Brazilian Senator Calls for Gaming Legalization

Brazil Senator Angelo Coronel (l.) is defending his proposals to legalize gaming in the country. Last week he took to social media to defend the idea and to talk...

Published september 21, 2020

Some Argentine Casinos Reopening

As of September 14, Argentina’s Misiones Province allowed its gaming halls, including Casino Iguazu (l.) to start reopening under health and safety guidelines that include a ban on table...

Published september 21, 2020

Great Canadian Casinos Begin Reopening

Great Canadian Gaming Corp. will begin reopening its casinos in Ontario and New Brunswick (l.) starting on September 28, with health and safety restrictions in place, including reduced guest...

Published september 14, 2020

Crown Executive Says Profit Behind China Scandal

A Crown Resorts executive jailed for promoting casinos in mainland China told New South Wales officials that profit may have “blinkered” some at Crown to the risk of breaking...

Published september 14, 2020

SkyCity Auckland Reopening This Week

Last week, SkyCity Entertainment Group said it expects its resort in Auckland, New Zealand to reopen on August 31. That reopening was subject to change if the country saw...

Published august 31, 2020

Brazilian Casino Advocate Stumps for Industry’s Return

Brazilian gaming advocate Antonio Carlos Garias Nunes, author of the popular blog In Zebrão’s, has come out strongly for Brazil to reopening the gambling sector. Las Vegas Sands honcho...

Published august 31, 2020

Russian Casino Operator to Limit Expansion

Hong Kong-listed Summit Ascent Holdings will begin the US$200 million Phase 2 of its Tigre de Cristal resort in Russia’s Primorye gaming zone by the end of the year,...

Published august 31, 2020

Star Sydney Fined in Underage Gambling Case

Star Sydney must pay fines of AU$90,000 (US$65,000) due to three incidents of underage gambling on its casino floor. One involved a 12-year-old girl. Star reported all the incidents,...

Published august 24, 2020

NZ Casino Faces Extended Closure

SkyCity Entertainment announced last week that a planned three-day shutdown of its Auckland casino, prompted by a local spike in Covid-19 infections, would be extended until midnight August 26...

Published august 24, 2020

CNMI Governor Threatens to Pull Saipan License

Governor Ralph Torres (l.) of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands says he’s ready pull the casino license of Imperial Pacific International, operator of the lone casino resort...

Published august 24, 2020

After Four Months, Australia’s Casino Canberra Reopens

Aquis Entertainment Group reopened its Casino Canberra property in the Australian Capital Territory on Monday, August 10, more than four months after it closed its doors in March.

Published august 17, 2020

Auckland, New Zealand Snapped Shut Again

The government of Auckland, New Zealand closed down businesses including casinos for three days due to a rash of new Covid-19 infections. Just a day before, the country had...

Published august 17, 2020

Colombian Casinos OK’d to Reopen

The Colombian government has approved a plan to let gaming venues reopen under the usual safety restrictions, including socially distanced gaming floors and physical barriers between players. Fecoljuegos President...

Published august 17, 2020

Century Casinos Sells Calgary Property

Colorado-based Century Casinos has sold Century Casino Calgary to 2267166 Alberta Ltd. for $7.5 million. The deal is expected to be finalized later this year.

Published august 17, 2020

In Manitoba, Casinos Begin to Reopen

Casinos in Manitoba, Canada have begun reopening more than four months after they were closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The first to reopen was South Beach Casino (l.).

Published August 3, 2020

Aussie Casino Ordered to Strengthen Covid Measures

The Star Sydney casino (l.) in New South Wales’s capital city has been ordered to ramp up safety measures related to Covid-19. A new wave of the virus has...

Published August 3, 2020

New Casino to Open in Russia’s Primorsky Territory

Phase 1 of the second casino resort in Russia’s Primorye gaming zone will open sometime this summer. Shambala Casino (l.) will be the second gaming hall in the territory,...

Published August 3, 2020

NSW Slams Betting Club in Player Suicide

New South Wales’ gaming regulatory body has ordered a veteran’s gambling club to pay AU$200,000 in fines for practices deemed to have contributed to a patron’s suicide. The man...

Published July 27, 2020

NZ Casino Group Gets $9.4M in New Payroll Subsidies

New Zealand’s SkyCity Entertainment Group has received an additional $9.4 million (US$6.2 million) in wage subsidies, for a total of $31 million. SkyCity has seen a decline in revenue...

Published July 27, 2020

Russian Casino Reopens

On July 14, Summit Ascent Holdings Ltd., operator of the Tigre de Cristal casino (l.) near Vladivostok, Russia, was informed that it could reopen the property, the only casino...

Published July 27, 2020