Genting has raised its projected investment in the Resorts World Bimini (l.) project in the Bahamas from an original $150 million to $600 million with additional amenities.
A proposed $250 million casino hotel in Barbuda by actor Robert De Niro and Australian billionaire James Packer received a 25-year “tax holiday” from the local government, which hopes...
Last month Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk (l.) signed a deal that could generate $1 billion for the government and creates one of Australia’s biggest gaming groups. The joint venture...
Casino operators in South Africa say they are contributing to the nation’s economy and that the government should encourage their economic prosperity with less onerous regulations and taxation policies.
Simon Hawkins (l.), general manager of the Raiders Group of Australia, says a number of clubs in the Bush Capital of Canberra could close if Casino Canberra gets the...
Tsogo Sun’s Gold Reef City Casino in Ormonde, Johannesburg, South Africa, has opened its new VIP room, part of a yearlong R630 million renovation that also includes a renovated...
The government of New Zealand wants its share of the estimated $58 million in profits generated each year by offshore gaming operators. It may end the ban on in-race...
The manager of a casino in Copiapo, northern Chile, has released new details about its planned second property in Arica, the country’s northernmost city near the border with Peru....
The Coral Sea Resort & Casino on Honiara in the Solomon Islands marked its soft opening in late November. The grand opening of the high-end casino resort is set...
Gamblers in New South Wales spent a record-breaking AU$73 billion (US$52.6 billion) on pokies in the last financial year, up 6 percent—even though the number of machines has fallen.
Australian gaming giant Echo Entertainment Group and its partners have finally inked a deal with the Queensland government that will allow them to build an AU3 billion (US$2.1 billion)...
SkyCity Entertainment Group, which enjoyed a 14 percent hike in earnings for the first four months of the financial year, will begin a US$215 million expansion of its Adelaide...
No merger will take place between the Tatts Group and Tabcorp, two of the largest gambling companies in Australia. The firms were not able to strike a deal that...
Australian casino operator Echo Entertainment Group is experiencing “an abnormally low win rate” against international high rollers at its Star Casino in Sydney (l.) and Jupiters Gold Coast, says...
Punters in Victoria, Australia lost almost AU$6 billion in the past financial year to casinos in the state. Of that, the government collected some AU$1.6 billion in taxes. Gambling...
A $45 million renovation and rebranding at the Palace Casino (l.) at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, British Columbia will transform the property into the 115,000 square foot Starlight...
Canberra Casino in Australia’s Bush Capital has recorded an 80 percent increase in profits since October 2014, just before it was acquired by Aquis Entertainment, the company informed the...
Starting in March 2016, the government of New South Wales will ban advertisements for live-odds betting during sports broadcasts. Officials cite a rise in online sports betting as a...
James Packer (l.), the largest shareholder in Aussie casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd., has increased his stake in the company by 3 percent. With millions in new shares, his...
Baha Mar Ltd. founder Sarkis Izmirlian (l.) has offered to put up more of his own money to prevent his $3.5 billion Baha Mar Resort from full-blown government liquidation....