Jamaican Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Wykeham McNeill says tourism is leading the country’s economic recovery. More than 3 million people visited the island nation in 2014, contributing more...
The planned April 3 soft opening of a $3.5 billion hotel casino in the Bahamas was delayed due to a dispute with the lead contractor. Baha Mar has announced...
One gaming company in British Columbia, Canada is claiming the B.C. Lottery Corporation has been taking money unjustly over the past five years, after an agreement where they were...
Sun International Ltd. Will purchase competitor Peermont Global for $768 million. Johannesburg-based Sun is South Africa’s biggest hotel and casino operator with 27 resorts across Africa and the Americas....
Toronto is again looking to change is fortune through casino expansion. A proposal to expand the racino offerings at the Woodbine racetrack (l.) has been met with sharp criticism...
After reports surfaced linking owner Michael DeGroote to illegal activities, the Dreams Corporation will close all operations in the Dominican Republic and Jamaica.
The city of Richmond, British Columbia has been scrutinized lately by the local council regarding revenue spending. The city budgets $15 million a year from revenue brought in through...
Melco Crown CEO Lawrence Ho has officially refuted rumors that he plans to work with Chinese Strategic Holdings on a hotel project in the Northern Mariana Islands. The talk...
Australia-based casino giant Crown Resorts Ltd. will sell subordinated notes to finance expansion projects. The company hopes to raise AUD400 million (US$305 million) with the sale. The notes will...
The Dominican Republic has recently introduced a bill that would provide a bit more oversight to a gambling industry, which, while thriving, currently operates with little to no supervision.
A penthouse in James Packer’s new $2 billion Barangaroo hotel-casino complex in Sydney Harbor could cost almost $100 million, according to reports. Packer’s Crown Resorts has proposed that 30...
Australian gaming operator Echo Entertainment Group may move its headquarters from Sydney to Brisbane if the Queensland government OKs its bid to build a multimillion-dollar casino resort (l.) at...
James Packer’s Crown Resorts Ltd. will begin to formally plan its Sydney resort now that New South Wales and Barangaroo developer Lend Lease Group LLC have made an agreement...
In response to widespread noncompliance among Class IV operators, New Zealand is considering a hike in the gaming taxes that would more than double the fees. In most cases,...
The West African country of Gambia has announced an official ban on gaming, and ordered lotteries, casinos and other forms of gambling to cease. President Yahya Jammeh (l.) cited...
Opposition to the B.C. Liberal Party continues to make claims suggesting Paragon Gaming was awarded a development license due to ties with the government in place. In addition, conflicting...
A recent letter from the Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations said that Curacao would have to investigate ties between the government and illegal gambling.
The British Columbia Lottery Corporation is strategically marketing to Chinese high rollers who routinely play $25,000 and up per hand. Despite the BCLC's stringent rules and regulations, some believe...
The 20-year ban on gambling could be coming to an end in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The city's policy committee will review a request by Playtime Gaming to end...
Australians lose more to gambling, particularly on “pokie” machines (l.), than players in any other industrialized nation, according to a new study. The land down under has held this...