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 the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly announced the partial easing of a strict set of quarantine measures brought in some two weeks ago in order to help stop the spread of the coronavi...
In South Korea and local casino operator Lotte Tour Development Company Limited has reportedly received final approval to bring a gambling element to its new Jeju Dream Tower development.
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Plans to crack down on cross-border gambling crime continue in China, as the Ministry of Public Security has provided more details on how it plans to sustain the country’s economic security and public stability...
The Japanese city of Osaka has reportedly announced that no additional firms have participated in the latest request for proposal (RFP) stage of its campaign to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integra...
In Vietnam and local conglomerate Imex Pan Pacific Group is reportedly partnering with a number of foreign investors including one-time Las Vegas Sands Corporation senior executive William Weidner in hopes of b...
In Japan and the Casino Management Board regulator has reportedly unveiled the provisional inventory of games that could be offered inside the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resorts.
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Chinese real estate firm Landing International Development Limited has reportedly released its financial results for 2020 showing that it suffered an overall loss of about $272.65 million owing mainly to a stee...
The 40-strong casino market in Macau is reportedly continuing its slow recovery from last year’s coronavirus-related slump after posting a rise of around 13.6% month-on-month in aggregated gross gaming revenues...
The government for South Korea has reportedly granted American casino operator Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment another six months to complete work on its coming Inspire Entertainment Resort development.
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In Macau and local casino firm Success Universe Group Limited has reportedly disclosed that it lost approximately $18.3 million last year due in large part to the temporary coronavirus-related shutdown of its f...
In the Philippines and the owner of the giant Okada Manila casino resort has reportedly announced the termination of a deal that was to have seen it sell an adjacent nine-acre plot of land for approximately $27...
In Sri Lanka and officials could soon reportedly begin formulating new legislation that would allow the country’s under-construction Colombo Port City development to feature at least one large casino resort.
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In the United States and the billionaire Chairman of Asian casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation is reportedly facing a federal lawsuit over the cancellation of a deal that was to have seen Global Gami...
Prominent credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings Incorporated has reportedly assigned a pessimistic ‘BB-’ grade to the $750 million senior notes offer recently floated by Asian casino operator MGM China Holdings L...
In Singapore and casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly established a special in-house committee to look into the efficacy of anti-money laundering procedures at its iconic Marina Bay Sands ...