Construction has begun on a property-wide upgrade at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas, which will feature a new high-limit casino called Salon Privé. The casino, highlighted by a...
Rosewood Hotels and Resorts International has filed a motion to withdraw from the troubled Baha Mar project (l.) in the Bahamas. In a Delaware bankruptcy court, Rosewood said its...
Since the downturn in Macau’s gaming market began last June, other jurisdictions have been clamoring to turn that decline into a bonanza by luring Chinese high rollers. It seems...
Sun International expected a 27 increase in earnings for the financial year to end in June, but was undermined by poor returns at its new casino in Panama and...
The government of Chile will decide September 10 which of two competing proposals will hold a gaming license for the city of Chillan. The winning bidder will have until...
The Cascades Casino Kamloops opened in British Columbia last week, replacing an older casino, the Laker City Casino. The new casino has 500 slots, 18 table games and a...
The government or panchayat of Anjuna-Caisua in Goa, India has voted unanimously to oppose a proposed relocation of offshore casinos to the River Chapora. The members believe casinos would...
The 5,000 square foot, $5 million expansion and renovation has been completed at the Gold Eagle Casino in North Battleford, Saskatchewan. The upgrade includes a self-contained smoking section with...
Sarkis Izmirlian (l.), CEO of the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort project in the Bahamas, was called “anti-Bahamian” by the local paper and threatened with deportation by the...
A second bid for a casino license at the planned Great Keppel Island Resort in Queensland, Australia has been denied. Without the license, says parliament booster Brittany Lauga, the...
Unlike most Asian countries, Nepal is not looking to Mainland Chinese to support its gaming industry. Instead, the country has set its sights on India, which a Union Gaming...
Three years ago, Ontario Lottery and Gaming announced an ambitious casino expansion plan and said a private operator would be chosen by the end of 2013. That never happened....
Echo Entertainment, which recently won its bid to expand its Queens Wharf property (l.) in downtown Brisbane, is reviewing plans for new gaming space at the $2 billion integrated...
Discovery Resources, soon to be known as Aquis Entertainment, has completed its acquisition of Casino Canberra. The company under new Chairman Tony Fung will upgrade the casino with new...
The Musqueam Indian Band will receive $8.5 million in lease revenue over three years when Paragon Gaming's $600 million Parq Casino and Hotel opens in late 2016. Located next...
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (l.) has vetoed legislation that would have authorized legal sports betting. Though Rousseff signed the so-called “MP Football bill,” she vetoed dozens of clauses including...
The $40 million Cascades Casino, set to open August 19 in Kamloops, British Columbia, will offer 500 slots, 18 table games and three poker tables, plus three restaurants and...
Baha Mar Ltd. has issued a statement decrying the Bahamian government’s plan to take over the stalled $3.5 billion project and liquidate the current operating company. The move came...
Queensland has approved Chinese-backed ASF Consortium’s plan to develop an integrated resort on state-owned land adjacent to Sea World. A planned cruise ship terminal (l.) has been shelved. The...
Echo Entertainment, which just beat out Crown Resorts to win Brisbane’s second casino license, may install an additional 1,000 poker machines at the planned $2 billion Queen’s Wharf development.