Author: Paul Brooks

The proposed casino expansion at Western Fair District in London, Ontario, may be given the green light on Tuesday but for now, the $140 million project is still hanging in the balance after city officials narrowly approved the proposal. On Monday afternoon, the city’s Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee voted […]

The strike at Caesars Windsor continues for 17 days, while the conflict between casino management and employees shows no signs of abating. On Sunday, hundreds of people rallied in front of the shuttered hotel and casino resort in Windsor, Ontario, to demonstrate their support for the workers. The rally Sunday […]

The suspicions that money from criminal activity has been laundered through British Columbia casinos for years have spread and are now turning into a crisis, the province’s Attorney General David Eby said on Thursday. In a TV interview, he talked about transnational crime and Chinese gangs that target British Columbia […]

The effort for casino expansion in the State of Arkansas is becoming even more entangled after Attorney General Leslie Rutledge rejected a proposed amendment for the fourth time this year. The group campaigning for commercial casinos to be allowed in the state responded with a lawsuit against Rutledge and now […]

After a gradual liberalization of the Danish gambling market in the past several years, the industry is expanding with new casinos opening and new operators being granted licences. In its annual report, the Danish Gambling Authority announced that the market continued to grow in 2017, generating DKK9.2 billion in gross […]

One of the largest European bookmakers may be one of the first gambling operators to take advantage of the possible legalization of sports betting in the United States. As the U.S. Supreme Court is now considering whether to revoke the state-wide ban on sports wagering, Paddy Power Betfair prepares for […]

Children who play “free” online video games are at risk of becoming actual gamblers, experts have warned, adding that parents should look for hidden addictions. Most video games, including those that can be played for free even on social media, offer players to purchase weapons, armour and other items. In […]

New Jersey’s legal online casinos and poker sites generated $25.6 million in revenues this March, closing the first quarter of the year with record growth. This is a 17.6 per cent year-over-year total increase in earnings for the five licensees in the state. In fact, the industry has never posted […]

While there are clear differences in how men and women gamble, the betting and gaming industry is filled with many other gaps between the two, including how they are represented. It is clear for everyone that there are still few female managers in the industry, but this is about to […]

Caesars Windsor, one of the four major casinos in the Detroit – Windsor area, has cancelled all reservations and postponed shows and conventions for the rest of April due to the strike announced Friday. The casino resort is now temporarily shut down after workers rejected the new three-year collective agreement […]