World Casino News covers LatAm and the Caribbean in this section. Articles about casinos in the North/Latin American country of Mexico can be found here. Look for news about the big resorts or up and coming developments in Antigua and Barbuda, as well as any possible movement in the Brazilian regulatory scheme.
We also cover industry events such as SAGSE LATAM, new casino openings in Chile and Argentina, Colombian regulatory matters, and mergers & acquisitions country by country.
While reading any article in this section please feel free to click on the highlighted links in the story to explore the casinos of the region through our detailed reviews of every casino on the planet.
Latin American casino operator Thunderbird Resorts Incorporated has announced the signing of a binding agreement that will see it sell all of its gaming operations in Peru to rival firm Sun Dreams SA in exchang...
Swedish online casino games developer NetEnt has reportedly signed an agreement with Grupo Caliente for Mexico’s regulated online casino market.
This is the second such agreement NetEnt has signed in its eff...
The World Poker Tour will be visiting Uruguay for the first time ever this October with the Enjoy Punta del Este hosting the WPT Uruguay festival. This will mark the first time a WPT event will be televised in ...
Online casino and sports betting provider GAMING1, in a joint venture with top casino operator Vicca Group, has reportedly been granted a sportsbook and casino license under the new regulatory regime of Colombi...
Last year, new regulations for online gambling were introduced in Colombia. Coljuegos, the country’s regulatory body, is tasked with providing licensing to operators there. The first license for online gaming w...
The Gaming Control Board of Chile (SCJ) recently announced a new deadline for casino bids in the Arica, Pucón, and Puerto Natales municipalities. The deadline has been moved to 11 a.m. on September 25 as announ...
In Uruguay, legislators have reportedly passed proposed legislation that would ban most online gambling including poker, roulette and video slots while giving the South American nation’s executive branch contro...
In Chile, global private equity firm Advent International Corporation has announced that it has signed an agreement to spend up to $170 million in order to acquire a “significant” stake in local casino and hote...
With legislation that is set to legalize casino gambling in Japan continuing to take shape, some of the largest Las Vegas-based operators are reportedly said to be considering Brazil as the next big internation...
Legislators in Brazil are reportedly soon set to consider a measure that would prohibit local players from utilizing credit cards and other electronic payment methods in order to deposit or withdraw funds at no...
Eleven of the 12 defendants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Black Friday” crackdown on April 15, 2011, have now resolved their cases with the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the founder and co-owner of Co...
When changes occur in regards to rules and regulations involving the online gambling industry in a given market, it can give operators pause and possibly cause the iGaming provider to remove their services from...
The firm behind South Africa’s Sun City Casino Resort, Sun International, has reportedly announced that it is set to boost its stake in Latin America-focused casino operator Sun Dreams to almost 65%.
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In Brazil, a political scandal that could derail proposed legislation to legalize casinos is brewing after a disgraced oil and mining billionaire reportedly agreed to provide details of alleged illegal bribes h...
Casino mogul and Forbes’ 2017 world's richest gambling billionaire, Sheldon Adelson, has reportedly met with Rio De Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella and President Michel Temer to pitch an idea for an $8 billion r...