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 officials in Yokohama have reportedly announced that they will be adding some ¥400 million ($3.63 million) to the city’s initial annual budget in order to aid efforts at securing one of the nation’...
In Japan and the city of Osaka has reportedly reacted to the ongoing bribery allegations involving Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com by passing new protocols covering interactions between local officials and ...
In the Philippines and local casino operator, Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Incorporated, has reportedly revealed that its Okada Manila property recorded a 76% increase year-on-year in December gross g...
Asian casino operator, NagaCorp Limited, has reportedly issued a statement to refute earlier press claims that it had granted significant pay rises to workers at its giant NagaWorld property so as to avert furt...
In Japan and three opposition political parties are reportedly set to join with the Japanese Communist Party in order to introduce legislation that could scupper the nation’s licensing of an inaugural trio of i...
In Japan and prominent politician Tsukasa Akimoto has reportedly been indicted on fresh charges that he may have accepted bribes totalling up to ¥7.2 million ($65,370) from Chinese sports lottery firm 500.com.
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In Cambodia and workers at the giant NagaWorld integrated casino resort reportedly won a rare victory over the weekend after reaching an agreement that is to see them receive pay rises of up to 30%.
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Delta Corp has been approved for a casino gaming license in Nepal. The group will offer gaming via a Marriott Hotel in the region, with operations set to start soon.
Details of the Approval:
General Manag...
High stakes gaming will be in action this February in South Korea as the Jeju Shinhwa World’s Landing Casino will host the Triton Super High Roller Series. The first of three stops for the 2020 Triton schedule ...
In Cambodia and up to 3,000 employees of the giant NagaWorld integrated casino resort reportedly took to the streets of Phnom Penh yesterday in an effort to obtain higher wages and improved working conditions.
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Authorities in Cambodia have reportedly announced that the Asian nation’s estate of land-based casinos has largely been abiding by new legislation that implemented a total ban on the provision of online gamblin...
Chinese blockchain gaming studio, Cogito Company Limited, has announced that it is taking decentralized autonomous entertainment to the next level and putting players in control via the launch of its new Horsem...
In Japan and the race to secure one of the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino resort licenses will now reportedly be down to eight runners following news that the city of Chiba is dumping its bid.
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In Japan and the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reportedly officially established the Casino Management Board to serve as the supervisory authority for the nation’s coming trio of integrated casino...
In Singapore and Asian casino operator Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has reportedly lost its attempt to overturn the earlier ruling of an arbitration tribunal and may now be forced to pay some $296 million to ...