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 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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The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly predicted that her organization expects to bring in aggregated tax revenues for this year of up to $756 million.
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In Japan and federal legislator Tsukasa Akimoto (pictured) has reportedly been sentenced to a four-year term in prison after being found guilty of accepting bribes from representatives of a company that had bee...
The tax contribution from the 17 casinos in South Korea reportedly fell by 82.4% on a comparative basis last year to approximately $70.7 million largely as a direct result of the turmoil associated with the ong...
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has reportedly chalked up an increase of 27.9% year-on-year in aggregated turnover for its most recent horseracing season to a record of approximately $35.98 billion.
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In Macau and aggregated gross gaming revenues for August reportedly increased by some 234% year-on-year to top $554.49 million despite the disruption associated with a minor outbreak of coronavirus in neighbori...
A basic agreement has been signed for an IR development in Nagasaki, with the prefecture selecting Casinos Austria International Japan (CAIJ) as its partner. Earlier this week, Nagasaki Governor Hodo Nakamura s...