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

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