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.
A new slot hall opened yesterday at the Casino Waldo in the downtown area of Macau as part of a casino hotel project of Paradise Entertainment. The casino management firm and creator of electronic casino games,...
Casinos in Las Vegas might have had an average 2014 but things are looking up in 2015. Las Vegas casinos reported a five percent spike in April 2015 when compared to April 2014 and brought in over $95 million i...
After five days of grinding action, the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau Main Event has come to an end, the most anticipated event of the 2015 PokerStars.net series stop. Final table play would see seven players a...
After starting Wednesday and Thursday (Days 1a, 1b) with 493 total entrants, today's action began with a field of 188. That number became 41 on Day 2 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour Season 9 in Macau Friday. All...
A company that has pledged to spend as much as US$7 billion on a casino resort on the Pacific island of Saipan says an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary will construct two hotels and a casino there within a six-...
Day 1b of the Season 9 Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau HK$25,000 Main Event at PokerStars LIVE Macau at City of Dreams brought in more competition than Wednesday's event with 286 entrants compared to 207 from Day...
A group of four investors will get a 30% share in the take from 300 slot machines at NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, Cambodia over the next 10 years for a stake of $40 million. The "negotiation fee" was already promi...
Although relations between Taiwan and China have been stable and improving for several years, the dynamics are complicated and can change quickly. Beijing is adamant about their position on casinos in Taiwan, h...
According to reports in Asian news outlets, Solaire Resort and Casino in Manila filed a police report against Singaporean national and junket operator Dominic Sim for defrauding the casino of millions of dolla...
Australian news reports have indicated that a long awaited decision from the NSW Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) could come as early as today on whether KT Lim of the Genting Group may increase h...
Wednesday marked the start of big time action in Season 9 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour with over 200 players putting up HK$25,000 to play Day 1a of the Macau Main Event. APPT 2015 Macau began on May 20th, and...
According to a report on the UK Daily Mail news website, the scope of proposed development in Myanmar goes well beyond a $1.2 billion casino resort envisioned for the Mergui Archipelago. Citing ministry sources...
Mainland China does not allow gambling and the Chinese government have been very clear that any establishments or players found running illegal gambling activities will be immediately prosecuted. However the p...
Vietnam’s casino industry is growing and a number of luxury hotels are in the process of expanding their services to provide casino related services. One such hotel is the Laguna Lăng Cô beach resort which is l...
In just a couple of hours now Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) will unveil their much anticipated Cotai projects with a grand opening on Wednesday May 27th (GMT+8). More significant than many previous openings ...