Turks & Caicos Learns from Jamaican Industry

Officials from the Turks and Caicos Island are getting help from Jamaica to finalize their changes to their gaming policy and regulations. The British territory sent a delegation to...

Published February 1, 2016

Australia to See Boost in Chinese Tourism

Australia-based Star Entertainment Group is likely to cash in on an expected uptick in Chinese tourism, according to analysts from Morgan Stanley. They forecast a 15 percent CAGR for...

Published February 1, 2016

Will Packer Partner with Blackstone?

U.S.-based Blackstone Real Estate may join up with Australian casino magnate James Packer to take some or all of Crown Resorts’ shares private. Packer is said to be trying...

Published February 1, 2016

Ontario Casino to Stay Put

Great Canadian Gaming says it intends to keep the recently acquired Thousand Islands casino (l.) in Gananoque, instead of moving it to nearby Kingston. Gananoque is conveniently located near...

Published February 1, 2016

Two Jamaica Casinos in the Works

This summer, construction is expected to begin on Jamaica’s first and second integrated resorts, Celebration Jamaica in Montego Bay and Harmony Cove (l.) in Trelawny. Both are billion-dollar projects...

Published January 25, 2016

BBC, BuzzFeed Allege Widespread Match Fixing at Australian Open

A joint investigative report by BuzzFeed News and the BBC alleges that some of the world’s top international tennis players sometimes accept bribes to throw matches. Half of the...

Published January 25, 2016

Belleville, Ontario Possible Site for Casino

Belleville, Ontario is very likely to get its own casino soon, according to its mayor, Taso Christopher. He predicted last week that Ontario Gaming East Ltd. would present a...

Published January 25, 2016

Ladbrokes Merger Appeal Spurned

British bookmaker Ladbrokes’ proposed merger with Australian betting group Tabcorp is a no-go. Ladbrokes hoped to establish a footprint Down Under with the country’s leading online operator.

Published January 25, 2016

British Racing, Coral Squabble Over Profits

The British Horseracing Authority says Gala Coral Corp.’s offer of 7.5 percent of its online and retail racing profits is “unrealistic,” as it would provide less funding than the...

Published January 25, 2016

Take That, Crown: Star to Invest $1 Billion in Sydney

In the battle between Australian casino giants Star Entertainment Group and Crown Resorts, Star just made a decisive move, announcing it will spend $1 billion to upgrade its Sydney...

Published January 25, 2016

Illegal Gambling Targeted in Toronto

Canadian Mounties led a combined task force in a raid on several cafes and a private residence in Toronto last week that seized more than 50 slots that authorities...

Published January 25, 2016

BCLC Sued For “Negligent Misrepresentation”

The B.C. Lottery Corporation has been sued for "negligent misrepresentation and interference with economic relations” by Pinnacle Gaming Solutions, owned by David Moretto of North Vancouver. Moretto claims the...

Published January 25, 2016

Great Canadian Acquires First Ontario Casino Bundle

Under the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's modernization plan, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation announced the Ontario Gaming East Limited Partnership has acquired OLG's Gaming Bundle 2 for $51.3 million,...

Published January 18, 2016

Hard Rock to Open in Santo Domingo

Hard Rock International has announced plans for its second hotel and casino in the Dominican Republic. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Santo Domingo (l.) will feature 400 hotel rooms...

Published January 18, 2016

Single-Game Sports Betting Bill Returns in Canada

Next month, Canadian MP Brian Masse (l.) will introduce a bill to legalize single-game sports betting. The bill was presented in 2012 but died in the senate. Currently under...

Published January 18, 2016

Second Cape Town Casino Dilemma

If the Western Cape Provincial Parliament approves a second casino in metro Cape Town, the choice comes down to transferring the license from Tsogo's Mykonos, Garden Route or Caledon...

Published January 18, 2016

Australians Push for Live Betting

Australians soon might be able to lay live betting wagers on sports events, while they are in progress, as support grows for lifting the nation’s ban on online live...

Published January 18, 2016

Australian State Urged to Unload TAB

The West Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is pushing Colin Barnett’s government to sell Australia’s last state-owned betting agency, WA TAB. The business group says the government should...

Published January 18, 2016

Baja Mar Resort Threatens Bahamas

One of the largest resorts ever built, the Baha Mar in the Bahamas, remains unoccupied. The failure to open is so devastating to the small island nation that it...

Published January 11, 2016

Ritz-Carlton Returns to Sydney

Global luxury hotel company Ritz-Carlton may reenter the Sydney market. RC has been named as the likely operator of a planned US$500 million hotel at the Star casino complex...

Published January 11, 2016