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Best Sunshine Live casino granted license extension to August of 2018

April 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Licenses, Northern Mariana Islands

After announcing in February that it would be applying for an extension to continue operating its temporary Best Sunshine Live casino past an April 30 deadline, Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited h...

Pacific Consortium sweetens Tatts acquisition offer

Chris Hohenstein

April 21, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Oceania Casino News

A bidding war could ensue with the latest offer from Pacific Consortium to purchase Tatts Group Ltd – an Australian based lottery and betting company. In 2016, the private equity group offered a buyout which...

Premiere Vanuatu hotel and casino offered up for sale

Lars Jones

April 20, 2017

Vanuatu, Casino Sales, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia

Zagame Corporation is reportedly putting their Grand Hotel & Casino resort in Vanuatu on the market with expectations of fetching around $25 million for the premier property. The casino is part of the Za...

Saipan: Progress seen in damaging IPI contractor/worker disputes

Lars Jones

April 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Labor Relations, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

The Commonwealth Casino Commission of the Northern Mariana Islands has reached out to developers of the yet to open Imperial Pacific Resort and asked them to solve problems between IPI contractors and the Chine...

Alleged leaders of illegal labor force in Saipan released

Lars Jones

April 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Saipan, Crime, Labor Relations, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

A US Federal Judge for the NMI District Court has ordered the release of Qi Xiufang and Guo Wencai, two people arrested earlier in relation to as many as 180 illegal 'tourists' from China who were employed by a...

Tabcorp Holdings Limited hails “strong start” to partnership with SIS Limited

Adam Morgan

April 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Australian retail and online gambling provider Tabcorp Holdings Limited has joined with British firm Sports Information Services (SIS) Limited to announce that the pair’s previously agreed greyhound racing part...

32Red withdraws services from Australia in wake of gambling regulation changes

Sadonna Price

April 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News

Potential changes to gambling regulations in Australia have led to several online companies leaving the country in order to avoid any retribution for offering their services without licensing. 888 Holdings, Wil...

Tonga issues tentative approval for first-ever casino

Adam Morgan

April 3, 2017

Casino proposals, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Oceania Casino News

The government of Tonga is reported to have tentatively approved a scheme that will see a firm called Amira-Union-Gatti partner with American company Red Warrior Entertainment to build and operate a first casin...

Imperial Pacific says ready to open Saipan casino

Lars Jones

April 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Saipan

On the heels of a construction fatality and federal charges being filed against contractors at the company's Imperial Pacific Resort - Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited, now says it is ready to op...

Playboy slot pays AUD$296,202.50 at Casino-Mate

Sadonna Price

March 25, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News

The big jackpot winner for March has been announced by Casino-Mate, with one lucky Australian player earning a life-changing prize. Online player S.S. was able to harness a little luck on March 11th and hit a m...

Proposed $3 billion Gold Coast casino complex could be partially owned by Chinese government

Lars Jones

March 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Economy/Finance, Licenses, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

As reported in a March 13 article, Multi-billion dollar Gold Coast casino resort project under spotlight, proponents of a proposed $3 billion integrated casino resort on the Gold Coast of Australia have confirm...

Worker falls to his death at under-construction Saipan casino

Adam Morgan

March 23, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Licenses, Northern Mariana Islands

In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, a worker has reportedly died while helping to construct the multi-million-dollar Imperial Pacific Resort And Hotel Saipan after falling from scaffolding and ...

Government likely to grant Best Sunshine Live extension request

Adam Morgan

March 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Licenses, Northern Mariana Islands

The governor for the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, Ralph Torres, has reportedly revealed that his administration will likely grant casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited...

Australia passes legislation to ban online poker and in-play sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Australia, Online Poker, Sports betting, Online Gambling News

In Australia, the Senate has today followed the House Of Representatives in passing a piece of amended legislation that has closed several loopholes to completely ban online casino and poker games as well as th...

High-roller pleads guilty to stealing chips from Melbourne casino

Adam Morgan

March 21, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Crime

In Australia, a high-roller who had been on a losing streak has reportedly pled guilty before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court to brazenly stealing gambling chips from the Crown Casino And Entertainment Complex...

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Best Sunshine Live casino granted license extension to August of 2018

Pacific Consortium sweetens Tatts acquisition offer

Premiere Vanuatu hotel and casino offered up for sale

Saipan: Progress seen in damaging IPI contractor/worker disputes

Alleged leaders of illegal labor force in Saipan released

Tabcorp Holdings Limited hails “strong start” to partnership with SIS Limited

32Red withdraws services from Australia in wake of gambling regulation changes

Tonga issues tentative approval for first-ever casino

Imperial Pacific says ready to open Saipan casino

Playboy slot pays AUD$296,202.50 at Casino-Mate

Proposed $3 billion Gold Coast casino complex could be partially owned by Chinese government

Worker falls to his death at under-construction Saipan casino

Government likely to grant Best Sunshine Live extension request

Australia passes legislation to ban online poker and in-play sportsbetting

High-roller pleads guilty to stealing chips from Melbourne casino

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