B.C. AG Want Access to Privileged Records

British Columbia’s crusading attorney general, David Eby (l.), wants the previous government to release documents relating to how it fought money laundering in BC casinos. This would require the...

Published August 20, 2018

Ontario Casino’s Opening Date Unclear

The completion date for the Shorelines Casino Peterborough in Ontario has not been announced although the website for Great Canadian Building Corp. says late summer or early fall. A...

Published August 13, 2018

British Columbia Town Files Objection to Casino Expansion

The B.C. Lottery Corporation approved a $70 million casino resort in Delta, to be developed and operated by Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. But the nearby city of Richmond...

Published August 13, 2018

Sun Dreams Says Rival Fudged Its Numbers

In Chile, casino operator Sun Dreams has filed two appeals against the Chilean Gaming Board, saying the body’s decision to grant a casino license to Sun Dreams rival Enjoy...

Published August 13, 2018

Crown Resorts Keeps Melbourne Gaming License

Although there are significant issues with Crown Resorts, including an ongoing investigation related to its business dealings in China, the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation has renewed...

Published August 13, 2018

Hard Rock Targets Gold Coast

U.S.-based gaming operator Hard Rock International has indicated its interest in developing a casino resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Hard Rock hopes to nab what would be Queensland’s second...

Published August 13, 2018

Australian VIP Market Flourishing Again

Australia’s VIP gaming market took a big hit when a group of Crown Resorts employees was jailed in China in 2016. Now, a year after the last employee was...

Published August 6, 2018

Controversial British Columbia Casino Approved

The Delta, British Columbia city council voted 4-2 for a proposed casino, operated by Gateway Casino and Entertainment Ltd. Gateway said the $75 million project would create 700 jobs....

Published August 6, 2018

Alckmin Brings High Hopes to Brazil

If elected, pro-gaming presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin (l.) could break the logjam that’s kept casinos from being developed in the South American country. It could be a long shot,...

Published August 6, 2018

Victorians Lose Big on Pokies

Australians in the state of Victoria lost a staggering $2.7 billion on pokie machines in the last financial year, reports the Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation. That’s...

Published August 6, 2018

Bahamas Casinos Readying Patron Tax

The controversial 5 percent Bahamas casino patron tax will not be implemented for several weeks as casinos await certification of new accountability systems, said Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar...

Published August 6, 2018

BC Hard Rock Casino Strike Ends

A 10-week strike has ended at the Hard Rock Casino (l.) in Vancouver, B.C. About 400 workers of the BC Government and Service Employees Union (BCGEU) signed an agreement...

Published July 30, 2018

Gaming Funds Health Services in Colombia

Since 2012, the gaming industry in Colombia has poured more than $2.5 billion into government coffers to fund social services including health care, according to gaming regulator Coljuegos.

Published July 30, 2018

S. Africa Weights Tougher Rules on Gaming

The government has introduced legislation to tighten the licensing of gaming venues and limit their numbers under a new beefed-up regulatory agency. The measure also includes a ban on...

Published July 30, 2018

Grenada Casino a Plus for Local Tourism

Granada’s Ministry of Finance and Public Administration has given Novomatic a 15-year license to operate a casino in the Spanish province. The Casino de Monachil will create 200 new...

Published July 30, 2018

Crown Refutes $270 Million Tax Bill

Crown Resorts is going to court to challenge the Australian Tax Office’s demand for AU$362 million (US$270 million) in back taxes and penalties. The past-due accounts mounted up between...

Published July 30, 2018

Gateway Signs 23-Year Agreement with OLG

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment has signed an operations and services agreement with Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to manage gaming in the Central Gaming Bundle, which includes the massive...

Published July 30, 2018

Argentine Gang Used Casino To Launder $10 Million

In Argentina, the government froze the assets of 14 members of the Barakat Clan, suspected of having ties to Hezbollah, after they possibly laundered $10 million through a casino...

Published July 23, 2018

Gateway Calls Foul on Labor BC Dispute

The operator of several casinos in Okanagan, British Columbia, Gateway Casinos, is warning that the unions that have gone out on strike are asking too much. They risk an...

Published July 23, 2018

Sun Dreams in Growth Mode

Chilean casino operator Sun Dreams, which now has a presence in five Latin American countries, has added a casino and hotel in Argentina and also will manage the operations...

Published July 23, 2018