S.A. Casino Bill Would Hurt Revenues

Operators of existing casinos, like the Grand West Casino (l.) in Capetown, in South Africa’s Western Cape are warning that a bill proposed by the government that would allow...

Published July 23, 2018

Officials Question Lack of Bermuda Gaming Progress

Shadow Minister Michael Dunkley (l.), former Bermuda premier, recently questioned why no progress has been made since a measure was passed four years ago to open up to three...

Published July 23, 2018

Is Murdoch Exempt from NSW Ad Limits?

The New South Wales government has been slammed by anti-gaming groups that say there are two sets of rules for limits on betting ads: one for online casinos, and...

Published July 16, 2018

Hospitality Acquires Tsogo Casinos

South Africa’s Hospitality Property Fund has acquired seven casino and hotel businesses from Tsogo Sun for a total consideration of 23 billion rand (US$1.72 billion), the companies announced last...

Published July 16, 2018

First Nation Casino Group Doing Well in Quebec

First Nation online casinos run by the Kahnawake gaming company combine operations that offer good food and great natural beauty, and convenient online gaming.

Published July 16, 2018

Queensland to Take another Shot at IRs

The government of Queensland, Australia hasn’t given up in its push to bring new integrated resorts to the coastal state. Four years after the last big push, lawmakers are...

Published July 16, 2018

Casinos Uruguay to Open on Brazil Border

A new gaming hall will open later this year in the Uruguayan city of Rio Branco on the border with Brazil. The casino will be located inside a large...

Published July 16, 2018

Ground Broken At Gateway’s Cascades Casino

A groundbreaking was held for Gateway Casino's $36 million Cascades Casino (l.) in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, British Columbia. The project will create 200 new jobs upon completion in mid-2019, and...

Published July 16, 2018

Ontario Bests B.C. Against Money Laundering

Ontario casinos are better at keeping dirty money out than those in British Columbia, according to a recent report stating $100 million in dirty money from opioid trafficking and...

Published July 16, 2018

BC Premier Open to Money Laundering Investigation

A report on how a previous government of British Columbia allowed money laundering to flourish at casinos operated by the BC Lottery Corps. Is sparking outrage in the current...

Published July 16, 2018

B.C. Gateway Casinos Union Members On Strike

More than 700 members of the British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union walked off the job at four gambling properties operated by Gateway Casinos, including the Starlight in...

Published July 9, 2018

Enjoy to Invest US$115 Million in Chile

Casino del Lago S.A., also known as Enjoy, will invest US$115 in its Chile casinos. $31.8 million has been earmarked for Viña del Mar; $31 million for Pucón; $29.4...

Published July 9, 2018

Report Lays Bare B.C. Money Laundering

A report on money laundering in British Columbia occurring at BC casinos that was commissioned by BC Attorney General David Eby and conducted by former RCMP Commissioner Peter German...

Published July 9, 2018

Sun Dreams Buys Argentine Casino Resort

Hospitality firm Sun Dreams has agreed to buy a company that owns and operates the Park Hyatt Mendoza (l.) in Argentina. The hotel casino has 186 rooms, 648 slot...

Published July 9, 2018

Construction Begins on Adelaide Casino

A casino expansion in Adelaide, South Australia could put the state “on the map” according to Premier Steven Marshall (l.). Construction has begun on the $300 million addition.

Published July 2, 2018

Report: Fewer Australians Gambling

New research Down Under finds that adult participation in most forms of gambling declined over the last year from the year before. The drop was small, 1.5 percent, and...

Published July 2, 2018

Report: B.C. Casinos Enabled Money Laundering

British Columbia is putting itself on a money laundering diet, or at least forcing its casinos to. The province expects to lose $30 million as a result, but it...

Published July 2, 2018

Ecuador Voters May Re-Legalize Casinos

Ecuador could vote to bring back gaming, after a seven-year hiatus. Proponents of gaming in the Manabi Province are collecting signatures to put a measure on the ballot to...

Published June 25, 2018

Chile Awards 5 New Casino Licenses

The Chilean Gaming Board has awarded five new 15-year municipal casino licenses in the country. Enjoy won four licenses and Sun Dreams the fifth in “great news for the...

Published June 25, 2018

Self Excluded Woman Loses $50,000 At Australia Casino

An Australian woman lost $50,000 in a year at the Crown Casino in Perth, although she had signed a self-exclusion form. It stated the casino was not liable if...

Published June 18, 2018