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

Echo Makes Play for ‘Boutique’ Casino

Australian gaming operator Echo Entertainment has expressed an interest in developing an offshore boutique casino on Great Keppel Island. But according to local reports, the government doesn’t want a...

Published March 28, 2016

Canadians Wait, While U.S. Wagers on Sports

Canadian sports bettors await legislative action on the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting Act, which would legalize sports betting in Canada, but stiff opposition might make it a long...

Published March 28, 2016

Young Aussie Men ‘Biggest Problem Gamblers’

A report from the University of Adelaide says young males in Australia are more likely to become problem gamblers, and though Australian casinos are “much better resourced” to address...

Published March 28, 2016

Brazil One Step Closer to Legal Casinos

Brazil is inching closer to legal gaming. A House committee has approved amendments to a Senate bill, which will now move back to the House for a full vote....

Published March 21, 2016

Bermuda Casino Site Application Available

Designated sites applications are available for Bermuda property owners who want to build an integrated resort casino or a casino on an existing resort, according to Alan Dunch (l.),...

Published March 21, 2016

Auction Planned For Bahamas Grand Lucayan

The Grand Lucayan Resort complex in the Bahamas, including the Treasure Bay Casino, will be sold at auction by owners Cheung Kong Property Holdings Limited of Hong Kong. Buyers...

Published March 21, 2016

Gauteng, S.A., Weighs Casino Tax

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...

Published March 21, 2016

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....

Published March 21, 2016

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...

Published March 21, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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,...

Published March 14, 2016