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.
Asian casino operator Genting Malaysia Berhad has reportedly recorded a loss of $178.43 million for the three months to the end of September as it continues to slowly recover from the impacts of the coronavirus...
In the Philippines and ongoing effects of the coronavirus pandemic reportedly pushed aggregated third-quarter gross gaming revenues for the nation’s land-based casino industry down by over 71% year-on-year to a...
In Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly detailed that it soon intends to launch the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its effort to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integra...
On November 24, 9stacks will be hosting a highly anticipated poker event in India. The first-ever Heads Up Poker Championship will take place via the online poker brand, providing players in the country with ep...
In Japan and the giant city of Yokohama could reportedly soon encounter a dearth of prospective foreign operators wanting to participate in the request for proposal (RFP) stage of its effort to secure one of th...
In South Korean and local casino operator Lotte Tour Development Company Limited has reportedly announced that its Jeju Dream Tower development is set to open next month complete with a 1,600-room Grand Hyatt h...
The four foreigner-only casinos located in and around the South Korean capital of Seoul are reportedly set to suspend operations from the early hours of tomorrow morning owing to a recent rise in the number of ...
In Cambodia and legislation has reportedly been enacted to more clearly establish the basic licensing requirements and operating conditions for the nation’s often hodgepodge land-based casino market.
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In Macau and the past eleven months have reportedly seen local law enforcement officials shut down 97 websites featuring demonstrable links to fraud or illicit gambling activities.
According to a report from...
Almost seven months after premiering its Jackpot Roulette innovation and live-dealer online casino games developer Ezugi has now returned to announce the debut of its latest Over-the-Table (OTT) variant in Anda...
Japanese conglomerate Pixel Companyz Incorporated has reportedly announced that it will be joining the race to bring an integrated casino resort to a site adjacent to the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Nagasaki P...
In the Philippines and a subsidiary of Asian junket operator Suncity Group has reportedly inked an agreement that is to see Megawide Construction Corporation assist in building the first stage of its coming Res...
Japanese pachinko, slot and arcade games manufacturer Universal Entertainment Corporation is reportedly continuing to be adversely impacted by the coronavirus-induced drop in revenues from its Okada Manila inte...
As part of an effort to better manage its costs during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn and Asian casino operator Wynn Macau Limited has reportedly announced that it will not be renewing the contracts ...
The government of Macau has reportedly announced that the city’s 39 casinos handed over almost $117.12 million in aggregated gaming taxes for October to take their combined ten-month tally to just above $3.04 b...