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.
The casino industry suffered setbacks throughout the world and gambling hubs like Macau and Las Vegas reported significant declines in revenues during 2014. South Korea appears to be completely immune from such...
Japanese courts have reported a growing rise in the number of tax expense lawsuits over the past few months. Most of these lawsuits originate from gamblers who have lost significant sums of money gambling at ca...
The Wynn empire has faced significant losses in the recent past, most notably in Macau but that's not the only thing that billionaire Steve Wynn needs to be concerned about. His ex-wife Elaine Wynn was not re-n...
Officials of Macau recently busted the second high-profile prostitution ring of the area since 2015 began, arresting 42 individuals in the process. Of those arrested, one individual is just 17 years of age and ...
According to an article today on the Asia Gaming Brief website, Suncity has issued a statement saying, “Suncity Group has been referred to in recent media articles on investment intentions on the island of Phu ...
The gambling cruise industry of Singapore appears to be making a comeback after being hit hard with competition in 2010, when two new luxury resorts opened in the city-state. According to a report by the asiaga...
The Chinese owned Union Development Group (UDG) is currently in the process of constructing a mega casino in Cambodia. The casino is being built in the Botum Sakor National Park upon 45,000-hectare-land which w...
Reports state Enrique Razon, a Philippine billionaire, is going to buy a South Korean island to develop a new entertainment complex on. This tourism and leisure complex is specifically going to house a gambling...
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd, based in Hong Kong and Macau, is again warning the public about fraudulent websites that are exploiting the company's brands. Many of the company’s hotel and resort properties, p...
Beijing's anti-corruption crackdown in 2014 scared Macau's VIP and high stake gamblers and they stopped coming to Macau's casinos to avoid the scrutiny of the authorities. China confirmed at the start of 2015 t...
In a recent interview, Procurator-General Cao Jianming, stated that a new ‘super’ anti-graft bureau will be created and used to investigate cases of corruption that correspond with high-ranking officials. The c...
The current Casino Regulation is in the process of being amended as the government has revealed that even the casinos that have already cleared their dues are hesitant to jump back into business with the new ru...
Donaco, an Asian casino operator has obtained a US$100 million loan from a major bank in Taiwan. The loan is for the acquisition of the Star Vegas International Resort and Casino in Cambodia and the considerati...
Beijing continues to be relentless in its fight against corruption specifically targeting Macau's casinos and VIP gamblers who spend lavish sums of money without clearly accounting for their source of income. T...
Update 3-19-2015: Sun City denies visit. Read More.
We reported here on January 28th that the Vietnamese government had given permission for a casino to be opened on Phu Quoc Island, in what is expected to b...