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.
The Singapore-headquartered arm of Asian casino giant Genting Malaysia Berhad has announced that it will be reducing the salaries of its senior staff as a way to cut costs in light of the ‘massive disruption to...
Only two days after ordering all of the casinos in metropolitan Manila to close and authorities in the Philippines have now reportedly extended this temporary shuttering to encompass gambling venues nationwide....
The latest casino closure related to the coronavirus outbreak is the Resorts World Genting. The casino complex located in the Genting Highlands will be closed temporarily starting March 18th through the end of ...
In the Philippines and the nation’s gaming regulator has reportedly ordered the temporary shuttering of all casinos in metropolitan Manila in an attempt to help stop the spread of a coronavirus strain that has ...
The price of shares in Asian casino operator MGM China Holdings Limited reportedly fell to its lowest level in just over four years on Tuesday due to investor anxieties over the ongoing outbreak of a coronaviru...
In the Philippines and the nation’s anti-money laundering watchdog has reportedly called for stricter regulation of licensed iGaming firms and their utilization of often unregulated and unsupervised service pro...
In Japan and the government for Wakayama Prefecture has reportedly launched a public consultation period regarding measures it is proposing to introduce in order to help prevent locals from developing a gamblin...
The first eight days of March reportedly saw the 39 active casinos in Macau post aggregated gross gaming revenues that were 79% lower year-on-year at approximately $174.9 million.
According to a report from ...
Online poker giant PokerStars has announced an update involving the European Poker Tour (EPT) due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The EPT stop in Sochi, Russia will continue as planned, but all other events...
In Japan and Friday reportedly saw the city of Yokohama publish its draft implementation policy as it continues with a plan that could ultimately see it selected as a host for one of the nation’s coming trio of...
In Macau, a leading government official has reportedly detailed that the city has no intention of introducing temporary tax breaks to help local gambling firms recover from the financial impacts of the enclave’...
In Macau and the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator has reportedly sent letters to every one of the city’s six licensed casino operators asking that they temporarily refrain from implementing s...
The Wynn Macau Limited subsidiary of American casino operator Wynn Resorts Limited is reportedly boosting the amount of commission it pays Macau’s many junket operators so as to recover from the downturn in bus...
Asian casino operator Donaco International Limited has reportedly agreed a compromise to the long-running legal dispute involving the 50-year lease for the land occupied by its Star Vegas Resort and Club in Cam...
The 39 active casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for February plummet by 87.8% year-on-year to just $387.2 million as a direct result of the measures put into place to stop t...