Baha Mar Casino Resort confirms phased opening scheduled during the second quarter of 2017
The troubled Baha Mar Casino Resort in the Bahamas has been surrounded in controversy and has experienced a number of setbacks including a change of ownership brought about due to financial difficulties. The original developer Sarkis Izmirlian is no...
24-06-19
Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission losing Executive Director
After over 22 months of service, Richard Schuetz has reportedly announced his intention to resign at the end of the year as Executive Director for the Bermuda Casino Gaming Commission due to “personal and professional reasons”. According to a report...
24-06-19
Hard Rock Punta Cana to use Scientific Games for management systems solutions
Scientific Games continues to find new clients who wish to use their casino management systems solutions. The company recently announced that they will be providing their systems to Hard Rock Punta Cana, a casino gaming venue located in the Dominica...
24-06-19
Bermuda passes revised gaming legislation with no objections
On Monday Bermuda‘s House of Assembly passed revisions in gaming law that will finally allow casinos to open. After a lengthy and tumultuous debate the Casino Gaming Amendment Act 2016 was passed along with Casino Gaming Designation Site Order...
24-06-19
Bahama Tourism ministry confirm that things are returning to normal on Grand Bahama Island
The Grand Bahama Island was devastated by Hurricane Matthew in October which caused immense damage to hotels, resorts and property on the largest of some 700 islands on the Lucayan Archipelago, which forced most of the operators to shut down their b...
24-06-19
Antigua And Barbuda looking to Donald Trump to help end long-running dispute
The government for the small Caribbean nation of Antigua And Barbuda has been at odds with the United States regarding online gambling and sportsbetting since the late 1990s but it is now reportedly hopeful of working with the incoming administratio...
24-06-19
China’s anti-corruption crackdown will impact the progress of the controversial Baha Mar Resort
The proposal to build the Baha Mar resort in the Bahamas was initially submitted in 2002 and over a decade has passed since then but the resort is yet to be completed and continues to be surrounded in controversy. The $3.5 billion mega-casino resort...
24-06-19
$21 million renovation debuted by Hyatt Regency Aruba
Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort Spa & Casino has announced the complete renovation of its 357 rooms, including 24 suites, along with its Regency Club. Located on Aruba’s Palm Beach on 12 acres of beachfront property, the $21 million redesign was led...
24-06-19
MP calls for official inquiry into The Baha Mar Casino And Hotel
In the Bahamas, a Member Of Parliament (MP) has called on the ruling party of Prime Minister Perry Christie to launch an official inquiry into the status of the delayed The Baha Mar Casino And Hotel. According to a report from The Tribune newspaper,...
24-06-19
Key Sarkis ally; CCA back on the job at Baha Mar is like “letting the kids in the cookie jar”
Former Baha Mar Board member and key ally of Sarkis Izmirlian, the project’s original developer, Dionisio D’Aguilar, said that the recent decision by the government to complete the stalled $3.5 billion project places China Construction America (CCA)...
24-06-19