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...

Published March 7, 2016

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...

Published March 7, 2016

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.

Published March 7, 2016

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...

Published March 7, 2016

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...

Published February 29, 2016

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...

Published February 29, 2016

Tasmania to End Federal Monopoly?

The Tasmanian government is expected to soon rule on whether a longstanding casino monopoly held by the Federal Group, which operates the Wrest Point casino (l.), will endure. Last...

Published February 29, 2016

Stricter Gaming Regs in Botswana

Starting April 1, Botswana will implement new, more stringent gaming regulations with mandatory licensing across sectors, stricter surveillance to offset money laundering, and more compulsive gambling programs.

Published February 29, 2016

Israel Weighs Possible Eilat Casino

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (l.) is among many Israeli leaders who support building the nation’s first legal casino in Eilat, in order to improve the city’s sagging economy and...

Published February 22, 2016

Could There Be A Dead Sea Casino?

The government of Jordan is considering casinos in Aqaba, on the Red Sea, and possibly along the shores of the Dead Sea. Gaming is currently illegal in Jordan, though...

Published February 22, 2016

Star to Add Third Gold Coast Hotel

Australia’s Star Entertainment Group plans to build a third hotel at its Gold Coast Jupiters Casino. The 700-room tower will join a 17-story luxury tower now under development and...

Published February 22, 2016

Taxman Targets Packer

Australian gaming leader Crown Resorts, majority-owned by billionaire James Packer, is fighting a multimillion-dollar tax assessment related to its North American assets. The government is demanding US$362 million in...

Published February 22, 2016

Legend Breaks Ground on Cape Verde

Hotel casino operator Macau Legend Development Ltd. has officially begun construction of a planned $290 million casino resort on Cape Verde, off the northwest coast of Africa. Legend CEO...

Published February 22, 2016

CFL Player Recalls Gambling Addiction, Relief

Largely thanks to public regulation of the gaming industry in British Columbia, B.C. Lions center Angus Reid was able to utilize casino-funded programs that helped him to overcome his...

Published February 22, 2016

Toronto Racetrack to Add Entertainment Venue

The owners of the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada have released details on a proposed entertainment venue for the racetrack.

Published February 22, 2016

New Zealand: Gambling Addicts Should be Judged by Their Own Courts, say Experts

Psychologists in New Zealand who frequently treat problem gamblers think that they should have special courts that cater to their particular problems. Having such courts, they say, could lead...

Published February 22, 2016

Macau VIPs ‘Star’-Struck?

Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group has set its cap for VIP gamblers who are no longer faithful to Macau. Star executive Greg Hawkins (l.) says the company’s Sydney...

Published February 15, 2016

Kiwis Gambling Less

When it comes to gambling losses, Australians top the list. Their neighbors in New Zealand are gambling a little less, but still forfeited $661 for every adult in 2015....

Published February 15, 2016

Another Vote for Aussie In-Play Bets

As the Australian government looks at alleged corruption in online sports gambling, in-play wagers could be authorized through William Hill mobile apps. Concurrently, the 2001 Interactive Gambling Act is...

Published February 15, 2016

Baha Mar Saga Continues

Sarkis Izmirlian (l.) reappears as Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie reports that Chinese financiers are ready to finance the completion of the $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort. Izmirlian, who...

Published February 8, 2016