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Sep 26, 2026
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The resort’s request comes as Vietnam expands domestic casino access through a small number of tightly controlled projects rather than broad market liberalisation.
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Sep 25, 2026
Casino operators have used Korea’s tourism fund for operating expenses for decades. Allowing the same fund to finance construction and expansion changes something more fundamental: how the state categorises casino investment.
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Sep 23, 2026
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Singapore's latest casino reforms are notable less for any single regulatory change than for the boundary they are beginning to define.
Sep 5, 2026
Non-gaming industries represented 61.7% of Macao’s economy in 2023. One year later, their share had fallen to 56.7%—exposing the weakness in the city’s preferred measure of diversification.
Aug 28, 2026
Las Vegas Sands also reported US$215 million of Marina Bay Sands capital spending in Q2, showing the project is moving from financing capacity into active deployment.
Aug 25, 2026
Ponte 16 lost its casino in November. The hotel remains busy and Macao is receiving record visitor numbers, but the first financial evidence shows how difficult gaming revenue is to replace.
Aug 24, 2026
Foreigner-only casino revenue rose 21.6% in 2025 as visitor numbers climbed 18.7%, creating a widening gap between the casino sector and South Korea’s broader gambling market.
Aug 22, 2026
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Twenty-one products from five suppliers entered Macao’s approval register in August. The opportunity is substantial—but every new installation must compete for space in a market whose machine count is no longer expanding.
Aug 21, 2026
The two-stage proposal covers more than 420,000 square metres of land, with participation screening open through 8 January 2027.
Aug 20, 2026
The construction of MGM Osaka is usually presented as a JPY1.513 trillion private investment, approximately USD9.4 billion.
Aug 14, 2026
Galaxy Entertainment Group reported HK$24.2 billion (approximately US$3.10 billion) in first-half net revenue while moving ahead with a comprehensive renovation of StarWorld Macau and its 600,000-square-metre Phase 4 development in Cotai.
Aug 11, 2026
The Taiwan-made JE-43JGO combines cabinet design, computing hardware, assembly and system integration in a complete gaming-machine platform.
Aug 5, 2026
Another 75 casinos have been paused, suspended, revoked or allowed to expire. Every remaining licence is due to expire at the end of 2026.
Jul 28, 2026
The prefecture abandoned Japan’s first IR round in 2019. Now it is surveying operators, banks and every municipality on the island before the next application window opens.
Jul 27, 2026
Wynn Palace will add a 432-suite hotel tower, theatre and entertainment centre as Macau directs casino investment towards non-gaming attractions.
Jul 26, 2026
PAGCOR’s proposed restructuring could turn the agency into a pure regulator and eventually place more than 40 Casino Filipino venues on the market.
Poker
Jul 23, 2026
1 min read
South Korea’s INSPIRE Entertainment Resort will open a new poker and entertainment space in October, using the first WPT Seoul to attract international players to its Incheon property.
Jul 21, 2026
Macau’s casino market remained broadly stable in the second quarter of 2026, but the composition of its gaming revenue shifted noticeably away from VIP baccarat
Jul 20, 2026
South Korea is considering a substantial increase in the contribution paid by its foreigners-only casinos to the country’s Tourism Promotion and Development Fund.
Jul 17, 2026
A 16-machine deployment at LaVie Resort & Casino looks small on paper. For a Taiwanese slot maker building an Asian footprint, it is how the land-based business actually gets built.
Jul 16, 2026
The prison sentences made the headlines. The quieter change — a law on who may lend gaming credit — is what actually stripped the junkets of their power.
Jul 13, 2026
The largest casino acquisition in American history: 60 casinos, eight Strip properties, and a go-shop window that closed on July 11 with no rival bid.
Jul 10, 2026
Fifteen companies told Aichi they were interested in its airport-island resort. When the formal window opened, none stepped forward — and the prefecture just extended its deadlines.
Jul 9, 2026
An hour from Shanghai, a Korean island bets its casino industry on Chinese high rollers — the one flow Beijing is trying to shut down.
