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 casino operator Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly released its first-half financial results showing an improvement of almost 133% year-on-year in net profit to approximately $121.7 million...
Owner of THE 13 in Macau, South Shore Holdings recently announced the company is at risk of being delisted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The operator must now complete specific steps to avoid this action.
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Financial services giant JPMorgan Chase and Company has reportedly forecast that South Korea’s Kangwon Land Casino will likely record an around 20% sequential rise in third-quarter gross gaming revenues due to ...
In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly named the local subordinate of European gambling giant Casinos Austria International as the preferred operating candidate in its race to secure...
Japanese gaming conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly released its financial results for the three months to the end of June showing that its net profit improved by over 189% year-on-year...
In Japan and one of the firms in the running for the right to operate the integrated casino resort being envisioned for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly pulled out of the race citing unreasonable rules and ‘s...
One of the most distinguished businessmen in the Japanese city of Yokohama has reportedly announced that he intends to kill himself by committing ‘seppuku’ if the community ever opens its envisioned integrated ...
The continued surges in positive COVID-19 cases have caused casinos in Asia to record monthly losses. In several areas of the country, case counts are rising, and restrictions are coming back into play, negativ...
In Macau and aggregated gross gaming revenues for July reportedly rose by 528.1% year-on-year to just over $1.05 billion despite the continuing presence of a range of anti-coronavirus travel restrictions.
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In the Philippines and the government of President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly decided to temporarily close casinos in metropolitan Manila for a third time in 17 months owing to a significant rise in the loc...
In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced the ‘soft launch’ of its new Grand Lisboa Palace property following well over seven years of construction.
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The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly come out against the idea of granting limited tax breaks to firms holding a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (PO...
In Macau and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly announced that it will soon be transforming the casino within its Altira Macau property into a premium-mass venue at the expense of any VIP bu...
Hot on the heels of its latest distribution agreement and business solution supplier and software aggregator for the iGaming industry, Slotegrator, has added international lottery game provider Skilrock Technol...
In Japan and a local consortium known as The Niki and Chyau Fwu (Parkview) Group has reportedly added a billion-dollar sweetener to its bid to be selected as the preferred operating partner for the integrated c...