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 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...
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 ...