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.
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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.
Scientific Games Corporation is set to attend the upcoming Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E) next week at the Venetian Macau. During the event, the company will be showcasing their newest products along with techno...
The Economy and Finance Secretary for Macau, Lionel Leong Vai Tac (pictured), has reportedly revealed that local officials are currently preparing the groundwork for a public tender that is to determine who wil...
Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte (pictured), has reportedly conceded something of a defeat in his long-running campaign against illegal gambling by revealing that he can now only encourage people not to e...
In an attempt to help shield itself from an anticipated drop-off in Macau’s future VIP gaming market, Asian casino operator, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, has reportedly initiated a scheme that is of...
The month of April was a record breaker when it comes to the number of passengers traveling through the Macau International Airport. The Airport issued a statement this week revealing that the passenger through...
The boss for American tribal casino operator, Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, has reportedly declared that his firm has obtained ‘all necessary construction permits and approvals’ for the first phase of its e...
In Macau, the giant MGM Cotai integrated casino resort from MGM China Holdings Limited has reportedly become the latest gambling venue to have had its new-style smoking lounges approved by the city’s Health Bur...
Asian casino operator, Macau Legend Development Limited, has reportedly been forced to issue an official statement warning the wider public about an ostensibly fraudulent website that is allegedly utilizing its...
Leading supplier of technology in the gaming and entertainment industry, Win Systems, has announced they will be taking part in the upcoming G2E Asia. This will be the first time the brand has participated in t...
The government of Singapore has reportedly increased the daily entry fee locals must pay in order to gamble at one of the city-state’s two giant casinos by some 50% to slightly in excess of $110 while raising t...
Two of Macau’s most prominent junket firms have reportedly recently established VIP-facing operations inside a small casino situated within a new beachfront resort located in the southern Cambodian city of Siha...
In Macau, the Sands China Limited subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corporation has reportedly announced that it will be dropping the Holiday Inn brand from its Sands Cotai Central venue as part of the process to r...
A firm with a minority stake in the operator behind the giant Studio City Macau integrated casino resort has reportedly filed for permission to institute Chapter 11 bankruptcy protections after being unable to ...
In Macau, a recent government-backed investigation of the local labor market has reportedly found that the city’s gaming industry is likely set to face a shortfall of well in excess of 7,000 native workers by 2...
Officials in Macau are reportedly partnering with their counterparts from neighboring Hengqin Island in order to lobby Beijing for the right to introduce a visa-free regime for foreign tourists wishing to trave...