Last month, Ontario Lottery Corp. (OLG) selected Hard Rock International as the winning bidder to assume control over Rideau Carleton Raceway. The company inked a 20-year long deal with OLG, under which the two companies are to jointly invest $320 million in expanding and modernizing Rideau Carleton Raceway and Hard […]

The casino industry in the U.S. has expanded dramatically. At present, the American casino market can be described as oversaturated and more people started to lose their interest in the conventional land-based casinos. The advent of technologies has significantly changed the casino landscape. People started to use the modern technologies […]

The ongoing dispute between the Seneca Nation and the state of New York over casino payments has taken a more cordial turn. The two parities preferred arbitration over litigation. University of New Mexico law professor Kevin Washburn has been named as Seneca Nation’s arbitrator, while Henry Gutman is to protect […]

Pickering’s Mayor Dave Ryan is on board with the plan to build a new Ontario casino in the city. In an interview, the highest-ranking official in the city explained that he is well familiar with the opposition’s stance on the matter and the money laundering firestorm, but the construction of […]

Canada’s Progressive Conservative Party (PC) urges Ontario government to quash its casino deal with Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. The latter is known to operate River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia, which appeared on Canada’s watchdogs’ radar screens due to suspicious transactions. The scandal stimulated the government to launch a […]

On Friday, a former Chief Officer at Canberra’s Police & Community Youth Club (PCYC) was found guilty of larceny. The woman, whose identity remained undisclosed, has been arrested by the local police. She has been sentenced to 3 years behind bars. Apart from that, the woman is ordered to pay […]

The bickering between the Wisconsin tribal nations Stockbridge-Munsee and Ho-Chunk seems to finally take a direction. According to the latest updates on the case, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Stockbridge-Munsee. As it can be recalled, the tribal nation asked the state to stop the expansion of Ho-Chunk […]

Massachusetts’ first commercial casino, also known as Plainridge casino, reported that more than half of its gambling revenue is recaptured by players, who would play in an out-of-the-state casino supposing that Plainridge casino has never opened its doors. According to a survey, conducted by the University of Massachusetts Amherst in […]

Crown Resorts’ biggest shareholder James Packer denied that the casino operator has been rigging its slot machines and sweeping money laundering scheme under the carpet. In an effort to protect the already tarnished company’s reputation, Mr. Packer felt it necessary to publicly urge his colleagues to think of ideas to […]

A confidential British Columbia government memo obtained by Postmedia News via an access to information request alleges that British Columbia’s anti-illegal-gaming enforcement team was suspended due to financial reasons. According to the document, the unit’s closure would increase organized crime’s involvement in illicit gambling practices as it was suggested by […]