Decision Pending on B.C. Casino

The British Columbia Lottery Corporation could decide soon on whether to give Gateway Casinos permission to build a proposed $70 million Delta Cascades Casino and hotel. The casino would...

Published November 12, 2018

Star Gets OK to Expand Gold Coast

Star Entertainment has been approved by the Queensland government to expand its planned Gold Coast resort. The revised master plan, which adds four towers, is a “significant milestone,” says...

Published November 12, 2018

Delaware North Purchases Australian Property

Delaware North will purchase SkyCity Entertainment Group's Darwin, Australia casino (l.) for $137 million. The two companies also will launch an online casino if Australian law allows that in...

Published November 12, 2018

Slots At Racetracks Program Restored in Ontario

After a 6-year absence, slot machines will return to Hiawatha Horse Park (l.), Kawartha Downs and Ajax Downs in Ontario, Canada. The previous Liberal government cancelled the Slots at...

Published November 5, 2018

Queensland Antes Up to Avert Racing Strike

The government of Queensland has agreed to fork over $26 million in additional prize money over the next six months to avert a strike by the state’s thoroughbred racing...

Published November 5, 2018

Caesars Open for Business in Dubai

This week the Las Vegas-based gaming giant is unveiling the first of four resorts in the Persian Gulf tourist hub. A pair of branded hotels and luxury residences will...

Published November 5, 2018

Will Bolsonaro Support Gaming?

Brazilian President-elect and former military leader Jair Bolsonaro (l.) is not an avid proponent of gaming, but may be pragmatic and back it as an economic palliative. He’s expected...

Published November 5, 2018

NSW Movie Foray a Flop

In New South Wales, unclaimed pokies winnings are supposed to go to benefit the community. Officials apparently thought that included $850,000 earmarked to produce a failed kung fu movie.

Published October 27, 2018

More Delays for SkyCity Convention Centre

SkyCity’s Auckland International Convention Centre is not likely to meet its planned opening date of December 2019 due to problems with the contractor. The project is already six months...

Published October 27, 2018

BC Casinos to be Closely Monitored

The BC Lottery Corporation, which oversees British Columbia’s casinos, has hired a third-party auditor to ensure that casinos, such as the River Rock Casino Resort (l.) obey regulations that...

Published October 27, 2018

Veracruz Governor Opposes Azteca Casino

Miguel Angel Yunes Linares (l.), the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, has refused to allow TV Azteca to locate a new casino in Yanga municipality, one of the poorest areas...

Published October 22, 2018

Bermuda Publishes Gaming Regulations

Bermuda’s gaming regulatory body, the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission, has released the first of what will be two “tranches” of casino regulations, says Tourism Minister Jamahl Simmons (l.). They...

Published October 22, 2018

‘Vancouver Model’: Using Casinos to Launder Money

The huge amount of money laundering using British Columbia casinos had more than just the effect of allowing Chinese nationals to transfer funds illegally. It may also have helped...

Published October 22, 2018

Australia Sees Steep Fall in Gambling Violations

Australia’s ACT Gambling and Racing Commission reported that breaches of gambling laws in the country have fallen by 88 percent since 2014. The watchdog group said a focus on...

Published October 22, 2018

Ontario’s Gaming Take Hits Record $2.5 Billion

The combination of lottery, internet and casino gambling has produced a record haul for Ontario in 2017-18. The C$2.5 billion was up almost 8 percent from the previous year....

Published October 22, 2018

Ontario Premier Announces Return of Slots at Racetrack

One of the first acts of the new Ontario premier, Doug Ford (l.), could be to bring back slot machines to racetracks of the province. One of these is...

Published October 22, 2018

Aussie Uproar About Opera House Ads

Government officials in New South Wales are under fire for their decision to permit an advertisement for a horse race on the side of the world-famous Sydney Opera House.

Published October 15, 2018

OLG Allows Ajax, Pickering Casinos

The casino at Ajax Downs in Ontario will stay open, although the proposed Durham Live megacasino will be built nearby. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation rewrote gaming rules...

Published October 15, 2018

NSW Pokies Club Fined $100K

A New South Wales pokies club has been fined $100,000 fine for what the government termed “systemic” breaches of gaming regulations including cash advances to customers to keep them...

Published October 15, 2018

Star Launches Chinese Brand

To lure more Chinese tourists, Star Entertainment of Australia has launched a new Chinese brand. Exec Matt Bekier (l.) said Star is responding to “the staggering wealth creation in...

Published October 15, 2018