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.
The process of bringing casinos to Japan continues, as potential operators are starting to release proposal ideas for venues. On October 1, Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) provided details on its pla...
American casino operator Caesars Entertainment Incorporated has announced that it has joined the consortium looking to win permission to bring a Las Vegas-style development to Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture.
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In Japan and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has reportedly selected long-time political figure Fumio Kishida (pictured) to succeed the unpopular Yoshihide Suga as the Asian nation’s next Prime Minister.
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The state-owned gaming operator for the Philippines has announced that it is planning to make a pot of cash holding approximately $680,500 available to local cities and towns hosting one of its Casino Filipino-...
A little over a week after selecting the consortium being led by MGM Resorts International to serve as the preferred operating partner for its tilt at securing an integrated casino resort license and the Japane...
In the Philippines and prominent gaming operator Leisure and Resorts World Corporation (LRWC) has reportedly announced that it has received the appropriate license to launch a new domestic retail and online spo...
The central bank for China has reportedly issued an official statement in order to remind citizens that it remains illegal to conduct transactions using a digital currency or engage in any form of cryptocurrenc...
Hopes that the casino industry in Macau would be able to benefit from China’s upcoming ‘Golden Week’ national holiday have reportedly been dashed after the enclave recently recorded two positive cases of corona...
In Japan and the local arm of European gambling giant Casinos Austria International has reportedly begun holding talks with a special advisory committee as it looks to win the right to bring an integrated casin...
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...