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.
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...
Macau's casinos lost an estimated $100 billion during 2014 and analysts predicted that casinos would continue to struggle in 2015 due to Beijing's continuous anti-corruption crackdown in Macau. The biggest gamb...
Billionaire and Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson was forced to take the stand in court for the third time to contest a case filed by Steven Jacobs, the ex-CEO of his Las Vegas Sands Macau Casino. The La...
Sands China saw all of it's properties post lower revenues in the first quarter of 2015 for a total profit drop of 54.2%. The company's biggest revenue pump, The Venetian Macao posted earnings of just $784,585 ...
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the American Gaming Association. Only members of the Diet met with the AGA. Following is the official press release fr...
Union Gaming Group LLC has relocated to a skyscraper, which stands tall over the ferry port servicing the Hong Kong to Macau route. The office in Hong Kong will house the portfolio of businesses the company dea...
Beijing's anti-corruption crackdown on Macau's casino industry over the past 12 months has resulted in huge losses for casinos as high rollers have preferred to take their business to neighboring countries like...
38 year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. used nearly 20 years of experience in the ring to eventually best his 36 year-old left-handed opponent with a unanimous decision by the judges in his hometown of Las Vegas yeste...
Steven Jacobs, the former president of Sands Macau, is suing Sands China and Las Vegas Sands Corp. for wrongful termination. On Friday May 5, 2015 Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson was in c...
Lionel Leong Vai Tac, Secretary for Economy and Finance, made a media statement April 29, 2015 stating government spending cuts may be required if gross gaming revenue continues to fall. Mr. Leong has set the b...
Welterweight champions Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will go head to head at 9pm EST on May 2, 2015 in a fight that has been anticipated as the "world's richest" since 2009. The major issues keeping the t...
Starting August 1, 2015 the Hong Kong Jockey Club will have a new management structure with new leadership appointments made. The Racing Division will be divided into the Racing Authority Division and Racing Bu...
The ongoing saga of Jacobs vs Las Vegas Sands found Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson testifying before a judge at the Clark County Justice Center in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 28, 2015. S...