No Merger For Tatts And Tabcorp

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...

Published November 23, 2015

High Rollers Cleaning Up at Echo

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...

Published November 16, 2015

Victorians Lose Big at Casinos

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...

Published November 16, 2015

Gateway Transforming Edmonton Casino

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...

Published November 16, 2015

Canberra Casino Up 80 Percent

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...

Published November 16, 2015

NSW Bans Live-Odds Ads

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...

Published November 16, 2015

Packer Adds to Crown Stake

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...

Published November 16, 2015

Baha Mar’s Izmirlian Hanging On

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....

Published November 9, 2015

Israel Plans Casino at Former Airport

An airport in the Israeli city of Eilat (l.) could be the site of a new, Vegas-style casino resort. The plan is under consideration by the government, which has...

Published November 9, 2015

Bermuda Hoping for Casino in 2017

Crafting gaming regulations is the most important step toward opening gaming casinos in Bermuda, Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell (l.) said, but the Bermuda Parliament should have regulations mostly in...

Published November 9, 2015

Victoria Considers $1 Billion Casino

The Victorian government may try to revive a struggling former manufacturing town by introducing a waterfront casino. But any attempt to move in on James Packer’s monopoly in the...

Published November 9, 2015

Moody’s: Nobu Not a Jewel in the Crown

Moody’s Investor Service is taking a dim view of Crown Resorts’ new $100 million stake in Nobu Hospitality LLC, saying James Packer’s firm is already overextended. The firm called...

Published November 9, 2015

Baha Mar Lays Off 2,000, But Gets Lifeline

Baha Mar Resort Ltd. has laid off all 2,000 of its employees, but owner Sarkis Izmirlian (l.) has been given three more weeks to stave off liquidation. Should the...

Published November 2, 2015

Crown Cuts Casino in Half

Crown Resorts wants to scale down its planned VIP casino in Sydney. The new plan calls for a gaming floor that is half the size of the one originally...

Published November 2, 2015

Canada to Consider Full Sports Betting

With a new liberal government about to take control of Canada’s government, NDP MP Brian Masse (l.) say they plan to revive a measure to legalize single-game sports betting...

Published November 2, 2015

Samoa Looks for Major Hotel, Possible Casino

The government of Samoa is seeking proposals for a 250-room hotel development that could include a casino. The country wants the project run by a major brand.

Published November 2, 2015

‘Sting’ Stokes Pokie Battle in New Zealand

Following an undercover news report on compulsive gambling, New Zealand’s Green Party has more ammo to fight additional pokie machines at SkyCity Entertainment. Gambling foes are preparing a suit...

Published November 2, 2015

Packer Ups the Ante

Australian casino giant James Packer will empty his pockets—almost—and plow $10 billion into new casino investments Down Under. Among other developments: a $1.5 billion hotel and apartment tower (l.)...

Published October 26, 2015

Oregon Tribe Buys Former Dog Racing Track

An Oregon tribe, the Grand Ronde tribal confederation has bought Multnomah Greyhound Park (l.), a defunct dog-racing park in Wood Village to keep it from ever housing a casino...

Published October 26, 2015

Interior, Choctaw, Chickasaw Nations Settle Land Trust Dispute

The federal government and two Oklahoma tribes October 5 signed an historic $86 million settlement that ends over a hundred years of claims by the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations....

Published October 26, 2015