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.
Last month reportedly saw the over 30 casinos in Macau record a 4.4% increase year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $3.13 billion thanks in large part to a 26.6% rise in the number of those who ha...
In Russia, Diamond Fortune Holdings has reportedly announced that a Japanese firm has agreed to invest in its envisioned integrated casino resort for the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Resort zone near the p...
In the Philippines, casino operator, Bloomberry Resorts Corporation has announced that its Bloomberry Resorts and Hotels Incorporated subsidiary has been named as a co-defendant in a lawsuit connected to the th...
The highest ranking security official in Macau has reportedly announced that some 3,050 foreigners had been arrested either inside or near a casino last year on suspicion of being involved in illegal currency e...
Norwegian B2B fantasy sports and pool betting provider, Scout Gaming has inked a licensing agreement with Playsafe Games Pvt Ltd that will see India's biggest sports website, Scoring 11, access its complete pro...
In India, an official government panel has reportedly recommended that the country of over 1.32 billion people introduce a uniform goods and services tax on all lottery products regardless of whether these are ...
For the second time since November, Hong Kong-based businessman, Lawrence Ho Yau Lung, has reportedly increased his stake in Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, (NASDAQ: MLCO).
According to GGRAsia repo...
In the Philippines, last year reportedly saw annual aggregated gross gaming revenues increase by 22.9% year-on-year to top $3.6 billion as the combined figure for the Asian nation’s private-sector casino indust...
Macau, the largest gambling hub in the world, is now subject to a murder investigation after a man was found stabbed to death at a five star casino resort. Judiciary Police are currently investigating the suspe...
This week, it was announced that Amax International Holdings Ltd (HKEx:959) has decided to sell their interest in a business that used to operate the Macau-based, Greek Mythology Casino. The casino has been shu...
The local branch of global brokerage firm Sanford C Bernstein and Company has reportedly detailed that it is still too early to tell what impact recently-tightened foreign currency transaction rules will have o...
The boss for American casino operator, MGM Resorts International, has used a recent conference call with investors to detail that his firm is hoping to be given permission to build an integrated casino resort i...
In a move that will expedite its expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, gambling technology group, Novomatic (NVMTC.UL), has announced that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Asian gaming equipmen...
Asian casino operator, MGM China Holdings Limited, has released its financial results for 2018 showing that it had experienced a 33% increase year-on-year in group-wide revenues to $2.44 billion alongside an as...
The number of tourists that visited Singapore in 2018 reportedly increased by 6.2% year-on-year to reach approximately 18.5 million and led the small city-state to record an around 1% swell in annual sightseer ...