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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 Hits Record US $2.05 Billion Revenue Level in July 2023

The Macau gambling industry generated MOP$16.66 billion (US$2.06 billion) in gross gaming revenues in July 2023 to set the new post-pandemic monthly record of the region. The month of July thus exceeded the pre...

World Poker Tour Intends To Hold Next Promotion On A Cruise Ship; Grows Influence In Asia

Recently, the World Poker Tour (WPT) revealed that it will be hosting a "WPT Voyage 2024" promotion on a cruise ship, making stops around the Caribbean, according to an interview with Adam Pliska, president and...
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Megaworld’s New Hotel Complex in Westside City, Philippines, to Be Opened by the End of the Year

By the end of the year, the Philippine market will be enriched with another gaming facility. The new Grand Westside Hotel will be placed within the borders of Westside City in the popular Entertainment City in ...
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PAGCOR Launches Its Own Online Casino Under the Casino Filipino Brand at the Beginning of 2024

After the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) experienced various issues with the offshore operators related to fighting against crime and finally succeeded in increasing its gaming income afte...

PAGCOR Gaming Income Up 35.6%; Philippine Industry GGR In First Six Months Of 2023 Rises To US$2.50 Billion

On July 20, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation, PAGCOR, the Philippine gaming regulator, revealed overnight that its rise in total profit by 35.6% in the first six months of 2023 to Php36.21 billio...

Osaka Resort Unlikely to Launch in 2029

Osaka Governor Hirofumi Yoshimura said on July 18, 2023 that the integrated resort and casino facility on Yumeshima Island will be difficult to launch by 2029. The impatiently expected Osaka Resort, which will ...

Macau’s Mass Market Baccarat Generated $3.32 Billion In Q2 2023

The Macau gaming regulatory body, Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), has released the industry revenue results for the second quarter of 2023. According to the results for the period that ended o...

PAGCOR Extends Regulatory Framework to Online Casinos to Push Philippines Gaming Industry

PAGCOR Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco has announced the extensive re-arrangement and upgrade of the Philippines’ gaming regulatory frameworks. The regulator will reportedly introduce standards to have online...

Indian Government Hits iGaming Industry With 28% Tax

It was recently revealed that the Indian government has stated that it would levy a 28% tax on the funds online gaming firms earn from their clients from each game. In addition, companies have so far paid littl...

Federal Court of Australia Validates AU$450 Million Crown Resorts Settlement Agreement With AUSTRAC

It was recently unveiled that Crown Resorts, Australia’s largest gaming and entertainment group, has been fined AU$450 million ($300 million) by the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (AUSTRAC),...