Oceania Casino News

May 18, 2016

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

Hong Kong based Imperial Pacific International Holdings is looking for an investor to pump in $550 million into its subsidiary Best Sunshine International which is responsible for building the Grand Mariana Cas...

Australian casino operator announces possible Gold Coast expansion

May 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, New Hotels

After winning the right in July to develop an integrated casino resort for the Queen’s Wharf area of Brisbane, Australian casino operator The Star Entertainment Group has now announced plans that could see its ...

SkyCity Entertainment raising capital for future projects

May 14, 2016

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

Australasian casino operator SkyCity Entertainment has announced that it intends to raise $177.76 million from shareholders via a one-for-ten rights offer in order to “fund future growth projects”. Auckland-...

New multi-million dollar hi-tech revamp revealed by Cairns casino

May 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino expansion projects

The details of The Reef Hotel Casino in Cairns multi-million dollar upgrade have been revealed and show the casino, new cafe-bistro, hotel lobbies, guest reception areas, lounge, and cocktail bar, have a high-t...

Packer unveils plan to super-size Queensbridge Hotel Tower

May 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino expansion projects

Australian billionaire James Packer has suggested turning the proposed Queensbridge Hotel Tower in Melbourne into the country’s tallest building and connect it to the nearby Crown Casino And Entertainment Compl...

ClubsACT not happy over government decision to offer 200 pokie licenses to Canberra Casino

May 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates

ClubsACT expressed their disappointment over the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government’s decision to award 200 pokie licenses to the Canberra casino which was purchased in 2015 by Hong Kong based firm A...

Melco Crown buys back stock from Crown Asia; Packer reduces stake by $800m

MacauCasinos.com

May 9, 2016

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

Melco Crown Entertainment has recently announced that it is buying back $800.83 million in company shares from Crown Asia Investments it’s joint venture partner. The two Casino giants have jointly invested and ...

ACT Government permits Canberra casino to operate only 200 pokie machines

May 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Australia, Casino project updates

Aquis Entertainment Limited bought the Canberra casino back in 2014 and the company’s chairman, Hong Kong billionaire Tony Fung, informed the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government in 2015 that the compa...

Reports: Best Sunshine International seeks financing to complete Saipan casino

May 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Saipan

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Best Sunshine International, traded as Imperial Pacific International LLC, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Imperial Pacific International Holdings Limited (HKG: 1076), is attempting to secure $550 million to c...

First-phase of Vietnamese resort casino to offer three hotels

May 5, 2016

Casino proposals, Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Hong Kong, Macau, Philippines, South Korea, Vietnam

Macau junket promoter Suncity Group has revealed that the first phase of the casino resort it is building in Vietnam in partnership with asset management firm VinaCapital Group and Gold Yield Enterprises will i...

First-quarter slot revenues grow in New Zealand

April 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, New Zealand, Economy/Finance

First-quarter slot machine revenues in New Zealand have increased by 3% from the same period last year despite an apparent fall in the numbers of venues, machines and licence holders. According to official f...

New South Wales architects ask Planning Assessment Commission to reject Crown’s Barangaroo Casino tower

April 29, 2016

Australia, Casino News, Casino project updates, Licenses

James Packer’s Crown Resorts has pushed hard to speed up its Barangaroo casino project in Sydney as the Australian billionaire has made it clear that this project holds a special place in his heart. James Packe...

ASF looks to Crown to operate its proposed $2 billion Queen’s Wharf casino

April 19, 2016

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

After the sting of losing the rights to build the Queen’s Wharf casino in Brisbane to the Destination Brisbane Consortium (Star Entertainment Group, Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, and Far East Consortium (Australia...

SkyCity not opposed to takeover from The Star