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Australian casino operator to reduce reliance on Chinese high-stakes gamblers

February 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Economy/Finance

In the wake of November’s arrests in China of 18 employees of Crown Resorts Limited, fellow Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group Limited has reportedly announced that it intends to reduce its...

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Kim M

February 13, 2017

U.S.A., Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, China, Economy/Finance, Japan

The U.S. leads the world in gambling losses by country with Americans losing $116.9 billion last year, according to The Economist’s citing of data from U.K.-based H2 Gambling Capital (H2G), a betting and gaming...

Sky City NZ revenue offsets Australia VIP turnover drop

Alex Lanter

February 13, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, New Zealand, Economy/Finance, Financial Press Releases

The Sky City Casino in Auckland had impressive profits in the first half to December, overshadowing the operator’s Australian properties, according to a financial report from Sky City Entertainment Group. The A...

U.S. Attorney’s office sponsors casino AML, regulatory training in Saipan

Lars Jones

February 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Saipan, Money Laundering, Data Protection, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Government stakeholders in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands casino industry are getting specialized training in a variety of subjects including regulatory compliance and criminal investigations ...

Fitch isn’t rating $70m in Imperial Pacific unsecured notes released Wednesday

Lars Jones

February 9, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Hotels, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Saipan, Saipan

In a Thursday press release, Fitch Ratings said they have not assigned a rating to US$70 million in 8.5% per annum unsecured notes that Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited said they...

Crown Resorts Limited wins approval to build Melbourne skyscraper

Adam Morgan

February 9, 2017

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino expansion projects

In Australia, casino giant Crown Resorts Limited has reportedly been given permission to build a 90-story skyscraper next door to its Crown Melbourne complex that will house 388 six-star hotel rooms along with ...

Proposed Gold Coast integrated casino resort could create more than 13,000 jobs

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Australia, Employment & Careers

In Australia, the developer behind the plan to build a $1.5 billion integrated casino resort in south-eastern Queensland has reportedly declared that the project would create more than 13,000 permanent and temp...

Clubs NSW agrees ten-year CrownBet deal in New South Wales

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2017

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

In Australia, casino operator Crown Resorts Limited has announced that its CrownBet online sportsbetting service has signed a ten-year deal to serve as the official betting partner for Clubs NSW. Sydney-list...

Crown Resorts Limited shareholders class-action lawsuit

Adam Morgan

February 3, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino News, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In Australia, a group of Crown Resorts Limited shareholders are reportedly set to launch a class-action lawsuit against the casino operator following last year’s arrest of 18 of the Melbourne-based firm’s emplo...

Fiji casino developer, AG heard in casino license appeals

Lars Jones

February 2, 2017

Fiji, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Appeals Court in Fiji heard two separate appeals today related to the One Hundred Sands casino license being canceled. According to a report on fijione.tv, counsel for the casino owner has tried in vain to ...

Australian casino operator purchases Gold Coast hotel resort

Adam Morgan

February 2, 2017

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

In Australia, The Star Entertainment Group Limited has announced that it has acquired the 295-room Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort Gold Coast hotel resort in partnership with Hong Kong-based Chow Tai Fook Enterpri...

Tonga refutes Red Warrior Entertainment casino licensing claim

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2017

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

The government for the archipelago nation of Tonga has reportedly been forced to counter a claim that it recently awarded a first-ever casino license to an American firm known as Red Warrior Entertainment. A...

Imperial Pacific board to shuffle

Lars Jones

January 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Saipan, Employment & Careers, Northern Mariana Islands, Saipan

Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific International Holdings, (HKEx:1076) the sole Saipan casino license holder, is expected to officially announce a reorganization of the board soon. CEO Mark Brown will become cha...

Robert Rankin steps down as chairman of Crown Resorts; Packer back in

Sadonna Price

January 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Employment & Careers

After quitting the position of chairman for Crown Resorts in 2015, James Packer returns to his previous leadership role within the company. An announcement was made that Robert Rankin has stepped down as part o...

Under-construction Saipan casino changes probable opening date

Adam Morgan

January 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan, Labor Relations

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In the Commonwealth Of The Northern Mariana Islands, casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited has declared that the first phase of its new Imperial Pacific Resort And Hotel Saipan is sche...

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Australian casino operator to reduce reliance on Chinese high-stakes gamblers

American casinos win $117 billion in 2016: Report

Sky City NZ revenue offsets Australia VIP turnover drop

U.S. Attorney’s office sponsors casino AML, regulatory training in Saipan

Fitch isn’t rating $70m in Imperial Pacific unsecured notes released Wednesday

Crown Resorts Limited wins approval to build Melbourne skyscraper

Proposed Gold Coast integrated casino resort could create more than 13,000 jobs

Clubs NSW agrees ten-year CrownBet deal in New South Wales

Crown Resorts Limited shareholders class-action lawsuit

Fiji casino developer, AG heard in casino license appeals

Australian casino operator purchases Gold Coast hotel resort

Tonga refutes Red Warrior Entertainment casino licensing claim

Imperial Pacific board to shuffle

Robert Rankin steps down as chairman of Crown Resorts; Packer back in

Under-construction Saipan casino changes probable opening date

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