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 a senior executive with prominent casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly detailed that the mass-market gaming sector is taking longer to recover when compared with t...
In Macau and casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it expects its pair of local properties to be at near full capacity for the upcoming Labour Day public holiday.
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The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) has reportedly announced that its aggregated gross gaming revenues for the first three months of the year dropped by 51.4% on a comparative basis to just...
While it has been a year since the COVID-19 outbreak began, many areas of the world are still affected. Businesses are being forced to close on a temporary basis to ensure that major outbreaks do not happen and...
In the Philippines and the operator behind the giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort has reportedly announced that the property has just been licensed to offer online gaming to domestic punters.
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Officials in Japan have issued a new state of emergency order in four urban prefectures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order applies to Hyogo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo. Due to the new requirements, some pachi...
In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly announced that its gross gaming revenues from the premium-mass segment have been recovering and currently stand at around 50% of their pre-p...
In Macau and a senior official with the enclave’s tourism ministry has reportedly predicted that local hotel occupancy rates during next month’s five-day Labour Day public holiday could reach as high as 80%.
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Macau is slowly getting back to normal after dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic for more than a year now. This past week, gross gaming revenues reached a new high, coming in at MOP$300 million ($37.5m) on a dai...
In the Philippines and the operator behind the giant Okada Manila integrated casino resort has reportedly detailed that the 993-room property saw its first-quarter gross gaming revenues decrease by some 42% yea...
Following its high-profile partnership with the live-casino provider, Evolution, earlier this year, Asian online casino games and solutions distributor QTech Games has now announced Play’n Go as the latest addi...
In the Philippines and local developer Universal Hotels and Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that its Nustar Resort and Casino is expected to begin opening sometime next year complete with a trio o...
In Macau and local casino operator Sands China Limited has reportedly been forced to issue a statement distancing itself from any connection to an Asian iGaming domain being marketed using the trademarked name ...
Digital sports content, technology and integrity services provider Genius Sports Group Limited has announced the signing of an agreement that is to see it supply live statistics and video insights from Japan’s ...
In Macau and officials are reportedly preparing to amend the enclave’s financial rules so as to allow for the complete adoption of a digital version of the yuan currency currently being trialled by the governme...