Author: Daniel Thompson

The Kingsway casino project in Sudbury is moving forward and within a few years, the city may have a large gaming and entertainment hub that would attract thousands of visitors. Despite the dozen of appeals filed against the planning for the Kingsway Entertainment District, the ambitious project is set to […]

Casinos in British Columbia have been identified in an ongoing investigation as channels for laundering illicit money linked with drug trafficking, Chinese gangs, and international crime. The money laundering scandal continues with yet another case of suspicious transactions taking place at River Rock Casino in Richmond. According to a Canadian […]

One of the most ambitious entertainment and hospitality developments in the Bahamas and certainly the largest casino resort in the Caribbean, the Baha Mar, finally opened. In fact, it has been opening in phases since April 2017 but its third hotel, the high-end Rosewood hotel, has just opened its doors […]

Ontario’s largest casino resort, Caesars Windsor, cancelled all hotel reservations through June 16 and despite the ongoing labour strike, it announced several rescheduled dates for shows and concerts at the Colosseum. Meanwhile, a provincial mediator has been sent to talk to the two sides, so that negotiations between workers and […]

Football, or soccer as it is often referred to in Northern America, is one of the most popular sports in the world, especially when it comes to prestigious events such as the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Russia. The football tournament that dominated the world over the past weeks, however, […]

Las Vegas appears to be a very popular destination for many Canadians but its appeal to most of them can be attributed to the presence of live winter sports such as hockey and curling rather than the famous casinos on the Strip. In fact, Canadians account for the majority of […]

A family counselling group has warned that the new advertisements for the upcoming Hard Rock Casino Ottawa target the vulnerable Chinese community in the area, which is at a particularly high risk of developing gambling addictions. Although the casino project received official approval earlier this month, it has already started […]

Casino mogul Steve Wynn, who recently stepped down as CEO and chairman of Wynn Resorts Ltd. after allegations of sexual misconduct, is among the top 20 highest paid chief executive officers in the United States, according to a recent report. He also tops the list of only several Las Vegas […]

Around 30 employees of Shorelines Slots at Kawartha Downs are said to hold a rally on Sunday as they worry about their jobs once the new Shorelines Casino Peterborough opens in a few months. The new facility will replace the old slots parlour in Fraserville but workers claim they have […]

Caesars Windsor has postponed more concerts and shows at The Colosseum and has cancelled hotel reservations through June 16 due to an ongoing strike by all employees of the casino resort. Officials at the casino resort announced Wednesday that upcoming concerts by pop-punk band Blink-182 on June 2, comedian Russell […]