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.
The casino hotspot of Macau reportedly attracted more than 182,000 visitors during the recent ‘Golden Week’ holiday period with approximately 89% of these having travelled into the former Portuguese enclave fro...
Pragmatic Play, a leading content provider to the iGaming industry, releases a new slot game, Pirate Golden Age™.
The team has sailed successfully through the iGaming industry in 2015 – and they d...
In the Philippines and the Department of Justice has reportedly announced that it is to file criminal charges against Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada following his attempted late-May takeover of the Okada M...
The almost 40 casinos in Macau reportedly had a disappointing September after seeing their aggregated gross gaming revenues decrease by 49.6% year-on-year to slightly over $366.33 million.
According to a Sat...
Japanese casino equipment giant Angel Group Company Limited is reportedly set to buy back gear worth approximately $300,000 from beleaguered operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited.
Accordin...
Thailand and Cambodia have been subject to major crackdowns of anti-gambling activity in recent weeks, with police making arrests in both areas. Over 550 illegal immigrants were detained in Cambodia while 40 we...
A senior analyst for global investments firm JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly forecast that at least some of the casino operators in Macau will be able to turn in positive fourth-quarter earnings owing...
In Macau and the trial of the 21 individuals being charged with various illegal gaming, fraud, money laundering and criminal association infractions has reportedly again heard testimony relating to the alleged ...
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’.
Acco...
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.
According to a report f...
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...