The British Columbia-based gambling operator Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd. (“Gateway”) announced that the Western Fair District and London city hall should reduce the ground-lease rental rates or sell the land to the operator supposing that their priority is the modernization of the worn-out gambling venue at fairgrounds. Gateway projected […]

Last week, it surfaced that the new operator of the Rideau Carleton Raceway, known to be Hard Rock International, is trying to expand the number of its gambling tables from the city-imposed limit of 21 to 35. The operator asked the Committee of Adjustment for permission and circumvented the city […]

Elements Casino Victoria, previously known as View Royal Casino is planning a grand opening for this winter to introduce its revitalized gambling facility. The renovated facility is located in the Town of View Royal and its reconstruction has started as far back as February. At present, the casino operator Great […]

First Nations have announced the renewal of their gaming compact with Saskatchewan government, further extending it for 10 more years. In 2002, the tribal nations inked a multi-year gaming agreement with the local government to operate gambling facilities established on tribal lands. Under the recently-signed agreement, the tribe’s gaming compact […]

Last month, Ontario Lottery Corp. (OLG) selected Hard Rock International as the winning bidder to assume control over Rideau Carleton Raceway. The company inked a 20-year long deal with OLG, under which the two companies are to jointly invest $320 million in expanding and modernizing Rideau Carleton Raceway and Hard […]

The casino industry in the U.S. has expanded dramatically. At present, the American casino market can be described as oversaturated and more people started to lose their interest in the conventional land-based casinos. The advent of technologies has significantly changed the casino landscape. People started to use the modern technologies […]

The ongoing dispute between the Seneca Nation and the state of New York over casino payments has taken a more cordial turn. The two parities preferred arbitration over litigation. University of New Mexico law professor Kevin Washburn has been named as Seneca Nation’s arbitrator, while Henry Gutman is to protect […]

Pickering’s Mayor Dave Ryan is on board with the plan to build a new Ontario casino in the city. In an interview, the highest-ranking official in the city explained that he is well familiar with the opposition’s stance on the matter and the money laundering firestorm, but the construction of […]

Canada’s Progressive Conservative Party (PC) urges Ontario government to quash its casino deal with Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. The latter is known to operate River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia, which appeared on Canada’s watchdogs’ radar screens due to suspicious transactions. The scandal stimulated the government to launch a […]

On Friday, a former Chief Officer at Canberra’s Police & Community Youth Club (PCYC) was found guilty of larceny. The woman, whose identity remained undisclosed, has been arrested by the local police. She has been sentenced to 3 years behind bars. Apart from that, the woman is ordered to pay […]