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.
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In Macau and local casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has announced that it is coming into line with recently-ratified legislation so as to be able to obtain one of the former Portuguese enclave’s new t...
Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has released its unaudited financial results for the three months to the end of June showing a net loss that grew by 35.4% year-on-year to stand at ...
In the Philippines and the long-running battle to determine who has ultimate control over the 993-room Okada Manila facility is reportedly heading to court after owner Universal Entertainment Corporation announ...
Some five months after ratifying new regulatory legislation and the government of Singapore has reportedly inaugurated its new Gambling Regulatory Authority watchdog as a direct replacement for its former Casin...
In Macau and the local Sands China Limited subsidiary of American casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has released its unaudited financial results for the first six months of the year showing a net loss...
In South Korea and local casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that strong hotels sales linked with increasing domestic demand pushed its second-quarter profit up to approximately $1...
In Macau and local gambling and hotel operator Macau Legend Development Limited has reportedly announced that it has ceased being responsible for the casinos within the 223-room Legend Palace Hotel and smaller ...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that its Asia-facing Wynn Macau Limited subsidiary racked up an aggregated second-quarter loss of approximately $185 million.
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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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