Casinos Look to China For Whales

Casinos in Las Vegas and British Columbia, Canada are appealing more and more to players from mainland China who have a penchant for high-stakes baccarat. A recent study showed...

Published March 3, 2015

Can Mongolia Compete Against Macau?

The Mongolia parliament is weighing legislation that would permit the country to build its first two casinos. But will people really travel to Mongolia to gamble, when casinos are...

Published March 3, 2015

Alberta Extends Casino Moratorium

The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission has extended a moratorium on new casino licenses, in place since 2008, for an indefinite period.

Published March 3, 2015

Mexico Says ‘Si’ to New Casinos

Mexico is planning to add a number of new casinos in tourist towns including Acapulco, Baja California, Cancun and the Mayan Riviera. Hotel operators including the Hard Rock Riviera...

Published February 23, 2015

Casinos in Mongolia?

The government of Mongolia is planning two casino resorts to draw players from Russia, China and Japan. Following the example of Vietnam, South Korea and Cambodia, the country’s legislation...

Published February 23, 2015

Fiji Casino License Revoked

One Hundred Sands, the sole casino license holder in Fiji, has had its license revoked. In 2011 the firm, which had planned a $290 million integrated casino resort on...

Published February 23, 2015

Wynne, OLG Must Hand Over Discovery Docs

A Canadian judge has ordered Ontario’s provincial government, Premier Kathleen Wynne (l.), and the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. to produce documents related to the cancellation of a revenue-sharing...

Published February 23, 2015

Jupiters Casino Begins $350M Renovation

With the specter of new competition coming to Brisbane, Echo Entertainment is sprucing up its properties in the Australian state. The Jupiters resort is already undergoing a makeover of...

Published February 16, 2015

Nepal Gets Back to Work

Ten casinos in Nepal have reopened or are preparing to reopen, including the casino at the Grand Hotel (l.), almost a year after they were shut down by the...

Published February 16, 2015

Bermuda Minster Questions Club Med Progress

Bermuda Shadow Minister for Tourism Zane DeSilva (l.) said no official plans have been submitted for the $120 million hotel at the former Club Med site, although Minister for...

Published February 16, 2015

Sri Lanka to Packer: Get Lost

Crown Resorts Ltd., the Australian casino company controlled by billionaire James Packer, is pulling its plan to build a $400 million, five-star casino resort in Sri Lanka after the...

Published February 9, 2015

VIP Bets Boost Echo

Record-breaking wagers by Asian high rollers its casinos, including Sydney’s Star (l.), helped Echo Entertainment Group Ltd. see its best numbers since 2011. But the those revenue gains were...

Published February 9, 2015

Packer Fumes Over Delays in Sydney

Crown Resorts Chairman James Packer is irate about planning delays that threaten to postpone construction on his $2 billion luxury casino and hotel in Sydney (l.). The hotel was...

Published February 9, 2015

Lottery Up, Casinos Down in NZ

Punters wagered nearly $2.1 billion in New Zealand in 2014, up 1 percent from the previous year. Despite the modest increase, casino gambling actually was down.

Published February 9, 2015

Problem Gambling Down in BC

A new study shows that problem gambling in British Columbia has decreased, and that younger people are at higher risk to become gambling addicts.

Published February 9, 2015

Ontario Online Gambling Shouldn’t Impact B&M Casinos

Ontario, Canada recently launched the online gaming site PlayOLG, and some feel it may cut into the bottom line of brick and mortar casinos. However, the Ontario Lottery and...

Published February 9, 2015

OLG Changes Generate Higher Revenue

Municipalities that host gambling operations have benefited since the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation changed its revenue sharing formula. For example, Chatham-Kent received $737,000 last year compared to $683,000...

Published February 2, 2015

Canadian Billionaire in International Legal Battle

Michael DeGroote (l.), a Canadian billionaire and philanthropist, is involved in a legal battle over investments made to Caribbean gaming operations. DeGroote invested $5 million in the company in...

Published February 2, 2015

Baha Mar to Open in March

The largest casino-resort project in the Caribbean announced plans to open three of its four planned luxury hotels in late March, ahead of a May grand opening. The opening...

Published January 26, 2015

Illegal Slots in Mexico?

An industry executive claims up to 15 percent of the slot machines in Mexico are uncertified, outdated and otherwise sub-par. AGEM Mexico President Carlos Carrion says about 13,5000 of...

Published January 26, 2015