World Casino News covers the Caribbean. While many of the countries in this section may technically be part of North America such as Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic, the casinos are indeed Caribbean casinos. So, you will find them covered here.
We followed Baha Mar from groundbreaking to grand opening, and we'll keep you abreast of any lawsuits or litigation and even expansions.
Small developments are still occurring in the region, casinos are bought and sold, and big names like DeNiro and Packer may still open mega-resorts in the region. Whatever happens on the ground, in the boardrooms, or in the legislative chambers you can be sure World Casino News will keep you up to date.
Stay on top of the industry struggles in Puerto Rico and Haiti or keep abreast of the changing regulations as more countries move to become regulated jurisdictions.
The proposal to build the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas was initially submitted in 2002 and over a decade has passed since then but the resort is yet to be completed and continues to be surrounded in controver...
The 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure began yesterday in Nassau, Bahamas, with the Atlantis Resort Casino at Paradise Island hosting throughout a nine day time frame, with 104 tournaments on the books. This w...
The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission (VICCC) will hold its last meeting of the year next Tuesday morning in St. Croix. On the agenda are plans to adopt regulatory amendments recommended at their last pu...
The Bermuda House of Assembly has approved legislation that details the way in which casino sites will be designated.
The Island’s Minister of Tourism, Shawn Crockwell, presented the Casino Gaming (Designate...
It has been months since the Export-Import Bank of China has announced any news on the Baha Mar Resort, and now the financial institution has come forward, announcing an introductory plan for the future of the ...
Bermuda is a small and beautiful Island located just off the east coast of the United States and is a part of the British Overseas Territory. The island that depends heavily on its tourism industry has had to b...
Legendary gangster Meyer Lansky lost his Riviera Casino in Havana when the Castro government seized assets after the 1959 revolution there. Now that President Obama has set a course to normalize relations with ...
Regularly scheduled commercial seaplane service between Florida and North Bimini has not been available since 2005. That is scheduled to change beginning on December 21, 2015 thanks to a new partnership between...
Casinos are coming to Bermuda and legislation on how to select locations is now before the House of Assembly. The proposed site selection application process is outlined in The Casino Gaming (Designated Sites) ...
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has financed the bank-appointed receivers of Baha Mar Resort, Deloitte & Touche, with $50 million as a preferred lender, moving to the top of the queue to be repaid,...
The Genting group has announced they plan on investing $450m more on the Resorts World Bimini, a project of the company located in the Bahamas. Genting will be adding another hotel to the property that will inc...
The $3.5 billion Baha Mar Resort in the Bahamas was so close to opening in March that people were booking rooms. However disputes between the developer, contractor, and financier resulted in a construction slow...
In what prosecutors called the first of its kind prosecution in Nevada, on Tuesday, Clark County District Court Judge Kerry Earley sentenced Bryan Micon, a Las Vegas professional gambler and former operator of ...
A three-day Caribbean gaming industry regulatory event focused on “Fostering Regional Cooperation” is set to begin November 9th. The 3rd Annual Caribbean & Americas Gaming Regulation Forum will bring togeth...
Close to six weeks after bankruptcy protection from the United States was thrown out for the Baha Mar Resort the the Bahamas, their Chinese lender has now decided to foreclose on the Bahamas property. The Expor...