Growth Spurt for Indian Mobile

India’s mobile gaming market could grow to US$571.6 million sometime next year, according to a new research study. That’s a surge of more than 130 percent for the period...

Published June 8, 2015

ASF, Queensland Reopen Casino Talks

The ASF Consortium is talking with the Queensland government in hopes of advancing its plan to build a mega-casino on Wavebreak Island along Australia’s Gold Coast. The plan was...

Published June 8, 2015

IP: Six Months to Saipan Resort

Imperial Pacific International will spend up to US$7 billion on a casino resort on Saipan, and build the complex within six months. The resort will include two hotels as...

Published June 8, 2015

SkyCity Welcomes VIPs

SkyCity Entertainment Group has seen saw VIP revenues rise by 99 percent to NZD 118 million (US$84.2 million), in part because some Macau high rollers are patronizing its casinos...

Published June 8, 2015

Myanmar Opening New Hotels on Mergui

Myanmar, now considering legislation to legalize casinos in the country, is working to transform part of the Mergui archipelago into an eco-tourism destination. Foreigners-only casinos could legally open in...

Published June 8, 2015

Packer’s ‘Secret’ Plan?

Details of Crown Resorts’ planned $1.5 billion casino project at Barangaroo, Sydney are being withheld from the public, according to a report in the Sydney Morning Herald. Meanwhile, Echo...

Published June 1, 2015

Locals Lobby for Queensland Casino

Residents and businesspeople on Great Keppel Island in Queensland, Australia have come out in force to support a gaming hall in the community. (The proposed Fisherman’s Bay Resort Casino...

Published June 1, 2015

CNMI Plans Tinian Casino Deal

A Chinese developer, a subsidiary of Alter City Group Holdings Ltd. of Macau, is moving ahead with its proposed casino project on Tinian in the Northern Marianas Islands. The...

Published June 1, 2015

Reef Casino Plans New Loyalty Program

The operator of the Reef Hotel Casino (l.) in Queensland, Australia plans to institute a new player loyalty program and a new marketing campaign to boost visitation or from...

Published June 1, 2015

Tsogo Sun Considers REIT

Tsogo Sun Holdings Ltd. of South Africa is considering a real estate investment trust to hold its hotel, retail and office properties. Based in Johannesburg, Tsogo Sun is South...

Published June 1, 2015

Will Baha Mar Ever Open?

The massive Baha Mar resort being developed in the Bahamas will not open until September, according to the latest reports. The opening of the resort, reportedly the most expensive...

Published May 25, 2015

Junket Operator Jumps to Australia

With VIP rooms in Crown Perth and Crown Melbourne (l.), Macau junket operator Iao Kun Group has officially penetrated the Aussie market. The company plans to import high roller...

Published May 25, 2015

Zimbabwe: No More Gaming Licenses

A dramatic uptick in gambling in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe has caused the government to put a moratorium on new gaming licenses. The country has a reported...

Published May 25, 2015

Caesars Windsor Lays Off 60

Although numbers have been steady at Casino Windsor, the casino will lay off over 60 employees. Nearly 40 jobs though have recently been posted at the property.

Published May 25, 2015

Echo, Crown Battle on Barangaroo

Casino developer James Packer’s Crown Resorts and rival Echo Entertainment are battling over the billionaire’s $1.5 billion casino resort at Barangaroo. The Sydney Observatory is getting in on the...

Published May 18, 2015

Queensland Scraps ASF Resort

The government of Queensland, Australia has scuttled plans by ASF Consortium’s to develop a $7 billion-plus integrated resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Environmentalists had worried about a cruise-ship terminal...

Published May 11, 2015

Goa Casino Plan Causes Infighting

With almost 20 offshore and land-based casinos, Goa now plans five more gaming halls across the Indian state. That’s got some lawmakers suiting up for battle. One says casinos...

Published May 11, 2015

Mexican State Bans Casinos

The Mexican state of Guanajuato has amended its constitution to ban both casinos and table dances. Governor Miguel Márquez Márquez (l.) of the National Action Party says such businesses...

Published May 11, 2015

Fung: Aquis Is a Go

Hong Kong businessman Tony Fung Wing Cheung (l.) says he is committed to developing his planned Aquis Great Barrier Reef Resort in Queensland, Australia. Rumors had circulated that a...

Published May 4, 2015

AGEM Reiterates Position on Mexico

The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers, a non-profit international trade organization representing regulated suppliers of casino equipment and technology, has issued a statement to reaffirm its position on unlicensed...

Published May 4, 2015