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.
Japanese gaming conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly released its financial results for the twelve months to the end of March showing that its net profit had declined by 90.7% year-on-ye...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced plans to spin off its Wynn Interactive Limited subsidiary into a newly-listed entity established in partnership with Austerlitz Acquisition...
In South Korea and local casino operator Grand Korea Leisure Company Limited has reportedly released its first-quarter financial results showing that its loss for the three-month period had increased by over 35...
Okura Holdings Ltd is a pachinko hall operator in Japan which recently announced that two of its halls are closing permanently. The two facilities were impacted greatly by the COVID-19 pandemic, so much so, tha...
The recovery process continues in Macau as gaming operators have recorded their best week since the early days in 2020 during Golden Week this month. Gross gaming revenues came in at around 50% of the levels th...
In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced that it expects to ‘soft launch’ its new Grand Lisboa Palace property before the end of June in advance of conducting a full thir...
In the Philippines and the giant Resorts World Manila and Solaire Resort and Casino properties have reportedly followed their neighboring Okada Manila venue in being officially licensed to offer online gaming t...
The economic recovery process continues in Macau. New reports have been provided for April totals, showing the region earned a gross gaming revenue of MOP$8.4 billion in April. This is equal to $1.05 billion in...
The introduction into Macau of a digital version of the yuan currency currently being trialled by the government of China should prove to be a long-term positive for the city’s collection of almost 40 casinos.
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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...