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.
Plans for a casino in Boracay may be back on track after recent gaming regulation developments in the Philippines. In 2018, a moratorium was put in place by President Rodrigo Duterte to stop casino developments...
Earlier this week, it was announced that the Clarivest Group has signed a new agreement with the Wakayama prefecture. The company was the area’s top choice when it comes to building an IR Resort. Plans are to a...
Curaçao-based Groove Gaming has added yet another new game developer to its aggregator after partnering with Philippine online casino software creator, Dragon Gaming.
The new alliance adds substantial conten...
In a mayoral race upset, Takeharu Yamanaka has been named the newest mayor of Yokohama. The city in Japan has been considering bidding for a casino resort, but with Yamanaka in charge, that is unlikely to happe...
Changes are coming to the gaming options offered in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Due to a sudden rise in taxes, MP Holdings LLC has decided to shut down almost 50% of its e-gaming ma...
In Malaysia and the impressive Resorts World Genting development from Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad could reportedly stay closed until November due to fears associated with the ongoing coronavir...
Asian hotel and leisure operator International Entertainment Corporation has reportedly postponed a plan that was to have seen it bring a five-star casino resort to the Philippines capital of Manila by the end ...
The gaming regulator for the Philippines has reportedly granted local retail sportsbook operator MegaSportsWorld permission to begin offering its services to domestic punters online.
According to a report fr...
American tribal casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment has reportedly declared that it is now hopeful of being able to start welcoming guests to its Inspire Entertainment Resort development in South K...
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...