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.
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...
The project of the Baha Mar resort casino is having problems yet again as 2,000 employees have now been laid off. Beginning yesterday, the Supreme Court of the Bahamas approved the provisional liquidators reque...
Although Treasure Bay VI Corp., owners of Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino in Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, don't agree that they currently owe the government there any money, they have made a go...
The stalled project of the Baha Mar Resort may soon begin again as several groups met yesterday to begin negotiations to complete the construction of the facility. Meeting at the capital, the negotiations inclu...
After a prolonged absence, the contractor working on the Baha Mar Resort Casino has returned. The owner of the new facility now has hope that the project will be finished after stalling due to the contractor’s ...
Tuesday, a U.S. bankruptcy court in Delaware ruled that most of the multi-billion dollar Baha Mar chapter 11 bankruptcy filing before it would not be heard in a U.S. court and dismissed all but one entity's abi...
Last week the Bahamian Supreme Court appointed KRyS Global, Bahamas and AlixPartners Services UK advisors as Joint Provisional Liquidators over Baha Mar Ltd, Baha Mar Land Holdings Ltd, Baha Mar Properties Ltd,...
The Bermuda Gaming Commission has appointed its new executive director, a former gaming senor executive from the United States.
Stepping down from his role as commissioner for the California Gambling Control...