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.
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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Last week’s assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (pictured) has reportedly been felt far and wide as the 67-year-old was one of the main protagonists in the effort to bring Las Vegas-style...
In Thailand and a new survey has reportedly revealed that almost 81% of respondents would support the idea of legalizing gambling and allowing foreign firms to construct and operate at least one Las Vegas-style...
In an attempt to increase tax revenues in the face of a floundering economy and the government for the Asian island nation of Sri Lanka has reportedly approved the issuance of four more land-based casino licens...
In Macau and local casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has announced that experienced industry figure Linda Chen (pictured) is to replace Ian Coughlan as its President from the first day of next March.
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The large collection of casinos in the Asian city of Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for June plummet by over 62% year-on-year to hit a 21-month low of just over $306.47 million.
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In South Korea and local casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that its aggregated gross gaming revenues for June dropped by 16.5% year-on-year to approximately $10.15 million.
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Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd., a Hong-Kong listed company, is hopeful that by September, its new gaming table business will begin in Cambodia. The company has plans to launch games in Dara S...