Author: Daniel Thompson

Money laundering has appeared to be among the hottest topics currently in Canada. The disturbing money laundering scandal at British Columbia’s River Rock Casino shook the entire gambling community. At present, the country seems to be on the verge of another controversy, but this time related to the loved-by-many slot […]

Documents obtained through a freedom of information request by Postmedia News revealed that $5,000 in chips disappeared from River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia. The documents are highly revised in order to protect ongoing criminal investigations, but these raised nail-biting concerns regarding the presence of underground economy in British […]

In an interview with CBC News media center on Wednesday, Western Fair District CEO Hugh Mitchell told the reporters that the organization may have a hard time supposing that Gateway decides to quit on its casino project at the fairgrounds and re-direct its attention to another site. The reason for […]

Things are getting only worse and worse for the proponents of the highly-discussed full-blown casino project on the Kingsway in Sudbury. One group, in particular, took actions with the purpose of putting a stop to the city’s plan of allowing the construction of an entertainment complex in Sudbury. The group […]

This Monday, McCandless Council unanimously voted against the proposed 10 mini-casinos within the town’s borders. Councilors, though, did not kill any ray of hope, explaining that they might change their stance on the matter in the near future, supposing that they find the mini-casinos to be beneficial for McCandless’ economy. […]

In a press release posted yesterday, Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. (the Crown corporation responsible for the management of commercial gambling in Ontario) officially announced that Great Canadian Gaming Corp. and its partner, Clairvest Group Inc. are the selected companies to take over the day-to-day operation of four gambling facilities in […]

On 13th December, Judiciary Police raided an illegal gambling den in Macau that live-streamed baccarat games from a casino in the Philippines, local news outlet Today Macao has reported. In the process, nine people were arrested for allegedly participating in illegal gambling activities. The police seized the mobile phones and […]

Business magnate Dennis Uy is poised to launch an initial public offering (IPO) or a backdoor listing for his planned casino in Cebu. The move comes as part of a strategy to fund the project. At present, the construction of the casino is pending certain legal approvals, but the company […]

Documents obtained by Postmedia News via a freedom of information request claim that a police unit will be tasked with cracking down illegal gambling and organized crime in British Columbia casinos. The documents provide further details about the way, in which the transaction assessment team is to operate. Apart from […]

According to reliable sources, on Tuesday this week, an administrative law judge has ruled in favor of the Havenick family, which runs the Magic City Casino in Miami. The judge dismissed the gambling regulators’ claims that the casino license to replace racing activities with jai alai operations was issued mistakenly […]