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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.

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),...

MGM Osaka Casino Looking to Make $4 Billion in Revenues Upon the 2030 Launch

As Asian Gaming Brief (AGB) reports, the analysts of financial service company Morningstar estimate that the $10 billion Osaka resort operated by casino giant MGM has the potential to outperform Las Vegas Sands...

Raffles at Galaxy Macau Soft Opening on August 16, 2023

As GGRAsia reports, top-tier casino corporation Galaxy Entertainment Group announced a soft opening of its newest hotel brand Raffles at Galaxy Macau on 16 August. The soft opening will reportedly represent an ...

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet Of Ministers Validates Establishment Of Gambling Regulatory Authority

The Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka officially validated a proposal to draft legislation to create the Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA), whose main task will be to supervise the industry and make sure that...

Morgan Stanley: Macau Earnings to Reach 69% of 2019 Levels in Q2 2023

As Inside Asian Gaming (IAG) reports, banking group Morgan Stanley expects that the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) of the Macau industry will reach US$1.6 billion in the ...

Mohegan Recruiting Ahead of the Inspire Resort December Launch in South Korea

The US gaming operator and integrated resort developer, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, held a recruitment event on June 20, 2023 in southern Seoul to make the first selections for its Inspire Entertainment R...

Alliance Global Group To Consider Plans To Expand Casino Operations Outside Metro Manila

On June 15, Alliance Global Group Inc. (AGI), the Philippines-based conglomerate owned by billionaire Andrew Tan, has revealed that it will consider plans to extend its casino operations outside Metro Manila. T...