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.
Macau gaming operator Sands China Ltd stated on Wednesday that they have formed an exclusive partnership with a large Chimelong non-gaming resort on Hengqin Island, based in mainland China. Together these two c...
Kangwon Land Inc, (KRX:035250) posted net profits of KRW47.4 billion (US$42.7 million) for the final quarter of 2014, up nearly 70% from the same quarter for 2013. Kangwon Land Inc operates Kangwon Land Casino ...
The Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission has given the go ahead to two major investors to build a Titanic-themed casino on Tinian in the Northern Marianas. The commission has ruled that the two major investo...
Russia's lower house has passed a bill (Bill 478806-6) banning online poker outside of Russia's (now six) designated legal gambling zones: Altai Krai, Kaliningrad region, Krasnodar Krai, Primorsky Krai, Cri...
The G2E Asia conference provides the most comprehensive gaming education in Asia. Content is developed by the industry and for the industry by leading gaming experts, guaranteeing conference participants access...
Giorgidi Aggabao, a legislator from the Philippines, has proposed a bill that could limit the powers of the country’s gaming authority. Aggabao wants to remove the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp’s rights ...
MGM China has announced plans to refurbish its MGM Macau hotel and casino at a cost of US$100 million. The announcement came only hours after MGM China Holdings Ltd released its financial report for the fourth ...
South Korea’s largest casino operator, Paradise Co. is gearing up to support an expected influx of Chinese gamblers by expanding the floor space at several of its gaming establishments. The group said that it w...
Important milestone of Macau Fisherman’s Wharf Redevelopment Project: First new hotel added to Macau Peninsula to help boost tourism. Allocation of newly granted 35 tables to Babylon Casino.
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Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Ltd, an affiliate of Incheon Jewellery Group of Hong Kong is planning to invest $2.6 billion in a casino resort in the Incheon Free Economic Zone near South Korea's busiest airport, a...
There’s plenty of gambling news coming out of Russia at the moment, and some of the most exciting concerns Vladivostok. The far eastern Russian city is set to launch a brand new casino and hotel complex by the ...
The billion dollar City Of Dreams Manila opened to much fanfare at Pagcor Entertainment City on February 2nd. Among the elite to attend the grand opening celebration were Lawrence Ho and James Packer, co-chairs...
20th Century Fox plans to build a 75 acre theme park and casino in the southeastern Korean municipality of Changwon City. The project is expected to be completed in 2018. It will be built in the 700-acre Ungdon...
Phu Quoc, the heart-shaped paradise island in southern Kien Giang province has been given the green light by the Vietnamese government to build a casino and entertainment complex on "Pear Island". The 30,000 sq...
Philippines: City of Dreams Manila which has already had a soft opening for the casino has announced its grand opening date for the general public as February 2nd, 2015. The casino which will boast over 3,000...