GLOBAL GAMING
Larger casino operators in Gauteng, South Africa, would pay more in casino gaming taxes, while smaller operators would pay less than the current 9 percent flat tax the province...
Protestors March Against Sydney Casino
On March 19, more than 10,000 people were expected in Sydney to protest the Australian government's lockout laws that exempt casinos while forcing bars and nightclubs to close early....
Tabcorp Denies Bribery Allegations
The Australian Securities Exchange is looking at an AU$200,000 (US$150,300) payment allegedly made by Tabcorp to a relative of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (l.). The payment was reportedly...
Former Baha Mar President Slams Contractor
Former Baha Mar President Tom Dunlap has lashed out at China Construction America, contractor for the stalled $3.5 billion resort (l.), for allegedly neglecting the project, as it develops...
Bermuda To Amend Singapore Model
Bermuda has no casinos, but the Casino Gaming Commission intends to amend the Singapore model for casino gambling, which it adopted in 2014, to make it more appropriate to...
Jamaica Prepares Future Casino Standards
The Jamaican Casino Gaming Commission and the national Bureau of Standards are preparing for future casinos by reviewing and most likely adopting Gaming Laboratories International standards. Two casino resorts,...
Israeli Clerics Oppose Red Sea Casino
Religious factions in Israel have come out against the possibility that casinos will be legalized in the resort city of Eilat, located on the Red Sea. Bayit Yehudi, United...
Secrecy Surrounds Crown Report
A study on problem gambling at Victoria’s Crown Casino (l.) was ordered by the Australian state’s gaming regulator, but is now being withheld by that regulator. The lack of...
Chile Casino Opening Delayed
The $50 million Ovalle Casino Resort (l.) in Chile will not open in April as expected. Developers are awaiting final approvals from the Directorate of Municipal Works and the...
Residents Oppose Santo Domingo Hard Rock Casino
Residents of the Piantini neighborhood in Santo Domingo asked the Dominican Republic Minister of Finance not to grant a license to the Hard Rock Casino now under construction. The...
Guyanese Casino License Revoked
In 2014, ground was broken for a planned $54 million, five-star casino resort in Liliendaal, Guyana. Almost two years later, a license granted to the Sun and Sands Casino...
Alberta Bettors Buck Trend, B.C. Organizes
Despite a downturn in video lottery revenues, Alberta took in some $909 million from gaming during the first half of the fiscal year, which outperformed expectations by about $12...
Israel Casino: To Be or Not to Be?
As the government of Israel considers casinos for the resort town of Eilat, as proposed by Tourism Minister Yariv Levin (l.), some news outlets are reporting the project is...
Global Investors Eye Brazil
Multinational gaming operators and manufacturers are taking note as the Brazilian National Congress resumes discussions on legal gaming in the country. Brazil is considering the addition of legal casinos,...
More Hang-Ups for Crown Sydney
James Packer’s Crown Resorts has announced that the company’s long-awaited Barangaroo casino (l.) could be delayed even further. The VIP-only resort was originally slated to open in 2019. Now...
Australian Clubs Cringes at Competition
Clubs Australia says Aquis Entertainment’s request for pokies at its Casino Canberra is based on disingenuous reasoning. Aquis wants to install 500 pokies and claims the machines will attract...
Anti-Monopoly Ruling Stands in Way of South African Casino
Two companies that wanted to merge to build a casino in South Africa were prevented by anti-monopoly concerns. Now one of them, Sun International, wants a R675 million settlement.
B.C. Casino Money-Laundering Alleged
A routine traffic stop last year indicates money laundering could be a significant problem at British Columbia casinos, after the RCMP stopped and arrested an alleged drug dealer, seizing...
Israel Weighs Pros, Cons of Casinos
The government of Israel is simultaneously making a case for and against casinos in the resort town of Eilat. According to a new report from the Finance Ministry, the...
Canada Considers Single-Game Sports Betting
Canada’s House of Commons (l.) is considering legislation to create single-game sports betting under the “Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act.” Currently, only parlay sports betting is permitted in...