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 Japan and the plan to bring an $8 billion integrated casino resort to the city of Osaka could reportedly be in danger after an anti-gambling group managed to collect enough signatures to trigger a local refe...
The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly announced the resolution of a little over a third of the back taxes an independent government commission recently claimed was owed by the Asian country’s ...
The COVID-19 outbreak in Macau has worsened, with a case count of 299 as of this past Sunday. The number of positive cases jumped from 170 on Friday and casinos have now instituted new protocols to try and slow...
Global investment bank Credit Suisse Group AG has reportedly again warned that the recovery of the casino industry in Macau could take much longer than earlier anticipated due to the lingering presence of coron...
An outbreak of the COVID-19 virus continues to grow in Macau, with 100 confirmed cases. Within the affected population are two casino dealers. Those affected have been assigned to groups of cases based on locat...
Officials of Macau have kept up with strict regulations since the onset of COVID-19 to keep the virus from attacking the SAR. Few cases have been seen in the region thanks to strict quarantine orders and travel...
The gambling-friendly enclave of Macau reportedly now has two fewer casinos following news that operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has shuttered its Rio Casino and President Casino properties.
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In Macau and the draft gaming bill currently being scrutinized by lawmakers will reportedly contain a clause that is to ban any entity holding a casino concession or more than 5% of any such firm’s shares from ...
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...