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, March 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melco Crown Entertainment Limited ("Melco Crown Entertainment" or "the Company") (SEHK:6883) (Nasdaq:MPEL), a developer and owner of casino gaming and entertainment res...
Macau wrested the crown of gambling capital of the world from Las Vegas early in the Millennia and now revenue eclipses the Sin City Strip by about seven fold. In term of US Dollars they took in over $45 billio...
Texas Hold'em is a type of poker that is sweeping the world. While increasingly popular and playable in places such as Europe and the United States it has recently begun play in Macau, giving it a much grander ...
After the legislation failed to pass measures last December that would have legalized casinos, the future looked glum for the gambling industry in Taiwan. Interest has been revived and prospects look hopeful de...
Asian Poker Tour CEO Chris Parker announced the APT has increased the guaranteed prize pool for the Macau leg of the event. Heady with the success of the beginning 6-day tournament in Manila, the new prize pool...
Ma Ying-jeou Pledges to Open Up Gambling Business
It has been announced on (CENS) that the President-elect Ma Ying-Jeou of Taiwan has announced on April 9, that they are pushing for the opening of a gambling...
Thailand considers gambling and tourism
The new prime minister of Thailand, Samak Sindaravej, is positioning his country to become a real contender in the international gaming industry. He recently announced p...
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From the end of the month of August Asian casino news ...
Macau - the only place in China with legalized casino gambling. Last week, officials in Las Vegas said Macau edged out the Las Vegas Strip in revenue in 2006, raking in US$6.95 billion. The Las Vegas Strip’s US...
Some months after the opening I was sitting in a bar (since closed) called the “Power of Love.” I remember drinking out of a bottle suspiciously marked ‘Black Label’ whiskey. Due to my fast developing headache,...
Besides historical Chinese and Portuguese world-heritage relics, Macau main attraction is gambling and her casinos. To hundreds and thousands of Asian casino devotees, Macau is really Asia's own Las Vegas. Here...