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 Economy and Finance Secretary Lei Wai Nong (pictured) has reportedly announced that some local ‘satellite’ casino enterprises have officially applied for permission to ‘adjust their operations’ in ...
In Macau and the government of Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng (pictured) has reportedly announced that it will be officially lowering the enclave’s predicted aggregated gross gaming revenue tally for the entirety ...
In Japan and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (pictured) has reportedly detailed that his administration has no plans to legalize online casinos and reiterated that such enterprises are to remain ‘a gambling crime’...
Japanese pachinko, slot and arcade games manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corporation has reportedly announced that it is to file criminal charges regarding the attempted Tuesday takeover of its Okada Manil...
Once a gambling mecca for international travelers, Macau continues to have trouble recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. The SAR has been very strict when it comes to pandemic protocols, including closing down...
The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly announced that it is to officially investigate yesterday’s alleged violent storming of the giant Okada Manila development by multiple representatives of J...
The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has a new owner. The newly created APT Events Private Limited has acquired the poker tour brand from Asianlogic Group Company, Asian Poker Tour Limited. The PT is a live poker brand b...
American investment bank JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly predicted that Macau casino operator SJM Holdings Limited is unlikely to pursue a policy of purchasing any further ‘satellite’ gambling assets....
In Macau and casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it is to issue convertible five-year bonds worth slightly over $242.82 million so as to be able to buy the Casino Oceanus at Jai A...
Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly released its first-quarter financial results showing that its aggregated revenues for the three-month period had increased by 176.2% year-on-year to ...
Law enforcement officials in Macau have reportedly issued indictments against 21 individuals linked to former Asian junket giant Suncity Group concerning charges of money laundering, illegal gambling and associ...
Online casino platform and aggregator GrooveGaming has had "an injection" of new content from Samoa-based games studio KA Gaming after adding the Asian casino software developer's portfolio of nearly 400 titles...
The second largest operator of pachinko parlors in the whole of Japan, Dynam Company Limited, has reportedly announced that its net profit for the twelve months to the end of March more than doubled to top a ve...
Global brokerage and investments firm Morgan Stanley has reportedly warned that the combined debt of the six licensed casino operators in Macau could exceed $25 billion by the end of the year owing to China’s o...
In the Philippines and Universal Hotels and Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that it is to ramp up gaming operations within its Nustar Resort and Casino over the course of the next few months follo...