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, also known as “Asian Gambling Mecca,” was a haven for Asian tourists who enjoyed gambling and various casino games. However, the situation might be changing since Japan decided to legalize casino gaming....
Within the scope of the latest release of its World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) anticipates that the economy of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) will grow by 58.9% in 20...
Today, Japan’s national government officially approved a plan to construct the country’s first integrated casino-resort in the western city of Osaka, allowing the 1.8 trillion yen, which is approximately $13.5 ...
The illegal gambling scene is expanding in the Philippines. The authorities are fighting against that with all possible weapons, and the last was a warning that was issued by the Philippine gaming regulator.
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The casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corp., owned by casino mogul Enrique Razon, announced the development of the third casino project upon the launch of its Solaire Resort North in Quezon City in the Philipp...
Everygame Casino, the in-demand iGaming operator, has added the Mighty Drums slot game to its incredible portfolio of versatile titles. The new release ponders the Chinese tradition and uses a full package of f...
As reported by the daily newspaper "The Japan Times," the government is projected to approve a plan by Osaka Prefecture and the city of Osaka to officially open Japan's first integrated casino-resort in 2029, g...
Throughout the six-day Ching Ming Festival and Easter holidays that lasted from April 5 to 10, a total of 481,000 guests entered Macau's borders, which means an average of about 80,000 guests entered Macau per ...
On April 10, Grand Lisboa Palace, located in Macau's Cotai district, owned and operated by gaming giant SJM Holdings Ltd., officially opened the foreigner gaming zone.
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The zone is found in the C...
Today is a big day for Macau’s gamblers and gamers!
The construction of Melco Resorts & Entertainment’s Studio City Phase 2, US$1.3 billion worth, comes to an end. The first facilities at the property ar...
Despite the unstable political, geopolitical, and economic situation in Russia, it seems their gambling market is blooming this year. In the Russian Far East, in the popular Primorye entertainment zone, many ne...
Lawrence Ho, the Chairman and CEO of Asian casino operator Melco Resorts, confirmed Thursday that the company has now opened three gaming areas of its Macau-based casinos exclusively to be used by foreign playe...
Asian casino operator, NagaCorp, reported Monday that its Cambodian integrated resort, NagaWorld, recorded a US$117 million handle in Q1 2023. The gross revenue level generated from the resort in the three-mont...
Marina Bay Sands in Singapore is getting an upgrade! Hotel facilities on the property will be upgraded by the end of the year, as the company announced.
The works on construction will cost about US$1 billio...
MGM China, a Macau-based flagship developer, owner and operator of gaming resorts and accommodation in the Greater China region, officially announced overnight a decline in group-wide profit of HK$5.23 billion,...