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.
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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In Japan and the central Honshu city of Kuwana has reportedly expressed an interest in potentially securing one of the nation’s coming trio of licenses to build and operate a Las Vegas-style integrated casino r...
In a potentially landmark decision and a Macau appeals court has reportedly ruled that the enclave’s six casino operators can now be held liable should any of their partner junket firms go bust before paying ba...
Prominent credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings Incorporated has reportedly predicted that Singapore’s aggregated casino revenues for the whole of next year will likely hit around 75% of their 2019 levels at appr...
The Chairman for International Entertainment Corporation, Stanley Choi Chiu Fai (pictured), has reportedly just pocketed approximately $3.38 million by selling a 4.8% stake in the hotel and leisure operator to ...
In Japan and Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly postponed a series of briefings that were due to be held from later this week so as to allow the local population to ask questions regarding the jurisdiction’s en...
Asian casino operators will likely increase their marketing efforts towards prospective customers from South Korea over the next few years owing to the continued coronavirus-related absence of mainland Chinese ...