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.
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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 the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly signed legislation into law to institute a new tax regime for those firms holding a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) license....
In Macau and representatives from some of the city’s junket firms reportedly joined casino executives at a meeting on Monday in hopes of getting more details on proposed regulatory changes.
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In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it believes the city’s upcoming tendering process will most probably see successful candidates awarded with new ten-year lic...
Asian casino operator Summit Ascent Holdings Limited has reportedly extended the maturity date on a $122.5 million loan it agreed with Filipino associate SunTrust Home Developers Incorporated in February.
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For the second time this year and global brokerage and investments firm Morgan Stanley has reportedly cast doubts on the near-future profitability of the Macau casino industry owing to the lingering impacts of ...
In Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly selected a consortium being led by MGM Resorts International to be the preferred operating partner for its tilt at winning one of the nation’s coming trio of integr...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly announced that it intends to have agreed a draft development plan for its envisioned integrated casino resort before the end of November.
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The value of shares in some of Macau’s largest casino operators was reportedly rocked yesterday after the local government released its latest proposals for how it believes the industry should be regulated into...
In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly announced that all of the enclave’s many land-based video slots will be required to feature an on-screen clock as standard by ...
In China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange regulator has reportedly announced that it has levied fines totalling almost $900,000 against ten individuals who were found to have engaged in illegal ...
In Japan and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has now reportedly followed Genting Singapore Limited in officially exiting the race to bring an integrated casino resort to the city of Yokohama.
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The over 40 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their combined 2020 contribution to the local economy drop by 79.6% year-on-year to around $5.22 billion as the coronavirus pandemic sent visitor numbers plummeting.
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In Japan and Genting Singapore Limited has reportedly shelved its campaign to bring an integrated casino resort to Yokohama after the giant city elected a new mayor that is vehemently opposed to the realization...
In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly announced that its net loss for August almost doubled month-on-month to hit $125 million as a direct result of the implementation of new cor...
The over 40 casinos in Macau reportedly contributed just over $319.63 million in aggregated gaming taxes for July as they continued to be negatively affected by the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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