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 University of Macau’s department of Economics released a report Monday April 27, 2015 regarding macroeconomic forecast data. According to the report the GDP of Macau may shrink as much as 14.7 percent if ga...
Websites are ablaze with the news of Summit Ascent Holdings from April 24, 2015. According to the Melco International CEO Lawrence Ho the resort casino in Primorye, Russia is almost complete. Mr. Ho backs Summi...
Sheldon Adelson, chairman and chief executive for Las Vegas Sands Corp, spoke with media Wednesday April 22, 2015 regarding a proposal to implement visitor limits to Macau. During the conference call he said th...
KK Aristocrat Technologies, the main Japanese unit for Aristocrat Leisure Ltd of Australia, is closing. Aristocrat Leisure made the announcement on Tuesday April 21, 2015 stating that they would stop the pachis...
In an attempt to earn higher wages and tighter restrictions for the imported labor of the gaming sector, certain casino labor groups in Macau are planning to hold protests on the 1st of May. Groups from at leas...
Professor Zeng Zhonglu, of the Gaming Education and Research Center at the Polytechnic Institute of Macau, believes junket operations are the biggest reason behind Macau’s lost revenue. In a report published on...
Over $1 billion is going to be spent on a new South Korean casino resort complex, based on plans by the Bloomberry Resorts Corporation. The company had previously announced their project for the casino resort a...
The Ho Tram Strip is the first integrated casino resort to be built in Vietnam and is currently preparing to host an Asian Tour event this year, held on the par-71 Bluffs golf course of the property. The compet...
Melco Crown Entertainment and SJM Holdings, two Macau casino operators, announced April 17, 2015 that they would provide transportation to their Chinese migrant employees. The two companies made this announceme...
UNCASVILLE, Conn. and INCHEON, South Korea, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority ("MTGA" or the "Authority") operator of Mohegan Sun, Mohegan Sun Pocono and Resorts Casino Hotel, a...
A casino website, 99world.com, was launched in 2013 to expose gamblers with debts; most often Chinese citizens who avail themselves of the services of junket operators to get around laws restricting the amount ...
The American Gaming Association wants to help Japan enter the gaming industry by providing information and experience to officials within the country. Geoff Freeman is the President and CEO of the AGA and has s...
A major ruling has occurred in online bookie Paul Phua Wei Seng's case of illegal gambling, with a judge handing down a decision in the defendants favor. On Friday, United States District Judge Andrew Gordon de...
Oriental Regent has announced its intention to spend $1.28 million on gaming products created by Dolphin Products, a subsidiary of Melco. The products will be used for a new casino located in a portion of the R...
Collaboration brings a 'one-of-a-kind' retail entertainment experience to Macau, diversifying the city's tourism and economy – a catalyst in helping establish Macau as a world-class tourism and leisure hub
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