University of Sydney Report Recommends Banning Slot Feature

A 2015 University of Sydney report commissioned by the government of New South Wales, just released by the government, recommends a ban of so-called “losses disguised as wins” for...

Published November 6, 2017

Massive Casino Complex a Go in Cairns

The Queensland government has announced plans for a Global Tourism Hub with casino in Cairns. State Treasurer Curtis Pitt said officials want to include six-star hotels, apartment towers and...

Published November 6, 2017

Brazil Casino Vote in November, Says Key Lawmaker

Rodrigo Maia (l.), the president of the Chamber of Deputies, has promised to allow a floor vote on a legalization bill next month. The chances of passage look good,...

Published October 30, 2017

Bermuda Tourism Minister Seeks to Oust Gaming Commission Chairman

The Bermuda Minister of Tourism Jamahi Simmons has ordered the chairman of the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission to resign. However, Alan Dunch (l.) has refused and says the minister...

Published October 30, 2017

Mexico Drops Behind Argentina, Chile

With the closure of more than 80 gambling rooms since 2013, Mexico has dropped to third place in gaming market size, behind Argentina and Chile. Mexican Gaming Association President...

Published October 30, 2017

Poarch Band Buys Caribbean Properties

A subsidiary of Wind Creek Hospitality, the gaming authority of the Atmore, Alabama-based Poarch Band of Creek Indians, recently acquired the Aruba Renaissance Resort & Casino (l.) and the...

Published October 30, 2017

Victoria Regulator to Investigate Crown

The Victorian Commission for Gambling and Liquor Regulation Minister Marlene Kairouz (l.) will take a hard look at Crown Resorts in the wake of allegations the company tampered with...

Published October 30, 2017

Manitoba Tribe Sues for Slice of Gaming Pie

A Canadian First Nation that claims it has been locked out of the casino game in Manitoba has sued the province for redress. It claims it was promised it...

Published October 30, 2017

Two Leave Chamber Over Casino

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce in Ontario, Canada lost two members, Andre Dumais and Vicki Jacobs, because they disagreed with the group's support of a new $80 million-$100...

Published October 30, 2017

Charges Filed in British Columbia Sting

Criminal charges were filed against Silver International Investment in Richmond, British Columbia, a money-transfer company snagged by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in its Project E-Pirate investigation of money...

Published October 30, 2017

Saskatchewan Casino to Open Next Fall

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority has begun construction of the $26.5 million Lloydminster casino (l.), which is expected to open next September. It will be 33,750 square feet with...

Published October 30, 2017

Explosive Charges against Crown

Three ex-employees have accused Australia-based Crown Resorts of deliberately tampering with slot machines, overlooking drug use and looking the other way in domestic violence cases at its Melbourne casino....

Published October 23, 2017

Brazil on the Horizon

Along with Japan, global gaming operators on the hunt for new and profitable markets are also keeping a close watch on Brazil. Pro-gaming legislators convened for the first time...

Published October 23, 2017

Queen’s Wharf Casino Back On

The Queensland government has revived its plan for a second casino on the Gold Coast. A global tender for hotel and casino developers will be launched soon. State Development...

Published October 23, 2017

Kenya Cracks Down on Illegal Slots

The government of Kenya has announced it will curtail illegal slot machines (slot parlor in Nairobi at left), in part by dramatically increasing the penalty for operations and adding...

Published October 23, 2017

Politics Ties up Canberra Casino

The Green Party, a member of the Australian Capital Territory’s government coalition, is preventing poker machines from being deployed in Canberra. They want to have the lowest possible per...

Published October 23, 2017

BC Casino Investigation Unconnected To Police Budget

In Richmond, British Columbia, Mayor Malcolm Brodie (l.) said the police budget is not connected to the recent Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigation into money laundering at River Rock...

Published October 23, 2017

Paraguay Battling Illegal Gambling

Javier Balbuena (l.), president of CONAJZAR, the Paraguay Gaming Board, said his agency battles both illegal gambling halls and sports match fixing. With a small staff and limited budget,...

Published October 23, 2017

Trinidad, Tobago Casinos Shut Down to Protest Taxes

Doubling taxes by the government will force six casinos in Trinidad and Tobago to close their doors. So threatens the T&T Private Members’ Clubs Association, which claims thousands of...

Published October 15, 2017

BCLC Approves Gateway’s Delta Proposal

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment Ltd. recently received preliminary approval from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation to develop a casino and entertainment complex at the Delta Town & Country Inn...

Published October 15, 2017