Author: Daniel Thompson

Casinos across Atlantic City posted a significant decrease in earnings for the three months ending March 31 compared to figures for the same period last year. While net revenue fell 3.2 percent, the largest decline of nearly 12 percent can be seen in the operating profits reported by all seven […]

Turkish prosecutors have launched a money-laundering probe into thirteen casinos in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, local media reports revealed on Tuesday. According to the Cypriot press, around $5 billion has been laundered through these casinos and authorities are now investigating staff from 20 companies involved in the management […]

Last week’s US Supreme Court decision to strike down the federal ban on sports betting will have a negative effect on the gaming industry in Canada, Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati believes. He urges the government to reconsider its conservative stance on this issue and stop millions of dollars flowing […]

The labour strike at Caesars Windsor continues with no end in sight as workers on Friday voted against the tentative agreement reached between casino management and Unifor Local 444’s bargaining team. The closure of the resort, which is the largest of its kind in the Province of Ontario, however, seem […]

The construction of the new casino in Peterborough, which would replace the Slots Parlour at Kawartha Downs at the end of this summer, is nearly completed. Officially named Shorelines Casino Peterborough, the brand new facility should be operational in late August or September and this week, it will hold a […]

The strike at Ontario’s largest casino resort, Caesars Windsor, may end as soon as Friday when workers are expected to vote on the tentative agreement signed earlier this week. The resort has been closed since April 6 after workers rejected the casino’s proposal for a new collective contract and announced […]

After 42 days of strike action, during which Caesars Windsor has been shut down, a tentative agreement between the striking workers and casino management has been reached. The labour union representing approximately 2,300 Caesars Windsor employees announced the news a couple of hours ago, adding that the strike continues until […]

The small gaming venue in the town of Gananoque, Ontario, known as Shorelines Casino Thousand Islands, received city approval to construct a four-storey hotel. In a unanimous vote on Monday, the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands allowed the development of a 60,547-square-foot building with 78 hotel rooms across […]

As Tuesday marks the 40th day since the beginning of the labour strike and closure of Ontario’s largest casino resort, negotiations between Caesars Windsor workers and casino management are set to resume. While the complex has shut down all operations, its competitors across the border in Detroit post higher revenues […]

Following months of negotiations over their new collective agreement with casino management, workers at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver announced a strike on Friday. Despite the labour disruption, the facility remains open with all slot machines available for guest play, Jimmy Ho, General Manager at Hard Rock Casino Vancouver, said in […]