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.
Gaming can commence in Macau, as the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau gave its blessing on Tuesday. Casino properties are now allowed to resume full operations. The update comes as the region enters a ...
Originally passed earlier this year, the Gambling Control Act of Singapore comes into effect today. The law bans proxy gambling via gaming machines in the region. The Gambling Regulatory Authority of Singapore ...
In Thailand and a panel of federal legislators has reportedly submitted a special petition calling on the right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha to legalize casino gambling.
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In the Philippines and local casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation reportedly held a special ceremony earlier this week to ‘top off’ the construction program for its coming Solaire Resort North develop...
The government for the casino-laden enclave of Macau has reportedly established a special committee and tasked it with overseeing the process of potentially awarding the city’s existing six-strong club of local...
Most of the 37 casinos in Macau reportedly re-opened for limited business from Saturday morning following the completion of an eleven-day lockdown instituted after a large number of locals tested positive for c...
The government for the casino-laden enclave of Macau has reportedly warned that there seems to be no immediate end in sight to the ongoing local gaming tax shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has released its second-quarter unaudited financial results showing that its net loss for the three-month period rose by slightly over 51% year-on-year to hi...
In the Philippines and the operator behind the giant Resorts World Manila property has reportedly announced that it has rebranded the 1,574-room venue with its 323,000 sq ft gaming floor as Newport World Resort...
Respected international financial services firm CGS-CIMB has reportedly predicted that Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad will likely generate a net profit of approximately $97.93 million for the who...
In Macau and the enclave’s long-time retail sportsbetting operator, Macau Slot Company Limited, has reportedly announced that its profit for the whole of 2021 grew by 31.8% year-on-year to top $15.7 million.
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Fresh from completing its takeover of the prestigious The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas property and American casino operator MGM Resorts International is reportedly rumored to be looking into the possibility of bu...
The International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA) anti-corruption organization has announced that it chronicled 88 suspicious betting alerts over the course of the three months to the end of June.
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The government of Cambodia has reportedly revealed that only ten percent of the nation’s licensed casinos were open at the end of last month owing to a continuing coronavirus-related drop in international touri...
In Macau and the government has reportedly ordered local casinos and most of the enclave’s other commercial businesses to close for at least a week in an attempt to fight the rising prevalence of coronavirus.
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