Protests Continue Over Niagara Falls Casino

The Niagara Falls, Ontario city council recently passed a resolution for the city to "persuade" Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation to essentially stop the process seeking a new operator...

Published June 26, 2017

Kenya OKs Big Tax Hike

Gaming operators in Kenya are looking at a substantial boost in their taxes—from a high of 7.5 percent to 35 percent. It could’ve been worse; one plan under review...

Published June 26, 2017

Western Australia Ends Casino Cruise Ban

A ban on casino cruises off the shores of Western Australia has been lifted, according to Tourism Minister Paul Papalia (l.). Under the new rules, the cruise ships must...

Published June 26, 2017

Arrests Made in BC Casino Money Laundering

An elite police unit has arrested gang members and loan sharks accused of money laundering in British Columbian casinos. Nine arrests were made by the Combined Forces Special Enforcement...

Published June 26, 2017

Gateway Moving Forward On Ontario Casinos

Gateway Entertainment & Casinos, which recently took over select regional Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation operations, will invest $300 million in gambling facilities in the northeast, including Sudbury, where...

Published June 19, 2017

Kenya President Pitches 35 Percent Gaming Tax

The Kenyan government, which had considered an increase in gaming taxes from 7.5 percent to 50 percent, may be looking a “compromise.” President Uhuru Kenyatta (l.) has recommended a...

Published June 19, 2017

SIGA Builds Seventh Casino

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority broke ground on its seventh casino in Lloydminster. The Little Pine First Nation, which owns the land, will oversee site development. The facility's landlord,...

Published June 19, 2017

Tabcorp-Tatts Merger Stalls

The controversial merger of Aussie gaming companies Tabcorp and Tatts Group has been delayed until September. The Australian Competition Tribunal will decide if the two can become a single...

Published June 19, 2017

Nine Arrested For Casino Money Laundering

Nine members of an alleged crime group were arrested for money laundering through casinos, plus drug trafficking, proceeds of crime and being part of a criminal organization following a...

Published June 19, 2017

Australian Group Opposes Tabcorp-Tatts Merger

The planned merger of Australian gaming giants Tabcorp and Tatts Group could fall apart now that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has come out against the deal.

Published June 12, 2017

Canadian Billionaire is Mentally Unfit for $120 Million Casino Fraud Case

Lawyers for Canadian businessman Michael DeGroote (l.) say he is “mentally unfit” to participate in his own lawsuit over a $120 million casino fraud scheme. DeGroote has filed a...

Published June 12, 2017

Bermuda Hires Compliance Overseers

ADL Compliance was hired by the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission to manage compliance, operational risk management, anti-money laundering and antiterrorist financing. The Bermuda-based consultants already have performed background checks...

Published June 12, 2017

Tabcorp –Tatts under Fire for ‘Project Alfred’

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission says gaming giants Tabcorp and Tatts, which plan to merge, may have been quietly planning a spike in gaming prices under their proposed...

Published June 5, 2017

Kenya Rejects Gaming Tax Spike

The Kenyan parliament has shut down a plan to raise gaming taxes from a high of 15 percent to 50 percent. The proposal was meant to curb problem gambling...

Published June 5, 2017

Gambia President Lifts Gaming Ban

Gambian President Adam Barrow (l.) has issued an executive order to reopen the West African country’s gaming market. Since 2015 Gambia has been under a ban on the industry...

Published June 5, 2017

Kiwis Spend More on Gambling

New Zealand punters spent millions more on gaming in the last financial year—$118 million more, to be precise, though there were fewer gaming machines in the country.

Published June 5, 2017

Sun International Acquires Larger Sun Dreams Stake

South Africa gaming operator Sun International will add to its stake in Latin American casino firm Sun Dreams. Through subsidiary Sun Latam, Sun International will buy a 19.3 percent...

Published June 5, 2017

Gateway Operates Ontario Racino

Gateway Casinos of British Columbia now operates the slots at Sudbury Downs (l.). Last December, the company won a bid to run three northern Ontario casinos and others. Gateway...

Published June 5, 2017

Bermuda, New Jersey Regulators Partner

The Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission has partnered with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement to formalize an information-sharing program on gaming regulation. Richard Schuetz (l.), executive director of...

Published May 29, 2017

Adelson Pitches $8 Billion Rio Resort

Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson recently met with Brazilian President Michel Temer (l.) and other government officials to present his plan for an $8 billion...

Published May 22, 2017