Crown Apology Tour Marred by New Allegations

As Australia’s Crown Resorts works to repair its battered reputation, it’s faced with another potential money laundering issue, having accepting credit card payments for gaming chips and cash at...

Published July 12, 2021

Crown Whistleblower ‘Has a Lot to Say,’ Hasn’t Been Asked

Jenny Jiang, the ex-Crown Resorts employee-turned-whistleblower who was arrested and jailed for illegal gaming promotion in China, has not yet been called to testify about the company as part...

Published July 7, 2021

GambleAware Comes to Australia July 1

The state of New South Wales, Australia will soon offer a new gambling support service called GambleAware. The service unites all gambling support services that are currently operating as...

Published June 28, 2021

Saskatchewan Casinos, Bingo Halls Reopen

Step 2 of the Covid reopening in Saskatchewan, Canada signaled the reopening of bingo halls and casinos, including the Northern Lights casino (l.). The gaming halls, closed for a...

Published June 28, 2021

‘High-Risk’ Individuals Banned From Quebec Casinos

The government of Quebec has announced that criminals and other “high-risk” individuals aren’t welcome to visit its casinos. The announcement came after an independent audit on casinos run by...

Published June 28, 2021

Trinidad, Tobago Gaming Sector Underpays Taxes

Gambling on the island nations of Trinidad and Tobago bring in some $15 billion a year but pay less than $100 million in corporate taxes. The government wants to...

Published June 28, 2021

CNMI Commissioners Lay Off Most of Workforce

Gaming regulators in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands have laid off 60 percent of their workforce due to the closure of Saipan’s only casino, Imperial Palace (l.).

Published June 28, 2021

Star, Crown CEOs Meet, Talk Merger

Sources say the heads of Australian gaming giants Matt Bekier of Star Entertainment and Crown Resorts’ Steve McCann met in a virtual meeting June 16 to discuss the former’s...

Published June 28, 2021

Report: Most Aussies Support China Tourism

A survey conducted by the Australia-China Relations Institute found that most Australians support Chinese tourism, believing it would help boost an economy undermined by Covid-19.

Published June 21, 2021

South African Gambling Board CEO Suspended

Gauteng Gambling Board CEO Steven Ngubeni (l.) has been placed on “precautionary suspension” with full pay by advocate Fana Nalane, administrator of the board. Few details were provided about...

Published June 14, 2021

India Ranks Last Among Betting Environments

A study of optimal betting environments in 20 countries ranked the U.K. first, and India last. Each of the 20 markets have different regulatory and licensing models.

Published June 14, 2021

Activists Oppose Papua New Guinea Casino

In May, Papua New Guinea signed an agreement for Paga Hill Development Corp. to build a $43 million casino resort in Port Moresby. Social activists say the country isn’t...

Published June 14, 2021

Some Canadian Casinos Reopen

Canadian casinos began reopening Thursday, June 10 after being mostly closed since last December 12. In Alberta (Great Northern Casino at left), casinos have been cleared to reopen at...

Published June 14, 2021

Australia Extends AML Probe to Star, SkyCity

Australia Extends AML Probe to Star, SkyCity Australian financial crime watchdog AUSTRAC has opened official investigations into two more gaming companies, SkyCity and Star Entertainment. Crown Resorts is already in...

Published June 14, 2021

BetMakers Enters Bidding for Tabcorp Assets

BetMakers is the latest company to solicit a bid for Tabcorp’s wagering and media business. The bid was funded in large part by bookmaker Matthew Tripp, who is also...

Published June 7, 2021

B.C. Casinos to Reopen With Card Limitations

When casinos in British Columbia reopen on July 1—the first time in 15 months they will be able to welcome guests—they won’t offer table games in which players physically...

Published June 7, 2021

Mexico Proposes Gaming Law Update

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (l.) wants to update federal gaming law, calling it “a strategic step to grow the sector at a national level.”

Published June 7, 2021

BC Casinos Could Reopen in July

Casinos in British Columbia, Canada have announced that casinos, bingo halls and other gaming centers may reopen as soon as July 1. All casinos in B.C. have been closed...

Published May 31, 2021

BIG’s Tinian Casino to Open in September

Bridge Investment Group will open its Tinian Ocean View Resort & Casino (l.) in the Western Pacific in September. According to Tinian Mayor Edwin P. Aldan, BIG has...

Published May 24, 2021

Former B.C. Gaming Minister Retracts Casino Comment

Rich Coleman (l.), who oversaw casinos in British Columbia for most of a decade has partially walked back comments made in 2011 about “something stinky” going on at BC...

Published May 24, 2021