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 Japan and the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly named the local subordinate of European gambling giant Casinos Austria International as the preferred operating candidate in its race to secure...
Japanese gaming conglomerate Sega Sammy Holdings Incorporated has reportedly released its financial results for the three months to the end of June showing that its net profit improved by over 189% year-on-year...
In Japan and one of the firms in the running for the right to operate the integrated casino resort being envisioned for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly pulled out of the race citing unreasonable rules and ‘s...
One of the most distinguished businessmen in the Japanese city of Yokohama has reportedly announced that he intends to kill himself by committing ‘seppuku’ if the community ever opens its envisioned integrated ...
The continued surges in positive COVID-19 cases have caused casinos in Asia to record monthly losses. In several areas of the country, case counts are rising, and restrictions are coming back into play, negativ...
In Macau and aggregated gross gaming revenues for July reportedly rose by 528.1% year-on-year to just over $1.05 billion despite the continuing presence of a range of anti-coronavirus travel restrictions.
Ac...
In the Philippines and the government of President Rodrigo Duterte has reportedly decided to temporarily close casinos in metropolitan Manila for a third time in 17 months owing to a significant rise in the loc...
In Macau and local casino operator SJM Holdings Limited has reportedly announced the ‘soft launch’ of its new Grand Lisboa Palace property following well over seven years of construction.
According to a repo...
The boss for the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly come out against the idea of granting limited tax breaks to firms holding a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (PO...
In Macau and Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly announced that it will soon be transforming the casino within its Altira Macau property into a premium-mass venue at the expense of any VIP bu...
Hot on the heels of its latest distribution agreement and business solution supplier and software aggregator for the iGaming industry, Slotegrator, has added international lottery game provider Skilrock Technol...
In Japan and a local consortium known as The Niki and Chyau Fwu (Parkview) Group has reportedly added a billion-dollar sweetener to its bid to be selected as the preferred operating partner for the integrated c...
In China and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate has reportedly announced that it prosecuted 46,575 people over the course of the first six months of 2021 for gambling-related crimes.
According to a report fr...
In South Korea and the former Chief Executive Officer for local casino operator Kangwon Land Incorporated has reportedly started serving a term of three years in prison after earlier being found guilty of parti...
A COVID-19 outbreak is, unfortunately, growing in Singapore, causing a shutdown of certain services in the hopes of quelling the spread. The Marina Bay Sands announced it has closed indefinitely while the viru...