Packer Aims High

Bigger is better for Crown Resorts honcho James Packer, who has proposed turning his Queensbridge Hotel Tower (l.) in Melbourne into the tallest building in Australia, at 90 stories....

Published May 23, 2016

Groundbreaking Held For BC Casino

The $19 million Cascades Casino in Penticton, British Columbia, the newest Gateway Casinos and Entertainment gaming facility will open in 2017 as part of the South Okanagan Events Centre. The...

Published May 23, 2016

Crown Perth Gets $18 Million Tax Break

Crown Perth in Australia has been granted an $18 million tax break in hopes it can attract more high rollers. They, in turn are expected to help pour more...

Published May 23, 2016

Taz Mayor Demands Pokie Vote

Mayor Tony Foster (l.) of Brighton, Tasmania has asked state legislators to put the controversial pokies issue to a public vote. Foster claims the poker industry is acting with...

Published May 23, 2016

Ontario Town Raises Concerns Over Casino

The Peterborough city council in Ontario, Canada did not notify Cavan Monaghan township officials regarding a meeting about rezoning for the new Shorelines Casino. Township Mayor Scott McFadden said...

Published May 23, 2016

Baha Mar Sale Likely by September

A Bahamian judge approved a five-month extension of the ongoing process of finding a buyer for the stalled Baha Mar mega-resort project. With 16 groups expressing interest, one is...

Published May 16, 2016

Dutch Minister Questions Curaçao Gambling Oversight

Gambling oversight in Curaçao recently was questioned by Dutch Socialist Party MP Ronald van Raak (l.), who asked Minister of Kingdom Relations Ronald Plasterk how he intended "to eliminate...

Published May 16, 2016

SkyCity in Fundraising Mode

New Zealand-listed SkyCity Entertainment has announced plans to raise NZ$263 million of new equity from shareholders to pay down debt and “fund future growth projects” in both Auckland and...

Published May 16, 2016

Chilean Casino Scandal

A reported weapons fund held by the Chilean military is at the center of a new corruption scandal, according to investigative journalist Mauricio Weibel. Weibel claims corruption is “widespread”...

Published May 16, 2016

Australia Bans Online In-Play Bets

The Australian government has banned online in-play betting, despite lobbying by international bookies to relax the rules on digital wagers made as sporting events are broadcast live. Supporters of...

Published May 9, 2016

ACT Flags 500 Casino Pokies

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has denied a request for up to 500 poker machines at Aquis Entertainment’s Casino Canberra (l.). Currently, poker machines are allowed only in the...

Published May 9, 2016

BC Lottery Seeks Second Casino Near Victoria

A second casino in the Greater Victoria area would wreck the good that the first one, the View Royal casino (l.), does the local economy. So says the mayor...

Published May 9, 2016

Ontario Casino Move Weighed

Great Canadian Gaming is going to expand and relocate its Shoreline Casino near Peterborough, but Cavan Monaghan Township and Peterborough officials haven’t agreed on a services expansion to make...

Published May 9, 2016

Canadian Government Opposes Single-Game Sports Betting

The majority Liberal government of Canada said it will oppose Bill C-221, which would allow single-game sports betting. The "Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act" would amend Canada's criminal...

Published May 2, 2016

Room for Two Near Victoria?

The British Columbia Lottery Corp. has not disclosed the rationale behind its push for a second casino in Greater Victoria, local media report. That’s raising concerns about transparency in...

Published May 2, 2016

CrownBet Fined $20K for Ads

CrownBet agreed to pay more than $20,000 in fines and legal costs for offering illegal inducements to gamble on sports to NSW residents. The Liquor and Gaming NSW charged...

Published May 2, 2016

Receivers: Izmirlian Must Follow Court Process

The court-appointed receivers of the Baha Mar resort project (l.) say they cannot legally consider founder Sarkis Izmirlian’s latest offer to repurchase the project. At the same time the...

Published April 25, 2016

Canadian Lawmakers Weigh Single Sports Betting

Canadian lawmakers in the House of Commons (l.) are debating a bill to allow betting on single sports events. The measure is heavily favored by the country’s casinos along...

Published April 25, 2016

Is Crown in Talks to Run Gold Coast Casino?

Crown Resorts is reportedly hammering out a deal that could install it as the operator of Aquis (l.), AS Consortium’s $2 billion casino in Queensland, Australia. Because AS is...

Published April 25, 2016

W. Australia Premier: Bring Back Casino Cruises

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett (l.) is campaigning to end a ban on regional casino cruises. It would require consent from Crown Resorts’ land-based casino business, which reportedly has...

Published April 25, 2016