OLG Makes Quarterly Payments

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. last week made third quarter payments to two cities that host OLG casinos. They are Thunder Bay and Niagara Falls.

Published January 30, 2017

Baha Mar Hangs Help Wanted Sign

Baha Mar is hiring 1,500 Bahamian locals ahead of its planned opening in April under new owners Chow Tai Fook Enterprises. The recruiting drive is expected to generate more...

Published January 23, 2017

Lebanon Casino Seeks to Launch Online Gaming

Casino du Liban (l.) in Lebanon is ready to expand into online gaming. Casino du Liban has issued a public tender to find an international partner to help it...

Published January 23, 2017

Kenya Bans Imported Gaming Devices

The government of Kenya has banned the importation of “all gaming equipment, machines and devices forthwith.” The order came down from Commissioner of Customs and Border Control Julius Musyoki.

Published January 23, 2017

Casinos in Mongolia?

The world’s next gaming jurisdiction may be Mongolia. The East Asian country, strategically located between Russia and China, may benefit from the local appetite for gaming.

Published January 23, 2017

Packer’s Back

Aussie billionaire James Packer (l.) has returned to the board of global casino operator Crown Resorts. In other changes, Robert Rankin is out as Crown’s board chairman. He will...

Published January 16, 2017

Ontario’s Shorelines Casino Belleville Opens

Shorelines Casino Belleville, owned by Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, recently opened in the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's East Gaming Bundle. The property features 450 slots and table games,...

Published January 16, 2017

Mexican Senator: A Third of Slots in Mexico Uncertified

Mexican Senator José Maria Martinez (L.) has estimated that more than a third of the 100,000 slot machines in the country’s casinos are uncertified and subject to tampering.

Published January 16, 2017

Spilling Gold Coast Secrets

Details have emerged about a $3 billion casino project planned for Australia’s Gold Coast. The resort, under development by partners Crown Resorts and the ASF Consortium, will include residential...

Published January 16, 2017

Israel Reactivates Slots

Slot machines will soon be whirring again in Israel. The High Court of Justice has ordered the lottery firm Mifal Hapayis to reactivate slots and other electronic games of...

Published January 16, 2017

Locals Would Provide Most Revenue for Queensland Proposed Casino

Local residents from Gold Coast and Brisbane, Australia would provide the lion’s share of the new Gold Coast integrated resort that has been proposed for the Glitter Strip. That...

Published January 9, 2017

Canada’s Shorelines Casino Could Open Soon

The Belle Boulevard Casino along the Shoreline in Belleview, Ontario is expected to open any day now. The opening is now expected to be January 11, although the management...

Published January 9, 2017

BC Could Get New Casino

British Columbia could get a new casino. Talks are ongoing between the BC Lottery to build a new casino at the base of a new bridge being built to...

Published January 9, 2017

Quebec to Cut VLTs in Some Areas

Quebec provincial authorities want to combat problem gambling by cutting down on the number of video lottery terminals. The government announced last week that it plans to cut the...

Published January 9, 2017

Brazil Gaming Bill Takes a Step Back

Brazil gaming legislation, which has been in the pipeline in some form for 25 years, has been sent back from the Senate to the lower house for further debate,...

Published December 26, 2016

ASF Moves Into Queensland

The Chinese-owned ASF Consortia and director, Louis Chien (l.), has unveiled plans to build a $3 billion integrated casino resort at the Southwest Split in Queensland, Australia. The casino...

Published December 26, 2016

OLG, Gateway Casinos Sign 20-Year Deal

Gateway Casinos and Entertainment of Vancouver will take over daily operations at nine OLG casinos in north and southwest Ontario under a new 20-year deal, which also includes options...

Published December 26, 2016

Ladbrokes Coral, William Hill Interested in Tatts Sports Betting Assets

Stemming from the Pacific Consortium’s $5.5 billion bid for Australia’s Tatt’s Group, a report surfaced that UK bookmakers Ladbrokes Coral and William Hill are interested in acquiring the group’s...

Published December 26, 2016

Xenophon v. Pokies: The Next Round

Senator Nick Xenophon (l.) will continue his war on pokies in 2017. The Australian senator has pledged to bring pokie machine manufacturers as well as corporate retailer Woolworths to...

Published December 26, 2016

Chow Tai Fook Buys Baha Mar

It’s official―the Bahamas’ Baha Mar has a new owner, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and the deep-pocketed Hong Kong conglomerate has pledged to get the stalled $3.5 billion megaresort open...

Published December 19, 2016