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Macau’s gaming tax revenue rose by 6.9 percent year-on-year to MOP66.17 billion ($8.24 billion) in the first eight months of 2026, according to the latest central account budget execution data […] The post Macau gaming tax revenue hits $8.24B in first eight months first appeared on Asia Gaming News…

Macau visitor arrivals surpassed 30 million for 2026 by September 11th, reaching the level 22 days earlier than last year. The post Macau visitor arrivals top 30M, 22 days earlier than 2025 first appeared on Asia Gaming News | AGB - Asia Gaming Brief.

Retail sales at The Venetian Macao’s shopping mall account for about 40 percent of Macau’s total retail sales and have recorded double-digit growth compared with last year, according to Sands […] The post Venetian mall generates about 40% of Macau retail sales: Wilfred Wong first appeared on Asia G…

The Macau government collected just over MOP66.17 billion (US$8.19 billion) in fiscal revenue from gaming in the first eight months of 2026, according to the latest data released by the city’s Financial Services Bureau. The figure was up 6.9 percent from the prior-year period. The August figure fro…

The Parisian Macao, a casino resort operated by Sands China Ltd, will mark its 10th anniversary on Sunday (September 13), having welcomed more than 100 million visitors since opening in 2016, according to a company press release. The property opened in 2016 with approximately 3,000 rooms and suites…

DigiPlus Interactive Corp, a provider of online gambling services in the Philippines and holder of licences in South Africa and Brazil, is likely to face a 20.3 percent decline in annual earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) for 2026, to about PHP11.4 billion (…

Gambling’s fastest-moving money may be the hardest to police. FATF says unlicensed offshore platforms can shift funds rapidly across borders through e-wallets, mobile money and virtual assets, while regulatory differences allow operators to appear legitimate. Its latest report places casinos, onlin…

Light & Wonder has released Gremlins After Midnight, a new slot game inspired by the classic Gremlins movie. While feeding the little mogwai after midnight risks turning them into mischievous and rather dangerous gremlins, this game’s bonus round provides a silver lining to the havoc wrought by the…

Station Casinos has decided to celebrate its 50th anniversary by making sure its employees feel appreciated. To that end, the casino company announced plans to issue some $70 million in stock to its workers. Station Casinos to Distribute $70M in Shares Among Its Employees According to the announcem…

Japan’s second-largest city could return to the casino bidding pool after Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka resigned amid controversy. A third-party probe into Yamanaka published its findings in July, concluding that the mayor routinely engaged in workplace harassment. The investigation came after a…

Sweepstakes casino operator VGW, the company behind brands such as Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, has agreed to a settlement with New York Attorney General Letitia James. This development follows accusations that the company has been offering unlicensed gambling in New York since…

Gamblers in Illinois who previously used the state’s Self-Exclusion Program (SEP) would remain free from marketing materials from gaming operators for a period after their exclusion ends under a proposed initiative. The Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) has recommended several enhancements to its volunta…

Hollywood Casino Hotel Council Bluffs in Iowa will break ground on Monday (Sept. 14). Penn Entertainment is replacing its Ameristar Council Bluffs with a brick-and-mortar casino in the city that sits on the Missouri River across from Omaha. Thirty years after Ameristar opened as a riverboat, Penn o…

New York Attorney General Letitia James has secured $8 million from VGW Holdings Pty. Ltd. and its affiliates for illegally operating online gambling platforms in the state. The settlement covers VGW’s Chumba Casino, Global Poker, and Luckyland Slots, which allowed users to play casino games using…

Hokkaido has advanced its plans for a potential integrated resort (IR), proposing changes to its policy framework that would ask Japan’s national government to ease existing size requirements for MICE and accommodation facilities. Hokkaido Prefecture is pressing Tokyo to loosen minimum size rules f…

Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced today it’s selling $900 million in corporate debt maturing in 2035 in a private offering. The sale is being driven by the casino operator’s Wynn Resorts Finance, LLC and Wynn Resorts Finance units. Those entities are described as “each an indirect wholly-owned…

The Parisian Macao will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Sept. 13, marking a decade of contributing to Macao’s evolution as a leading international tourism destination and reinforcing Sands China’s long-term commitment to economic diversification through world-class non-gaming offerings. The post…

South Korea may postpone plans to revise its casino regulations until later this year as authorities continue discussions with operators over the proposed changes. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had initially aimed to introduce the proposed amendment to the Tourism Promotion Act in Sep…