Australian High-Roller Casino Would Bar Locals

Australian news media last week reported that professional gambler David Walsh (l.), founder of the museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Berriedale, could be awarded a casino...

Published March 3, 2020

Mexican City Considers Casinos to Bring Back Tourists

Tampico on the Gulf of Mexico is weighing the value of casinos as a way to boost regional tourism. Located on the southern border of Texas, Tampico once was...

Published March 3, 2020

South Korea, Russia, Japan Feel Coronavirus Effects

Kangwon Land (l.), the only locals casino in Korea, closed its doors briefly on February 23 due to the coronavirus, and expected to lose KRW11 billion (US$9 million) due...

Published March 3, 2020

As Crown Probe Begins, Sydney Resort Prepares to Top Off

This week, Australia’s Crown Resorts will mark a significant milestone in the development of its AU$2.2 billion (US$1.45 billion) Sydney resort. Crown Barangaroo will top off, with a grand...

Published March 3, 2020

Indian States Consider Casinos

The government of Kerala, a state in southern India, is considering licensing coastal casinos, but no decision is imminent, according to Excise Minister T. P. Ramakrishnan (l.).

Published February 17, 2020

Canadian Casino to Open in April

Pickering Casino Resort (l.), being built by One Toronto Gaming, is expected to open in Ontario in April. The casino is part of a planned $2 billion, 240-acre, multi-use...

Published February 10, 2020

India Residents Banned from Local Casinos

Starting February 1, residents of the Indian state of Goa were banned from entering local casinos. Sawant told reporters the Commissioner of Goods and Services Tax, who is also...

Published February 10, 2020

Argentina Casino ‘Decaying’

Argentina government secretary Jorge Martínez says the landmark Necochea Casino (l.) is in deplorable condition, and its fate must be decided soon. When it was operational, the Buenos Aires...

Published February 10, 2020

Canadian Casinos Under Microscope—This Time in Ontario

In recent years, casinos in British Columbia were a reported hotbed of money laundering. Now the spotlight is on Ontario, where suspicious transaction probes skyrocketed from 945 in 2017...

Published February 10, 2020

Argentina Province May Impose Restrictions, New Taxes on Casinos

In response to concerns about problem gambling, the Provincial Administration of Games of Chance (AJALaR) for La Rioja, Argentina is considering cutting casinos’ operating hours, and possibly raising taxes,...

Published February 3, 2020

Brazil Dispatches President’s Son to Vegas

A Brazilian delegation led by Senator Flávio Bolsonaro (l.), son of President Jair Bolsonaro, recently called on Las Vegas Sands CEO Rob Goldstein during a trip to Nevada. Sands...

Published February 3, 2020

Operator: Mexican Tourism Tax A Losing Proposition

Jorge Hank Rhon (l.), president of gaming operator the Caliente Group, says new taxes on gaming in the Mexican state of Baja California will result in losses, not gains...

Published January 27, 2020

Venezuela OKs Crypto-Only Casino

The Venezuelan government has authorized a casino in Caracas where all bets will be processed in digital currency. President Nicolás Maduro (l.) said all government revenues will go to...

Published January 27, 2020

Corruption Charges Back to Haunt Canadian Province

A 2009 report recently uncovered through freedom-of-information requests by Canadian media alleges that a businessman “connected to Asian organized crime” was able to buy part of a B.C. Lottery...

Published January 27, 2020

Canadian Casino Development Under Way

A casino project that’s been years in the planning is finally nearing development in London, Ontario. Gateway Casino and Entertainment will build the $75 million Starlight Casino, which is...

Published January 20, 2020

In Australia, SkyCity Repairs Under Way

SkyCity New Zealand is starting the new year with a massive task: repairing the damage caused by a fire at its unfinished convention center. The blaze was reportedly caused...

Published January 20, 2020

OLG to Bid Out Canadian Casino Ops

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. has announced it will accept bids from operators who want to assume day-to-day control of Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino. Incumbent Caesars is...

Published January 20, 2020

Mexican President Says No New Casinos

The president of Mexico has forbidden new casinos in the country, and warned local governments that if they defy his order, they do so at their peril. Andrés Manuel...

Published January 20, 2020

Canadian Firm Plans Costa Rica Casino Complex

A Canadian development firm plans to build a $400 million tourism complex with three casinos near Moín, Limón in Costa Rica. Casino City Caribe (l.), in the planning stages...

Published January 13, 2020

Australia’s Crown Inquiry to Begin January 21

The New South Wales Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) will soon launch a public inquiry into Crown Resorts’ sale of a 20 percent stake to Lawrence Ho (l.),...

Published January 13, 2020