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.
In Macau and the former boss of local junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly asserted that every one of the enclave’s licensed VIP gambling lounges had offered some form of illicit ‘side betting’.
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In the Philippines and a prominent politician has reportedly filed legislation that would look to rescind the nation’s foreign-facing online gambling licensing program and make the delivery of iGaming services ...
The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly ordered a pair of locally-licensed iGaming firms to close after detaining 140 members of their staffs who were suspected of having been kidnapped and forc...
The new head for the gaming regulator of the Philippines has reportedly announced that his organization is to lead a collaborative campaign that will endeavor to crack down on crimes associated with the operati...
In Macau and a company linked to the boss of prominent Asian gambling operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly applied for one of the enclave’s coming ten-year casino licenses.
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The almost 40 casinos in Macau reportedly managed to rack up some $11.3 million in aggregated gross gaming revenues for the seven days from September 4 despite the continuing presence of coronavirus-related tra...
The President for the land-locked Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan has reportedly signed legislation into law so as to overturn a long-running ban on gambling and allow local hotels and restaurants to host small casi...
In Macau and local gambling and hotel operator Macau Legend Development Limited has reportedly warned that it may not be able to continue as a going concern after chalking up a first-half net loss of approximat...
The Grand Loyal Poker Club in Hanoi is prepping to host the World Poker Championship starting this Friday. The series will include ten days of action with the tour partnered with the South East Asia Poker Tour....
Asian casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has reportedly applied for a new ten-year license that would give it official permission to continue offering gambling entertainment at its pair of Macau properties unti...
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has reportedly announced that its aggregated turnover for the twelve months to the end of June hit an all-time high of approximately $36.94 billion with some 90% of this business origi...
In South Korea and the government for the semi-autonomous island of Jeju has reportedly asked local casino operators to either fully re-open their temporarily shuttered venues by October 1 or provide valid reas...
Chinese technology firm Dear Cashmere Holding Company has announced that it soon expects to launch into the international iGaming market via its new mobile-friendly domain at SwiftyGaming.com.
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A number of international casino games and equipment suppliers and manufacturers are reportedly abandoning the once dominant Macau market for increasingly more welcoming locales such as the Philippines and Sing...
The casino regulator for the Philippines has reportedly directed the disputed representatives of Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated to immediately end their continuing takeover of the 993-room ...