OLGC Will Not Halt Search

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation will not stop the current process for hiring a new operator for Niagara Falls' two casinos, including Fallsview (l.), despite requests from St....

Published April 3, 2017

Gold Coast Casino’s China Link

Supporters of a planned US$3 billion integrated resort (l.) on Australia’s Gold Coast have publicly acknowledged that the ASF Consortium’s project could be partially owned by the Chinese government.

Published April 3, 2017

Trump Owns Casino Trademarks in Jordan

Despite gambling being illegal in the Middle Eastern country of Jordan, President Donald Trump’s business owns casino trademarks in the country. The trademark was received before Trump’s bid for...

Published April 3, 2017

Alberta Commission Approves Century Mile

Century Casinos' proposed $37.5 million Century Mile Racing Entertainment Centre near Edmonton recently was approved by the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission. The venue will feature a one-mile racetrack...

Published April 3, 2017

MGM to Build Dubai Resort

MGM International Resorts has won the right to build a 2 million square foot luxury resort along Dubai’s most luxurious beach, the Jumeirah Beach. The resort will be built...

Published March 27, 2017

Baha Mar Still Not Licensed

With less than a month to go before its scheduled grand opening, a gaming license still has not been granted to Sky Warrior (Bahamas) is the subsidiary of Chow...

Published March 27, 2017

Packer’s Deep Pockets Get Deeper

By selling off 1 million subordinated notes to Crown Resorts as well as taking a dividend and unloading Melco Crown shares, Australian casino bigwig James Packer just got about...

Published March 27, 2017

Hard Rock Cancels Santo Domingo Casino-Hotel

Due to intense neighborhood opposition and other factors, Hard Rock International said it will not complete its second hotel-casino in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. First announced in January 2016,...

Published March 27, 2017

Probe of Paraguay Casino?

Paraguay’s National Ports Authority is calling for an investigation of plans to use authority land to build a new hotel and casino complex for the country’s second largest city,...

Published March 27, 2017

Ontario Casino Opponents Make Case

Opponents of a casino in North Bay, Ontario, are asking the city council for a redo on a vote where the council supported the casino. The casino would be...

Published March 27, 2017

Queensland Seeks Bids for Third Gaming License

Queensland is looking for bidders for a third casino license in the state. The opening occurred after the Aquis Group ditched plans to develop an AU$8.1 billion (US$6.2 billion)...

Published March 27, 2017

Tabcorp to Sell Subsidiary

Australian bookmaker Tabcorp Holdings has announced it will sell a compliance unit to address antitrust worries in its US$4.82 billion takeover of rival Tatts Group. Both firms’ saw share...

Published March 20, 2017

Casino Canberra Posts $7.7 Million Loss

Casino Canberra in Australia’s capital city has reported a widening loss in 2016 of $7.7 million. Its share price has dropped to just 5 cents, but owner Aquis says...

Published March 20, 2017

ASF Touts Resort Attractions

Despite concerns about its financial solvency, the ASF consortium has just released more details about its planned multibillion-dollar casino development on Australia’s Gold Coast.

Published March 20, 2017

Uganda Wants To Suppress Youth Gambling

Uganda has a very large under 30 population that has very little to do with its time but gamble. Especially those who are out of work. The government wants...

Published March 20, 2017

ASF Gold Coast Project on the Ropes?

ASF, the parent company of a consortium with exclusive rights to negotiate a multibillion-dollar casino development (l.) with the Queensland government, is on the verge of financial collapse, say...

Published March 13, 2017

Could Crown Arrests Affect Domestic Licenses?

A former gaming regulator says Crown Resorts’ Australian casino licenses should be reviewed if China prosecutes and convicts Crown employees arrested last October for “gambling crimes” on the Chinese...

Published March 13, 2017

Packer Overhauls Crown

Casino giant James Packer (l.) continues to remake his hospitality empire with a comprehensive restructure of Crown Resorts Ltd. CEO Rowen Craigie is out and Packer has also cancelled...

Published March 6, 2017

Bermuda to Launch Casino Training

Bermuda is on track to open a casino by 2018, according to the island territory’s Casino Gaming Commission. The young industry is now developing a plan to train its...

Published March 6, 2017

Kiwi Betting Booms

The amount of money spent by gamblers in New Zealand rose by 5.6 percent in the 2015-16 financial year, according to the government Department of Internal Affairs.

Published March 6, 2017