Amaya Inc hires Barclays Capital Canada Inc to review CEO David Baazov’s informal takeover proposition Renee Kingsley PokerMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships February 9, 2016 0Amaya Inc CEO David Baazov surprised the poker community last week when a report surfaced that Baazov had plans to...
Yavapai-Apache Nation breaks ground on new hotel at casino Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsCasino expansion projectsNew HotelsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesArizona January 31, 2016 0As part of a $27 million gaming expansion project, on Thursday, January 21st, the Yavapai-Apache Nation of Arizona broke ground...
DICJ says number of Macau junkets down to 141 Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau January 30, 2016 0Since January 2015, the number of VIP junkets in Macau has decreased to 141 from 183, according to data from...
Thousand Islands Casino operator announces venue will stay in Gananoque Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOntarioMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships January 26, 2016 0In Gananoque, the Thousand Islands Casino was acquired by the Great Canadian Gaming Company, which caused the locals to fear...
AEC lottery launch considered by Thailand Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsLotteryThailand January 25, 2016 0Thailand is looking into the possibility of an AEC lottery to aid in the relief of disaster ravaged member countries,...
Audit says public overcharged $47 million a year by Vegas cabs Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsNevada January 22, 2016 0The odds are that on your next trip to Sin City you will be taken for a ride before you...
Macau junket association and government officials finally hold meeting to discuss gaming regulations in 2016 Renee Kingsley Gaming Law & LegislationChinaMoney LaunderingEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau January 15, 2016 0Macau’s junket operators have not been given a lot of attention by the media during 2014 and 2015, as the...
Elements Casino in Surrey, BC officially opens tonight! Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsHorse RacingCasino NewsCasino openingsBritish Columbia December 17, 2015 0At 8:08pm tonight, after a two hour VIP party, the forty-year-old Fraser Downs Racetrack Casino will open to the public...
Hengqin SEZ increases land mass and invites Hong Kong investors to establish new businesses Renee Kingsley ChinaEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacau December 16, 2015 0The state council recently approved Hengqin Island’s request to double its land mass and increase the area of its special...
Australian greyhounds deemed too slow get “Death Row” sentence Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsChinaGaming Industry NewsMacauVietnam December 11, 2015 1A practice that breeches racing rules exports hundreds of Australian greyhounds, determined by their owners and trainers to be to...
James Packer’s Crown Resorts working to raise capital for Alon Las Vegas Renee Kingsley Las VegasAustraliaNew HotelsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceNevada December 11, 2015 0Australian billionaire James Packer and his Crown Resorts have a strong reputation in Australia and Macau and are now looking...
Emails unveiled by prosecutors in bank hacker case Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.HackingUnlicensed OperationConspiracyFines, Lawsuits & LitigationFinancial Fraud November 11, 2015 0A ‘sprawling criminal enterprise’, that is what federal prosecutors are calling a scheme that spanned around the world, with three...
James Packer bumps ownership in Crown Resorts to 53.1 percent Lars Jones AustraliaCasino NewsEconomy/FinanceMacauMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships November 11, 2015 0After a peak price of $18 per share in January 2014, James Packer scooped up 18 million shares in his...
Three charged in largest bank breach in history Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsIsraelHackingMoney LaunderingData ProtectionUnlicensed OperationOnline Gambling NewsConspiracyFinancial FraudRussiaNew York November 10, 2015 0Two men being held in Israel after their arrests in July, and a U.S. citizen believed to be hiding out...
James Packer’s Crown Resorts puts down $100 million for stake in Nobu Renee Kingsley AustraliaCasino openingsCasino expansion projectsEconomy/FinanceAsian Casino NewsMacauOceania Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships October 30, 2015 0Aussie billionaire James Packer and his Crown Resorts have been in the limelight for the last week as the Melco...