Casino News

London politicians are pushing for more public meetings to discuss Gateway Casinos & Entertainment’s proposal for the construction of a C$142-million full-fledged casino at the Western Fair District. The idea behind the politicians’ push for more community input is to weigh the costs and benefits of hosting a casino. Councilors […]

La Center City Council approved a temporary tax overhaul on Wednesday last week, slashing taxes for the city’s two cardrooms. The members of the City Council unanimously supported the idea in an effort to help the cardrooms stay afloat and be competitive. The recent vote is the final decision of […]

In a Monday press release, Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and Brookfield Business Partners unveiled their ambitious casino expansion plan for Great Blue Heron Casino. The move came shortly after Great Canadian Gaming Corporation and Brookfield Business Partners have successfully completed the acquisition of the gaming assets in the Greater Toronto […]

A full-fledged entertainment complex is likely in the cards for Delta after one of Canada’s largest gambling company Gateway Casinos & Entertainment received a preliminary approval to relocate the Newton Community Gaming Centre in Surrey to the current site of the Delta Town and Country Inn site in Ladner. The […]

On 25th January, a policewoman from Cebu City and a municipal councilor of Cordova were spotted gambling inside a hotel casino in Cebu City. Both government workers violated the Presidential Decree 1869 that enforces a ban on government officials setting foot in casinos. The two offenders were arrested by the […]

Representatives with Gateway Casinos and the B.C. Lottery Corporation (BCLC) told the Delta Chamber of Commerce that Gateway’s proposed casino/hotel complex for the Delta Town & Country Inn site in Ladner has clearly been identified. The City of Richmond, which is a home to another big gambling facility operated by […]

The Australian casino conglomerate Crown Casino has completed the sale of its interest in land in Las Vegas. Wynn Resorts Ltd. will obtain the 34.6-acre land for US$300 million. Crown Casino says that its share of the proceedings after accounting for minority interests will amount to US$264 million. The Australian […]

Gambling should be treated as a recreational activity, but unfortunately, many people tend to forget that and start to fall victims to gambling’s toxicity. This triggers an escalation of gambling activity, which infected almost the entire world. Gambling-related problems are fuelling an avalanche of debts. Countries with regulated gambling market […]

Australian online gamblers have started to dig deep into their pockets to find money with which to pay their gambling debts. From 17th February this year, Australian bookmakers will be no longer allowed to offer sign-up bonuses or lines of credit to customers. The sweeping reforms aim at curbing problem […]

Earlier today, Postmedia News reported that British Columbia gaming regulator ordered the revocation of the registration of River Rock Casino’s director of VIP gambler relations Lisa Gao. The announcement came shortly after an investigation into allegations of “third-party cash buy-ins” found out that the casino employee has violated anti-money-laundering rules. […]