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The Tsleil-Waututh Nation (səlilwətaɬ) has taken a major step toward expanding its economic footprint by g a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acquire the casino operations and related land interests at Hastings Racecourse & Casino in Vancouver.
The deal is being negotiated with the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, also known as Great Canadian Entertainment.
The 1982-founded gaming and hospitality company has turned into the country’s premier choice in of gaming, entertainment, hospitality, and resort facilities, with locations spread across Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
“This is a big milestone for our Nation,” said Chief Jen Thomas of the Coast Salish Nation with a territory centred around Burrard Inlet in the Greater Vancouver area.
Thomas also took the opportunity to express their thrill for being able to “take another important step towards economic self-determination” in their “traditional territory” while expressing eagerness to work with Great Canadian Entertainment’s senior managers to “finalize due diligence and execute a definitive agreement”.
The People of the Inlet’s Chief described the new agreement as a “historic” one. “We look forward to entering the gaming industry in due course,” he added.
The MOU outlines the framework for a future deal, but several details still need to be finalized. Due diligence is ongoing, and both parties are working toward a full purchase agreement.
Once that’s in place, the transaction will need to clear several regulatory hurdles, including approvals from gaming regulators and the City of Vancouver, which owns the land where Hastings sits.
Great Canadian Entertainment expressed strong for the potential handoff.
“We are excited about working with TWN on their potential acquisition of the casino operations and related real property interests at Hastings Racecourse & Casino,” said chief executive officer Matt Anfinson.
“Recognizing that Hastings is part of the TWN’s traditional territory, we can think of no better entity to inherit this asset, and we look forward to ing them in the transition after the anticipated close of the sale.”, Anfinson added.
If the deal closes as expected, Great Canadian will continue to assist with operations during a transitional period to help ensure a smooth handover.
On the legal and financial side, Tsleil-Waututh Nation is being advised by KPMG Corporate Finance Inc. and law firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Great Canadian is receiving legal guidance from McMillan LLP.This potential acquisition marks a significant moment not only for TWN’s economic development but also for Indigenous participation in British Columbia’s gaming and hospitality sector.
Two mainland Chinese men are under arrest after they allegedly stole HK$45,000 ($5,700) worth of chips from another player at a Cotai casino earlier this week. According to the police, the two suspects, both unemployed, utilized sleight of hand and coordination to commit the crime during an active game. Fortunately, casino staff and law enforcement reacted in time and restored the missing chips.
According to local news outlet Macau Post Daily, the scheme began when a 45-year-old man surnamed Cheng befriended the 43-year-old victim on the gaming floor over the weekend. Posing as having “elite-level” gambling skills, Cheng convinced the anonymous victim to let him place bets on his behalf, starting with HK$30,000 ($3,800) worth of chips. The two continued gambling together until Monday evening.
Cheng’s behavior quickly aroused suspicion among casino staff. Officers conducting routine surveillance noticed him reaching for chips that belonged to the victim and then secretly stashing them away throughout several rounds at the table. Further examination of surveillance footage confirmed that Cheng swiped chips five times, pocketing an amount worth HK$45,000.
Instead of personally redeeming the stolen chips, Cheng went into a nearby restroom where a second suspect, 43-year-old Zhang, was waiting. According to Macau Judiciary Police officials, Cheng covertly ed along the stolen chips before returning to the gaming floor as if nothing had happened. Both men were later arrested by authorities.
Police ed the unaware victim after the arrest, and he successfully identified his missing chips. Authorities also seized two mobile phones that were likely used to organize the theft. The two suspects have not cooperated with authorities and have been handed over to the Public Prosecutions Office as they face formal theft charges.
While Macau authorities are doing their best to crack down on illegal activities, casino-related crime remains a consistent issue. Last month, police busted an unrelated HK$74 million ($9.43 million) money laundering scheme using jewelry shops as fronts for unregulated money exchanges. That case led to multiple arrests and underlined the scope and sophistication of financial crime in the city’s gambling economy.
Although the two suspects in the recent chip theft incident do not seem to be involved in a broader criminal network, Macau authorities remain vigilant against any attempts to exploit the region’s lucrative casino industry. Unfortunately, deception still finds its way even in Macau’s watchful and tightly regulated casinos.
A tax fight is brewing between the Calcasieu Parish School Board and L’Auberge Casino Resort. The school district claims the casino owes $3 million in unpaid taxes, interest that has built up, and penalties. The argument revolves around how to tax complimentary hotel rooms, a special rule in local tax laws.
The school board’s Sales and Use Tax Department says L’Auberge did not pay $2 million in taxes from 2021 to 2023. They also claim the casino owes another $1 million in interest and penalties, reported KPEL-FM. The school district argues that when the casino gives out free rooms, it counts as something they can tax. They point to a local law that has been around since 1991 to back this up.
L’Auberge has challenged the claim by submitting a petition to the Louisiana Board of Tax Appeals. A casino representative confirmed that they pay the local complimentary room tax now, but they dispute the school board’s attempt to impose an additional tax. The casino argues that the contested charges stem from a new interpretation of the law, even though state and parish laws have not changed.
The main debate centers on whether free hotel stays for guests, a common promotional strategy in the gambling industry, should be taxed. L’Auberge claims these rooms are not for sale, pointing out that guests do not have to gamble or buy anything during their stay.
This argument is not limited to Lake Charles. Other Louisiana gaming spots face similar issues, like the Golden Nugget, where the tax appeals board sided with the taxing authority before. They decided that free offers were trades linked to gambling, so they could be taxed under current rules.
On June 3, the Calcasieu Parish School Board voted to hire local lawyer Rusty Stutes to handle the legal process and try to get back the disputed money. School leaders point out that casino taxes play a big role in funding public schools in the parish.
As the legal battle continues, both parties stand their ground. The appeal’s result could set a standard for how free services are taxed across Louisiana’s gambling scene. The issue remains under examination, and more updates are likely as the case moves through the state’s tax appeal process.
A tragic act of desperation unfolded just outside the Kansas Star Casino Saturday morning when a man fatally shot himself during a live Zoom interview with police. The graphic act not only shocked law enforcement officers but also reignited a decade-and-a-half-old murder mystery tangled in gambling debt, hidden money, and unresolved questions.
According to a report from local media outlet KWTV-DT, the man, identified as Michael Thomas, an insurance agent from Edmond, was a long-time person of interest in the unsolved 2010 murder of Julie Mitchell, a mother found brutally beaten in her Oklahoma City home. Following up on this old case, the Oklahoma City Police Department had invited Thomas for an online interview.
Julie Mitchell’s death in November 2010 was a shock in and of itself: she was found bludgeoned in her bedroom with her infant daughter in the room but unharmed. The kicker came when detectives unraveled the double life of her husband, Teddy Mitchell, who was running an underground gambling ring. He was subsequently convicted in federal court and spent over two years behind bars.
Police have always believed that gambling was involved in Julie Mitchell’s murder. More than $30,000 in cash, linked to Teddy’s illicit gambling operation, was missing from a safe in her closet. Suspicion immediately fell on individuals in Mitchell’s inner circle, including those who owed him money. One of them was Michael Thomas.
Thomas was a habitual gambler and had a complex financial relationship with Mitchell. Although he was never charged, law enforcement deemed him a person of interest with a motive, proximity, and necessary knowledge. Although initial investigations uncovered no definitive evidence, suspicion never fully faded, even after years of silence.
Thomas had agreed to meet virtually with Detective Bryn Carter, the lead investigator on the Mitchell case, along with his attorney, Ed Blau. What began as a typical conversation ended in horror as Thomas took his own life during the interview. Detective Carter had a list of questions prepared for Thomas, hoping to shed some light on the decade-and-a-half-old murder mystery. However, these will now go unanswered.
“Him taking his own life without answering the questions that I needed answered to eliminate him as a person of interest. It speaks volumes that maybe he couldn’t answer those questions.”
Oklahoma City Police Department Detective Bryn Carter
Thomas’s death may have deprived investigators of answers, but it also put the spotlight on the gambling-fueled undercurrents of the Mitchell case. Carter emphasized the file remains open, and authorities are pursuing new leads in light of the weekend’s events. However, it is ironic that someone who lived in the shadow of gambling debt for years chose to take his life next to a casino.
A lucky player in California has secured the life-changing $207 million Powerball jackpot, lottery officials announced. At the same time, two players scooped up prizes of some $2 million.
According to lottery officials, a player in Florida matched all five white numbers, as well as the Powerball, securing themselves a staggering $207 million jackpot. For reference, the winning numbers for the May 31 drawing were 1, 29, 37, 56, and 68. The Powerball stood at 13.
Lottery officials confirmed that the winning ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven convenience store located at 8960 Woodman Avenue in Arleta. As of the time of this writing, the winner has yet to come forward to claim their prize and, per the lottery rules, will have up to a year to do so.
In addition to the grand prize, two players succeeded in matching all five white balls. The lucky tickets were purchased in Florida and New Hampshire, securing their buyers prizes of $2 million since both had the Power Play feature active.
In the meantime, a total of 14 players matched four white balls and the Powerball. Nine of them will get prizes of $50,000, while another five will scoop up $100,000 each due to the Power Play feature.
For reference, Power Play allows non-jackpot winners to double their prizes for a small fee.
The May 31 jackpot comes over a month after the last Powerball jackpot. The previous winning ticket was sold in Kentucky in April and was worth $167 million with a cash value of $77.3 million. At the time of that drawing, there were no recipients of $1 million or $2 million prizes.
Earlier that same month, Cheng Saephan, the player who won the mouth-watering $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot in April 2024, commented on his fortune and how the win had changed his life. The player said that he was glad to no longer have financial pressure and be able to focus on his health.
Following the drawing on May 31, the jackpot was reset to $20 million with a cash value of $9 million. The next drawing is set to take place on June 2, within a few hours from the time of this publication.
In other news, a lucky player recently won the $585,900 Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, becoming the 25th lucky player whom the lottery has made rich this year.
Vietnam has become the latest Southeast Asian country to consider gambling, despite its historic aversion. With Thailand poised to become a major local powerhouse, Vietnamese lawmakers also decided to mull over casino opportunities.
The proposal, which was submitted by the Ministry of Finance to the Prime Minister, seeks approval for the creation of a casino resort. The planned property, dubbed the Van Don casino project, would be located in the Van Don district within the Quang Ninh province where it could become a major driver of tourism and economic growth.
Per the proposal, the resort would cover roughly 244 hectares and will cost roughly $2.2 billion. If approved, the casino would have to be constructed within nine years from the date of the approval. Once complete, it will have a maximum operational period of 70 years.
The on-site casino is planned to remain open to tourists and locals alike. To that end, the Ministry of Finance suggested a pilot scheme that would allow locals to play in accordance with local regulations. This could help cement the planned property as a successful resort and entertainment complex as it would not be entirely dependent on foreign money.
This proposal mirrors the advice MGM Resorts recently gave to the Thai government, encouraging lawmakers to adopt a competitive casino tax rate and allow locals to play.
The Ministry of Finance in Vietnam, meanwhile, also recommended authorizing the People’s Committee in the Quang Ninh province to choose a suitable casino resort investor in accordance with local laws and needs. Per the proposal, the investor would have to contribute roughly $296 million of the total sum for the development. The rest will be financed through loans.
While the proposed entertainment resort will be costly, the Ministry of Finance and the Quang Ninh authorities are certain that it will pay off in the long term. According to proponents of the property, it will greatly contribute to the Van Don special istrative zone.
Additionally, projections imply that the casino resort would contribute approximately $10 billion to the budget over its 70 years of operation.
Earlier this year, Vietnamese authorities cracked down on a huge gambling ring, arresting several people in the process. The illegal crypto gambling operation was reportedly operated by four siblings. In addition to the masterminds behind the scheme, the authorities also arrested 30 other people.
Relax Gaming, a leading iGaming content supplier and aggregator, has changed the life of yet another player. According to the company’s announcement, the fortunate fan won the EUR 2.9 million (approximately $3.3 million) Dream Drop Mega Jackpot from a EUR 0.30 spin ($0.34).
Relax Gaming, which supplies games to a long list of international gambling operators, announced that this latest prize was won by a lucky player in Hungary. The supplier further elaborated that the jackpot win occurred at Vegas.hu, the country’s first legal online casino.
According to Relax Gaming, the lucky player was firing up the reels of Money Train Origins Dream Drop, which it described as a “high-octane release that blends the gritty aesthetic of the original Money Train with the legendary Dream Drop jackpot.” The game was released in June 2023 and, as its title suggests, sports Relax’s signature jackpot mechanic.
This was notably the 21st Dream Drop Mega Jackpot awarded by Relax Gaming, which has been gradually increasing its portfolio of jackpot titles. It came shortly after Relax Gaming upgraded the Dream Drop network, enhancing the recipe with fast-paced daily jackpots.
Relax Gaming congratulated the lucky player on their win, calling it “another brilliant moment” for both the company and the winner. Martin Stålros, Relax Gaming’s chief executive officer added that he was very happy that the jackpot was won in Hungary.
We’re especially pleased to see the jackpot drop at Vegas.hu, a key partner and a trailblazer in regulated online gaming in Hungary. With the addition of Daily Jackpots to our network, Dream Drop continues to lead the way in offering the most exciting jackpot experience in the industry.
Martin Stålros, CEO, Relax Gaming
Laszlo Siba, Vegas.hu’s online casino director, was likewise pleased with the win, saying that his team is stoked to have awarded the first Dream Drop Mega Jackpot in Hungary.
Delivering standout moments like this is exactly what we strive for. Long may Relax Gaming’s innovative content continue to engage and excite our players, especially the Dream Drop series!
Laszlo Siba, online casino director, Vegas.hu
Earlier this year, a Paraguayan player at cryptospin.io won the 19th Dream Drop jackpot, securing $3 million on a wager of just $2. Then, on March 10, a player on sportsbet.io scooped up the 20th Dream Drop jackpot, which stood at $3.1 million.
