Adelaide Casino Expansion a Go

SkyCity’s Adelaide Casino (l.) in Australia will move forward with a $30 million expansion that eases access to VIP rooms for premium players and trims the standards those players...

Published July 31, 2017

Saskatchewan Revenue Down, Attendance Up

SaskGaming, the state-owned corporation that operates Casino Regina and Casino Moose Jaw in Saskatchewan, Canada, recently released its annual financial report. It stated revenue fell $3.6 million to $124.2...

Published July 31, 2017

Australian Commission Pulls Injunction Request of Tabcorp-Tatts Merger

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has pulled its injunction application to block a Tabcorp-Tatts group merger. Instead, the commission will allow it appeal of the deals approval to...

Published July 31, 2017

Report: Caesars Part of ASF Gold Coast Deal

Nevada-based gaming Caesars Entertainment reportedly may partner with the Chinese-backed ASF Consortium on its AU$3 billion resort complex on Australia’s Gold Coast. The U.S. firm would run the gaming...

Published July 24, 2017

CrownBet Joins Move to Block Tabcorp-Tatts Group Merger

Australian gambling operator CrownBet has filed an appeal against the recent decision from the Australian Competition Tribunal approving the Tabcorp-Tatts Group merger. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has...

Published July 24, 2017

Monash Pokie Cap Doesn’t Satisfy Critics

The number of pokie machines available in Monash gambling halls has been capped at 105 for the next 25 years. That hasn’t silenced critics who say players in the...

Published July 24, 2017

Palaszczuk: No Gold Coast ‘Casino City’

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (l.) says there’s room for just one more casino resort on Australia’s Gold Coast, the AU$3 billion complex to be developed by the Chinese-backed ASF...

Published July 17, 2017

$490 Million Casino Nears Opening in Vancouver B.C.

The first big hotel to open in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Parq Vancouver (l.), will be a casino hotel that will cater to the business traveler. Sure, it will...

Published July 17, 2017

Australian Regulator Again Seeks to Block Tabcorp-Tatts Merger

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has applied to the Australian Federal Court for a new justice review of a decision by the Australian Competition Tribunal to approve the...

Published July 17, 2017

Crown Resort Won More Than $875 Million from Chinese

Why did Crown Resorts try to lure Mainland Chinese players in violation of the law? As usual, the numbers tell the story. Chinese gamblers lost a reported $875 million...

Published July 17, 2017

Canadian Tribes Resent Lloydminster Casino Project

Saskatchewan First Nations who thought they were going to be partners in a Lloydminster casino project, were elbowed out of the deal with the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority. Now...

Published July 17, 2017

Gateway Renovating Point Edward Casino

Point Edward Casino (l.), one of six purchased by Gateway Casinos & Gaming Limited from the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation, will undergo a $26 million renovation starting in...

Published July 17, 2017

Caesars Eyes Gold Coast

Caesars Entertainment is in talks with Chinese-backed consortium ASF to potentially develop its first integrated resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczu (l.) isn’t thrilled about another...

Published July 10, 2017

Canadian Casino to be Renovated, Rebranded

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment has planned a $300 million renovation and rebranding of its Canadian properties. It plans to start with the Point Edward, Ontario, Casino, which it will...

Published July 10, 2017

Izmirlian Wants Baha Mar Sale Halted

There’s a new government in the Bahamas, and Baha Mar’s founder, Sarkis Izmirlian (l.), is back with a bid to reclaim the troubled megaresort. He says the sale the...

Published July 3, 2017

Canberra Pubs Demand Pokies

Pubs in the Australian capital of Canberra are asking the ACT government to give them 200 poker machines to help them remain competitive with casinos and clubs.

Published July 3, 2017

Report Criticizes Ontario Casino

A proposed $45 million casino to be operated by Gateway Casinos for Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in Sudbury would hurt local business, kill jobs, impact the city's economy,...

Published July 3, 2017

Problem Gambling Program Results Audited In Tasmania

A recent performance audit in Tasmania indicated the effectiveness of state-sponsored problem-gambling programs cannot be reliably measured. A special levy was enacted in the 1990s when poker machines were...

Published July 3, 2017

Gateway Casinos Negotiating Vancouver Sale-Leaseback

Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. is in talks with investors from North America and Asia to do a buy and lease back deal on three parcels in Vancouver, Canada,...

Published June 26, 2017

Tabcorp-Tatts Merger OK’d

The merger of Aussie gaming giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group has been approved by the Australian Competition Tribunal. The combined business will be worth an estimated AU$11.3 billion (US$8.6...

Published June 26, 2017