Casino News

Canadian gambling operator Gateway Casinos and Entertainment received thumbs up from the city council to establish a C$60 million full-fledged gaming complex on the Kingsway. The project includes a hotel, a casino and many other non-gambling amenities, including restaurants, meeting rooms, bars and open green spaces. Among all other things, […]

Mere months ago, British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC) has found itself in the middle of a money laundering firestorm, after a shelved casino report showed lapses in anti-money laundering controls at British Columbia. The scandal undermined BCLC’s authority, which holds the monopoly over the casino industry in the Canadian province. […]

According to Chatham-Kent city officials, Canada’s largest gaming company Gateway Casinos & Entertainment (“Gateway”) plans to relocate its slots at Dresden. Chatham is to accommodate these slots, which were formerly owned by Ontario Lottery Gaming Corp. (OLG). The news about the transition came on Wednesday, but the final decision on […]

Parq Vancouver, the new jewel of the Vancouver skyline, opened doors on September 29 to great interest, particularly in the late hours when a formidable lineup of players was formed in front of the complex’s 72,000-square-foot casino. Describing the C$600-plus-million multi-purpose resort as a jewel is not just a trope […]

After months spent on legal proceedings and talks, the trial against the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Amaya Inc., David Baazov, was set to start in November. Earlier this year, Quebec Court’s Judge Claude Leblond set the official start of the arguments for November 20th, after discussions with […]

The legal saga of the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe, one of Massachusetts’ two federally recognized tribes, has soared on the news once again. This Monday, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) filed its closing arguments with the U.S. Supreme Court in response to a petition opposing the tribe’s legal right […]

Gateway’s controversial casino expansion proposal heads for a vote by city councilors, who will be able to cast their vote in support for or against Kingsway Entertainment District’s final design. Some Sudbury residents mounted opposition to the proposed construction of an entertainment complex on the Kingsway. On Sunday afternoon, a […]

Merger and acquisition activity has grown in importance within the global gambling industry. Many big industry-involved brands already made this step, while others are on the verge of making it. News emerged on Thursday that casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corp is making a play to welcome casino operator Centaur in […]

After the state of New York decided to roll the dice on a $1.2 billion project for the construction of Resorts World Catskills (previously known as Montreign Casino Resort) in the Catskills area, the Empire Resorts Inc. wasted no time to turn the first sod. The recently-renamed gambling complex is […]

Casino operator Hard Rock International, which took over the operations of the Rideau Carleton Raceway a month ago, has received a permission to expand the number of gambling tables to 35. The zoning for the land, which was introduced by the city council in 2011, allows casino operators to build […]