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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 Sees New Post-Covid Revenue High In August

During August, the gaming industry in Macau continued to grow in terms of accumulated profits, with gross gaming profits reaching MOP$17.21 billion, which is approximately US$2.12 billion, meaning it increased ...
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MGM China Invests MOP$15 Billion in New MICE and Arts Spaces in Macau and Cotai

MGM Macau and MGM Cotai, MGM China’s Macau resorts, are getting the new MICE and art space. MGM China is owned by the global industry giant MGM Resorts International, which is based in the U.S. An advanced, ...

Osaka Metro To Connect The MGM Casino Resort Location By Mid-2024

The plans to start the construction of the first Osaka casino resort in Osaka Bay have seemingly made the rapid railway operator Osaka Metro Co Ltd to apply for the respective permit to Japan’s Ministry of Land...

Major Macau Casino Incurs $727k Loss Due to Counterfeit Chips

On August 21, 2023, one of the most prominent casinos on the Cotai Strip in Macau suffered a loss of HK$5.7 million (US$727,000) after a criminal group used fake chips to gamble in the casino. The group of eigh...

Macau Jockey Club To Reportedly Host Its Final Race This Saturday

Recently, reports surfaced that the fate of horse racing in Macau could be in jeopardy as signs indicate that the "Macau Jockey Club (MJC) will soon lose its right to run racing in the SAR." However, nothing is...

SJM Holdings Experiences 241% Year-Over-Year GGR Growth

SJM Holdings, a flagship owner, operator and developer of casinos and IRs in Macau, revealed gross gaming income (GGR) of HK$5.66 billion, approximately US$722 million, for the three months to June 30th, 2023, ...
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Southeast Asian Gambling Operations Allegedly Targeted by Chinese Hacker Groups

A serious threat to the Southeast Asia gambling market is coming from the neighborhood. SentinelOne, a renowned cybersecurity company based in the U.S., reported that various malware and hacking operations cond...
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Second Richest Man in Philippines Builds Two New Casinos in Manila Region

Vertex Entertainment and Resort Corp, owned by the second richest man in the Philippines, according to Forbes, is planning to open two new casinos in Manilla. The casinos are part of a bigger project, a huge re...

OKBet Unexpectedly Halts Operations; Shuts Down Every VIP Room In Philippines

OKBet Infinity Inc, a flagship online gaming and junket operator, has halted its operations along and shut down its VIP rooms in the Philippines without prior notice. Decision made by the Board of Directors:...

PAGCOR Privatization Expected to Bring $1.1Billion to the Philippines; POGOs Facing License Revocation

The privatization of a chain of the state-owned casinos proposed by Pagcor's Chairman and CEO Alejandro Tengco and approved by the Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr is expected to raise PHP60 billion (US...

PAGCOR Seeking Privatization By 2025 To Split Regulator and Operator Roles

The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is undertaking efforts to privatize 45 of its casinos by the third quarter of 2025, as reported by CNN. As the regulator's chair announced during the nat...