Tasmania: Devil of a Deal

The Federal Group has announced plans to upgrade its two casinos in Tasmania, but wants an extension of its gaming monopoly to make the multimillion-dollar investment. The virulent anti-gaming...

Published September 28, 2015

Ontario Workers Locked Out

Ontario gaming regulators locked out 1,500 workers at three casinos after labor talks hit an impasse. The casinos have reopened with reduced and are being run by non-union staff...

Published September 28, 2015

Casino for Karratha?

Will there be a casino resort in Karratha, Western Australia (l.)? Parliament has confirmed receipt of a “proposal for a gaming and entertaining complex” in the rough-and-tumble industrial area.

Published September 28, 2015

OLG Chooses Great Canadian Gaming

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has signed a 20-year agreement with the Ontario Gaming East Limited Partnership, which will pay $50.4 million to operate gaming services in the East...

Published September 21, 2015

U.S. Washes Hands of Baha Mar’s Financial Woes

A U.S. bankruptcy court has said that the financial plight of Baha Mar Ltd. is an international issue best left to the Bahamas to settle. The Baha Mar resort...

Published September 21, 2015

Indian State to OK Casino?

Of 29 states in India, only three have legal casinos: Sikkim, Daman and Goa. A fourth state could be ready to join them. A proposal is out to construct...

Published September 21, 2015

Tasmania Casino Deal Withdrawn

A monopoly by the Federal Group has caused the owner of the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, to withdraw an application to build a...

Published September 21, 2015

Aquis Unveils Canberra Plan

Aquis Entertainment, the new owner of Casino Canberra, will upgrade the Aussie property to the tune of $330 million. That includes a new casino designed to attract 750,000 more...

Published September 21, 2015

Atlantis Paradise Adding High-Limit Casino

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...

Published September 21, 2015

Rosewood to Baha Mar: We’re Outta Here

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Australia, NZ Upswing Attributed to Macau

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Sun: First Year in Panama Disappointing

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Chile to Award Gaming License

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...

Published August 31, 2015

New Casino Opens in British Columbia

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Anjuna: Offshore Casino Would Disrupt Fisheries

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Saskatchewan Casino Expansion Completed

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...

Published August 31, 2015

Criticism, Warnings for Baha Mar Chief

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...

Published August 17, 2015

No Gaming License for Great Keppel

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...

Published August 17, 2015

Nepal Looks to Indian Clientele

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...

Published August 17, 2015

OLG Opens Private Casino Operator Bidding

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....

Published August 17, 2015