they announced an unaudited rolling chip turnover loss. Rolling chip turnover is a measure casinos use to determine the ...
On May the 4th 2015, it was announced by Melco Crown Resorts Corp that the Philippine casino resort that is City of Dreams Manila was in possession of a full gaming license.
The Philippines Amusement and Gam...
In Las Vegas on 7 May 2015, Todd Bice argued that Sheldon Adelson who is a casino billionaire and major Republican Party donor was making decisions for Sands China Ltd and he was doing so from Las Vegas. Bice w...
A number of Asian countries have tried to capitalize on the collapse of Macau's casino industry and lure Macau's VIP gamblers to their casinos in an effort to increase casino revenue and generate more taxes to ...
Gambling is strictly regulated in India and is only authorized in the Goa and Sikkim regions. The only live dealer casinos that are permitted to operate are on the Mandovi river in Goa. The land based and floa...
On May 5, 2015 it was revealed in a Reuters article that Seoul foreigner-only casinos have started targeting low-roller gamblers, particularly Chinese shoppers. The casino operators are doing this by offering f...
Just after the resignation of Government Lottery Office chairman Somchai Sujjapongse, Prayut Chan-ocha, Thailand’s General (Prime Minister of Thailand and head of the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO)...
Billionaire and Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson has spent a fourth day in a Las Vegas courtroom to determine whether a wrongful termination suit should be heard in the U.S. or Macau. In the proceedings...