Paragon Under Fire by BC Regulators

Gaming regulators in the Canadian province of British Columbia are reviewing Paragon Gaming’s suitability and qualifications to develop a casino resort (l.) in downtown Vancouver. Paragon’s Edgewater Casino relocation...

Published November 24, 2014

Gold Coast Residents Oppose Hotel Plan

Plans for a signature floating hotel in Gold Coast could pose a threat to the local marine environment, says a community group opposed to plans to develop a massive...

Published November 24, 2014

No Ho: New South Wales Tells Crown

New South Wales and Crown Resorts have released censored details of a report on the licensing of the company’s luxury Crown Sydney casino. The report requires that Crown guarantee...

Published November 24, 2014

Software Malfunction Causes $100,000 Payout in Canada

An anonymous tip led a newspaper reporter in British Columbia, Canada to reveal the B.C. Lottery Corporation paid a woman $100,000, more than 100 times the maximum allowed, due...

Published November 24, 2014

Agreement Reached on Mexico Reforms

Lawmakers from Mexico’s two leading political parties have agreed to a package of regulations designed to provide clarity and consistency to the country’s casino industry. Gaming head Fernando Zarate...

Published November 17, 2014

Bermuda Government Announces Gaming Legislation

Bermuda Premier Michael Dunkley (l.), in his recently delivered Throne Speech, announced legislation establishing a domestic gaming industry and a casino gaming commission will be introduced in the upcoming...

Published November 17, 2014

Overhaul Set for Queensland Casino

The new owner of the Jupiters Townsville in Queensland plans to invest $20 million to refurbish the casino hotel and reposition it as a draw for Australian players and...

Published November 17, 2014

Hotel Sale OK With Bahamas’ Christie

Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie (l.) had a strong response to former Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette's concern that the iconic British Colonial hotel in Nassau had been...

Published November 10, 2014

New Online Gambling Legislation Expected in Mexico

Mexico's National Action Party and the Party of the Democratic Revolution have reportedly reached an agreement on new gambling legislation in Mexico. The agreement should set a new framework...

Published November 10, 2014

Century Acquires Stake In MCE

Century Casinos Inc. and the Argentina-based Mendoza Central Entretenimientos have signed a deal giving Century a 7.5 percent stake in the company plus the option to raise that to...

Published November 10, 2014

Evidence Mounts in Probe of South African Regulators

Lawmakers in South Africa have found boxes of shredded documents at the offices of the country’s National Gambling Board, which is under investigation in connection with charges of mismanagement...

Published November 10, 2014

Mexican Casino to Target U.S. Gamblers

A new casino in the border city of Ciudad Juarez in Mexico is being developed to attract gamblers from the U.S. side of the border.

Published November 10, 2014

‘Thunderball’ Hotel Sold to Chinese Firm

The British Colonial Hilton hotel in the Bahamas hotel has been sold to a Chinese state-run company, China State Construction Engineering Corp. The company plans to develop a deluxe...

Published November 3, 2014

Ontario City Rejects Casino Move

In a recent election in Kingston, Ontario, 67 percent of voters said they do not want the Thousand Island Casino (l.) to move to their city. The casino will...

Published November 3, 2014

Illegal Australia: Crackdown Coming

Australians are betting billions online every year with unlicensed offshore operators, and both the government and the country’s domestic operators want to rein it in. Plans are in the...

Published November 3, 2014

Hard Rock Hotel Coming to Dubai Marina

Hard Rock International, the Abu Dhabi Financial Group, and Sheffield Holdings have announced plans to build a Hard Rock Hotel in Dubai Marina. At 101 floors, the hotel will...

Published November 3, 2014

Crown in Controversy Over High Roller Secrets

New South Wales has censored portions of its agreement with Crown Resorts relating to VIP gaming at the company’s proposed Sydney megaresort (l.). Crown says they contain trade secrets....

Published October 27 2014

Tabcorp Buys ACTTAB

Australian betting operator Tabcorp has paid $105 million to buy racetrack betting operator ACTTAB from the Canberra government, getting 50-year Australian racetrack license in the bargain. ACTTAB distributes through...

Published October 27 2014

B.C. Casinos Rolling in ‘Suspicious’ Cash

An investigation of two casinos in British Columbia, the River Rock (l.) and the Starlight, found evidence of possible money laundering and flawed security protocols. According to CBC News,...

Published October 27 2014

Crown Deal Under Fire in Victoria

A controversial agreement with the state of Victoria provides Crown Resorts’ Melbourne flagship with insurance against the costs the casino might accrue from problem-gambling policies that don’t exist yet....

Published October 20, 2014