Crown On the Road to NSW License

Australia’s Crown Resorts, battered by revelations that it tolerated money laundering and operated in a culture of noncompliance, could recover sufficiently to win a gaming license for its Barangaroo...

Published April 21, 2021

Casino Investment Sparks Investigation of Chilean President

Chilean investigators are looking into the blind holdings of President Sebastian Pinera (l.). The president owns an interest in the Enjoy Casino, and recently issued a decree that benefits...

Published April 5, 2021

Australia Blocks Another 10 Illegal Gambling Websites

The Australian Communications and Media Agency has begun efforts to block 10 illegal offshore betting websites. Since 2019, the agency has blocked 238 sites and taken down an additional...

Published April 5, 2021

Australian Research to Look at Effect of Covid on Gambling

The state government of Victoria, Australia has announced it will underwrite research into the effects of Covid-19 on gambling patterns among Victorians.

Published April 5, 2021

Sri Lanka Creates Special Gaming Economic Zone

Sri Lanka is moving towards opening a Chinese-run special economic zone that would allow casinos, similar to Macau. The zone would be confined to the part of Colombo Port...

Published April 5, 2021

Paraguay to Host a Floating Casino

An Argentine firm, Comercial de Turismo, hopes to build an eight-level floating casino boat to anchor in the Triple Frontier region of Paraguay. A consul from Paraguay calls it...

Published March 29, 2021

Canadian Casinos Eager to Reopen

Casinos in Canada are considering a number of reopening plans based on the success of provincial Covid mitigation plans. The government of Alberta may be close, but British Columbia...

Published March 29, 2021

Blackstone’s Crown Gambit

Crown Resorts’ recent troubles have made it ripe for the picking, and the U.S.-based Blackstone Group was first in line. Its AU$8 billion offer was submitted last week.

Published March 29, 2021

Argentine Casino Ship Due for Facelift

The Commercial Tourism Company of Argentina plans to restore an eight-story casino ship, the Nicolás Mihanovich (l.). The firm plans to invest $60 million in the overhaul.

Published March 22, 2021

B.C. Lottery Whistleblower Disappears Before Testimony

Ross Alderson (l.), who first alerted British Columbia to the threat of money laundering in the province’s casinos run by BC Lottery Corp., has vanished. He didn’t show up...

Published March 22, 2021

In Australia, Regulators And Elected Officals On the Hot Seat Too

The Crown Resorts debacle has put Australian authorities under scrutiny, along with the tarnished casino giant. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews, for one, was seen as too “cozy” with Crown’s...

Published March 22, 2021

Chile’s Marina del Sol Opens Outdoor Slots

Casino Marina del Sol (l.) in Chile will reopen after being closed for a year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The venue will move 140 slots outdoors to a...

Published March 15, 2021

Alberta Casinos Prepare to Reopen

Casinos and bingo hall in Canada’s Alberta province, including the Great Northern Casino, anxiously await word from the government that they will be part of the next stage of...

Published March 15, 2021

New Zealand’s Ōtorohanga Seeks to Change Gaming Policy

The Ōtorohanga District of New Zealand may update its gaming policy to allow more “pokies.” But that plan has run into a buzzsaw of opposition, particularly from the Problem...

Published March 15, 2021

A Year Later, B.C. Casinos Still Closed

It’s been a year since British Columbia’s casino operators were forced to close, including Hard Rock Vancouver (l.) in Coquitlam, by the Covid-19 pandemic. Even now, operators are unsure...

Published March 15, 2021

Nova Scotia’s Halifax Casino’s Revenues Plunge

The Halifax casino (l.) operated by Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. is losing money. That makes critics wonder why the government of this Canadian province is mulling allowing Atlantic Lottery...

Published March 8, 2021

Panama Casinos Reopen

Panama’s casinos and slot halls, including Panama City’s Majestic (l.), reopened Saturday, March 6, a week earlier than originally expected. The venues will operate at 50 percent occupancy with...

Published March 8, 2021

Chile Gaming Rivals to Merge

Two Chile gaming rivals will reportedly merge, according to Bloomberg Law. Together Enjoy and Sun Dreams will form the largest gaming company in the South American market.

Published March 8, 2021

Crown Struggles Continue, Victoria Launches Probe

The executive exodus at Australia's Crown Resorts continued last week as another director, John Poynton (l.), the leader of the company[s Perth casino, resigned. The embattled casino operator is...

Published March 8, 2021

Aruba Casino Completes $12 Million Renovation

The Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa and Casino recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation that included room upgrades and improvement to the gaming floor.

Published March 1, 2021