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 the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly poured cold water on speculation that it may be about to launch a lottery similar to the Mark Six service already offered to p...
In South Korea and the operator behind Kangwon Land Casino has reportedly announced that the facility has again postponed its planned full re-opening by a further two weeks following a recent spike in local cor...
In Macau and the company behind the luxury The 13 hotel has reportedly revealed that it has terminated negotiations that were to have seen it offload at least a 50% stake in the 200-room property.
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European gaming machines giant Novomatic AG has reportedly inked a non-exclusive deal that is to see Australian counterpart Ainsworth Game Technology Limited serve as its official Asia-Pacific distribution part...
The 39 casinos in Macau reportedly continued to be negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic last month as their aggregated gross gaming revenues decreased by 94.5% year-on-year to stand at just over $166...
As part of an ongoing effort to improve its compliance standards, giant online casino and sportsbetting operator Flutter Entertainment has reportedly announced the exit of its PokerStars iGaming brand from Chin...
The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCor) regulator has reportedly announced that some of Manila’s giant integrated casino resorts may soon be allowed to partially emerge from their coronavirus-i...
In the Philippines and casino operator Landing International Development Limited has reportedly announced that it has been given more time to find a suitable Manila home for its envisioned NayonLanding developm...
Revenue totals for eight operational casinos in Vietnam have been reported, with the region showing a combined total of $107.4 million. This is an amazing 60% increase from 2019. The casinos were able to see an...
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in China has created a blacklist of destinations for overseas tourists that they feel are disrupting the outbound tourism of the nation. Such destinations are opening casinos...
In southern Japan and a group of local doctors has reportedly written to the Governor for Nagasaki Prefecture to voice their opposition to a plan that would see the jurisdiction host one of the nation’s trio of...
Asian casino operator Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited has reportedly followed many of its rivals in recording an overall loss for the three months to the end of June owing to the many disruptions caused...
American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited has reportedly announced that escalating tensions between the United States and China could be hindering its attempt at securing an undisclosed amount of new financ...
The main investor in Asian casino management firm Suncity Group Holdings Limited has reportedly transferred shareholder loans worth approximately $500 million into perpetual securities featuring no maturity dat...
In the Philippines and President Rodrigo Duterte (pictured) has reportedly announced that the coronavirus-induced lockdown of metropolitan Manila is to be relaxed from tomorrow in an attempt to help jump-start ...