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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 14, 2016

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...

Published March 7, 2016

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,...

Published March 7, 2016

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