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 the government for Nagasaki Prefecture has reportedly announced that Thursday will see it launch the initial request for concept (RFC) phase of its plan to win the right to host one of the nation’s...
The government of the Philippines has reportedly shut down one of the nation’s largest offshore-facing online gambling operators over allegations that the firm has been failing to pay the appropriate amount of ...
In Japan and a senior government official has reportedly announced that he believes up to eight communities are preparing to submit formal applications in hopes of securing one of the nation’s trio of upcoming ...
American gambling behemoth, MGM Resorts International, reportedly looks best placed in the race to be selected to run the integrated casino resort being planned for the giant Japanese city of Osaka.
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The Asian Poker Tour (APT) has been quite busy as of late, finishing up tournament events and signing new contract deals. The APT Philippines II 2019 Championships Event has finished up with Xixiang Luo of Chin...
In Japan and Friday reportedly saw the city council for Yokohama ratify a supplementary budget that set aside approximately $2.42 million to aid the community’s efforts at securing an integrated casino resort l...
In Japan and the race to find the international operator for Osaka’s proposed integrated casino resort is now reportedly down to three runners encompassing Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, MGM Resorts Intern...
In Japan and a group of companies in the city of Chiba have reportedly banded together in hopes of improving their community’s odds at being granted one of the three integrated casino resort licenses being put ...
In Macau and prominent Asian junket firm, Suncity Group, has reportedly announced that it will be premiering a refurbished VIP gaming lounge inside the giant Galaxy Macau property from Tuesday.
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Global credit ratings firm, Fitch Ratings Incorporated, has reportedly announced that firms hoping to win the right to operate one of the three integrated casino resorts being planned for Japan could face probl...
Asian casino operator, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited, has reportedly declared that it is set to concentrate all of its efforts on the city of Yokohama as it looks to secure one of the three coming Jap...
Global brokerage and investments firm, Morgan Stanley, has reportedly become the latest to envision hard times ahead for the casino industry in Macau after it lowered an earlier forecast concerning what it expe...
The amount of cash the Macau casino industry contributed to the local economy in 2018 reportedly hit a four-year high at almost $25.2 billion while the sector’s annual gross surplus grew by 14.8% when compared ...
In the Philippines and the nation’s Finance Secretary has reportedly made good on an official pledge to crack down on all licensed online gambling operators found not to be paying the appropriate amount of tax....
In the Philippines and Landing International Development Limited has reportedly announced that it has initiated a search in hopes of finding a new plot of land on which to construct its envisioned $1.5 billion ...