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 Cambodia and a local labor union has reportedly announced that its members with jobs at the gambling-friendly NagaWorld facility will be going on strike from Sunday as part of a row over pay and recent staff...
Up to 30% of junket business in the casino hotspot of Macau may reportedly soon abandon the more traditional high-value VIP segment of the market to be concerned solely with a clientele more interested in premi...
In the Philippines and Hann Philippines Incorporated has reportedly announced that it has officially soft-launched the $238.3 million first-stage redevelopment of its Widus Hotel and Casino following over three...
In Japan and Casinos Austria International has reportedly released an updated draft of just what its envisioned Las Vegas-style integrated casino resort for Nagasaki Prefecture may look like and feature.
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In a move that further expands its audience within the fast-growing online casino game niche, Stockholm-headquartered slots studio Lady Luck Games has signed an exclusive deal with media company King Features S...
Prominent credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings Incorporated has reportedly assigned a trio of firms behind some of the largest casinos in Macau with a ‘ratings watch negative’ appraisals largely due to ongoing ‘...
Asian junket operator Tak Chun Group has reportedly confirmed that the lucrative cooperation agreements it held with Macau’s collection of six licensed casino operators have been unilaterally cancelled.
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In Singapore and a project that was due to increase casino security within the Resorts World Sentosa development via the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has reportedly been delayed owing to numerous technic...
In South Korea and local casino operator Paradise Company Limited has reportedly announced that its aggregated November gaming revenues fell by 53.6% month-on-month to sit just shy of $8.4 million as it continu...
The government of Thailand has reportedly established a special cross-bench body that is to be tasked with considering a variety of measures that could well lead to the legalization of some casino gaming.
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In Japan and a group of citizens opposed to the campaign to bring an integrated casino resort to Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly submitted a petition calling on the local government to halt the entire effort...
In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly confirmed the temporary closure of all local VIP gaming lounges operated by junket firm Suncity Group.
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Following his arrest by police in mainland China over the weekend and Alvin Chau Cheok Wa (pictured) is reportedly set to stand down as Chief Executive Officer for Asian casino investor Suncity Group Holdings L...
American tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has announced the securing of approximately $1.55 billion in aggregate financing that will allow it to complete work on the first phase of its co...
In Macau and the Judiciary Police has reportedly announced the arrest of eleven individuals for allegedly having ties to illicit gambling supposedly being conducted by local junket giant Suncity Group.
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