Casino Lockdown Saves Aussie Gamblers Billions

The pandemic-related lockdown of gaming venues in Australia has saved residents $1 billion a month, according to Tony Mohr (l.), of the country’s Alliance for Gambling Reform. Australians lose...

Published June 1, 2020

Brazilian Lawmaker: Better to Permit All Kinds of Gambling

Brazilian Deputy Joao Carlos Bacelar (l.) says casinos alone aren’t enough to boost the country’s listing economy. Bacelar favors bringing in a host of gaming options, including jogo do...

Published June 1, 2020

Pandemic Delays Ontario Casino

The coronavirus has delayed the start of building the Cascades Casino North Bay (l.) in Ontario. Gateway Casinos says that reopening its existing dozen casinos in the province takes...

Published May 25, 2020

Star Entertainment Gets $1.6 Billion for Brisbane Complex

Star Entertainment Group of Australia has acquired A$1.6 billion in financing to complete its A$3.6 billion Queen’s Wharf development (l.) in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland.

Published May 25, 2020

NZ Racing Welcomes Financial Aid Package

The New Zealand government has stepped in with a $72.5 million support package for the horseracing industry. Racing executive Dean McKenzie (l.) said closures due to Covid-19 have “presented...

Published May 18, 2020

Australia, New Zealand Won’t Reopen Simultaneously

The Australian government has announced a three-phase plan to fully reopen the country’s economy, with the final phase expected to end by July. New Zealand started relaxing restrictions last...

Published May 18, 2020

Russian Investor to Build Altai Casino

A Russian investor has confirmed plans to build a RUB3.5 billion (US$47.4 million) casino in the country’s Altai Territory. Construction will begin this month on the casino, which is...

Published May 11, 2020

SciPlay Offers Gamified Exercise

SciPlay is teaming with personal trainer Craig Ramsay to offer “gamified” exercises to boost health during stay-at-home orders due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Published May 04, 2020

Gary Platt Manufacturing Producing Covid-19 Masks

Gary Platt Manufacturing has retooled part of its factory to produce face masks for donation to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, and for sale to any others.

Published May 04, 2020

Work Resumes on Fire-Damaged NZ Convention Center

Construction resumed last week on SkyCity’s $900 million International Convention Centre (l.) in Auckland, New Zealand. Work on the seven-story structure, damaged by a fire last October, began again...

Published May 04, 2020

Saipan Operator Must Pay $5.6 Million to Contractor

Imperial Pacific International (IPI), operator of the only casino resort (l.) on the western Pacific island of Saipan, has been ordered to pay US$5.6 million to a former contractor...

Published May 04, 2020

Hard Rock Continues to Appeal Greek Casino Ruling

Hard Rock International, which lost its bid to develop a casino resort at the former Hellenikon International Airport (l.) near Athens, is looking to a Greek appeals court to...

Published May 04, 2020

New Zealand Looks at a Return to Racing

Officials in New Zealand are weighing a return of horse and dog racing. The Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) hopes to start greyhound racing and harness racing in May...

Published April 27, 2020

Sun International Closes Two South African Casinos

Gaming giant Sun International has announced it will close two casino properties in South Africa, the Carousel (l.) and the Naledi. Declining revenues were exacerbated by the Covid-19 shutdown.

Published April 27, 2020

Australian Operators Cut Costs, Workforce

Crown Resorts and the Star Entertainment Group, two of Australia’s largest casino operators, have furloughed most of their employees, cut executive salaries and continue the lockdown that began March...

Published April 27, 2020

Australia’s Tabcorp Seeks Rent Holiday

Australia gaming operator Tabcorp has asked its landlords to give it a six month rent holiday. The company says it is losing millions because it closed down due to...

Published April 20, 2020

Peru Casinos On Lockdown Until August

The Peruvian casino industry will be closed until early August due to the coronavirus, according to Carlos Canales Anchorena (l.), president of the National Chamber of Tourism.

Published April 20, 2020

Ontario Gaming Operator Loses Ruling to First Nations

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) must pay 1.7 percent on all gross revenues of its casinos to the Canadian province’s First Nations, under a ruling of the Ontario...

Published April 20, 2020

LVCVA Closes International Offices

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority says it’s not renewing contracts with the 14 offices that market Las Vegas to visitors from outside the U.S. Plans are to...

Published April 13, 2020

Panama Casinos Can Suspend Payments

Panama casino operators just caught a break from lawmakers, who approved legislation allowing them to delay the payment of services amid the Covid-19 shutdown.

Published April 13, 2020