Chile Looks at New Casino Proposals

Last week, Chile began accepting technical bids from casino operators who want to develop gaming resorts in the South American country. Casinos could be sited in Arica, Iquique, Coquimbo,...

Published April 25, 2016

Tabcorp Faces New Charges

Tabcorp Holdings Ltd., accused of bribery while trying to enter the Cambodian gaming market, faces fresh charges. According to reports, the wagering giant failed to inform regulators of more...

Published April 25, 2016

Izmirlian Makes New Bid for Baha Mar

Baha Mar founder Sarkis Izmirlian is making a new bid to China’s state-owned Export-Import Bank (Exim) to reclaim ownership of the stalled mega-resort. But will his offer be taken...

Published April 18, 2016

SkyCity’s: No Sale of Darwin Casino

SkyCity Darwin’s acting GM Callum Mallett has denied speculation that the company will sell its Darwin casino resort (l.) in the Top End. But he didn’t rule out a...

Published April 18, 2016

New Casino Coming To Peterborough, Ontario

Shorelines Casino Peterborough will open in 2017 in Ontario, creating 150 new jobs and absorbing 150 jobs plus all the slot machines from Kawartha Downs in Cavan Monaghan Township....

Published April 18, 2016

Sun Sets on Peermont Buy

South African resort operator Sun International has tabled a plan to buy rival casino owner Peermont Group. In 2015, Sun announced it would buy 100 percent of Peermont’s holding...

Published April 18, 2016

British Columbia Forms Organized Crime Unit

In response to "suspicious cash transactions" of $119 million in the past 12 months, the British Columbia government formed the 22-member Joint Illegal Gaming Investigation unit to combat money...

Published April 18, 2016

City of Dreams Manila Posts Losses for ’15

Melco Crown’s City of Dreams Manila (l.), which opened in late 2014, continues to struggle. The second of four casino resorts planned for the Philippines capital’s Entertainment City, saw...

Published April 18, 2016

Greens Want to Ban Sports Betting Ads

Australia’s Greens Party is pushing for a complete ban on all forms of advertising for sports betting. A policy proposed by Senator Richard DiNatale would treat gambling ads like...

Published April 18, 2016

St. Maarten, Curaçao Responsible For Gambling

Ronald Plasterk (l.), Dutch Minister of Home Affairs and Kingdom Relations, recently noted Curaçao and St. Maarten must monitor their own gambling concerns. Plasterk was responding to questions from...

Published April 18, 2016

Groundbreaking Planned For Ontario Casino

A groundbreaking ceremony will be held April 27 for the 48,000 square foot Shorelines Casino in Belleville, Ontario, Canada. The casino, which will provide 300 jobs, will be owned...

Published April 11, 2016

Fung: No Queensland Casino

Tony Fung (l.) has announced he will shelve plans to include a casino in his $8 billion Aquis resort in Queensland, Australia. Fung blames the government, which delayed licensing...

Published April 11, 2016

SkyCity For Sale?

SkyCity Entertainment of New Zealand may be weighing a sales of certain assets, including its underperforming Darwin Casino and a hotel in Auckland. Observers says Star Entertainment would be...

Published April 11, 2016

Tsogo Sun, Sun Int’l Downsize Deal

South African hospitality firm Tsogo Sun has announced it will buy 20 percent stake of two units of a rival company, Sun International, which operates casinos in the Western...

Published April 11, 2016

Study: ‘Pokies’ Earn Twice the Revenue in Casinos

A new study in Australia found that video slot machines—pokies (l.)—earn twice the revenue when placed in casinos than they earn in the Australian club market.

Published April 11, 2016

Baha Mar Officially For Sale

The receivership controlling the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas has appointed Colliers International to find a buyer for the unfinished $3.5 billion property. Receivers for the stalled project...

Published April 4, 2016

Two + Two in Tasmania

The Tasmanian government wants to allow two more casinos, which would mean a total of four gaming halls in the Australian state. The Federal Group currently enjoys a monopoly...

Published April 4, 2016

CLSA: Tabcorp Scandal Will Be Costly

Brokerage firm CLSA says a bribery probe involving Tabcorp could cost the Australian company up to AU$120 million (US$90.4 million) in damage control including costs and penalties. The firm...

Published April 4, 2016

Fung Adds Aquis Partners

Hong Kong businessman Tony Fung (l.) has formed a consortium with two Chinese developers who will reportedly finance his planned Aquis resort on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. The proposal...

Published March 28, 2016

Tasmania Considering Two New Casinos

The island state of Tasmania may grant two new casino licenses. One would go to the Monaco casino proposed by David Walsh (l.), operator of Mona, the Museum of...

Published March 28, 2016