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Fiona Simmons
JournalistAlthough Fiona doesn't have a long-spanning background within the gambling industry, she is an incredibly skilled journalist who has built a strong interest in the constantly growing iGaming network. The team at GamblingNews.com is glad to have her on our roster to help deliver the best stories as soon as they hit. Aside from writing, she loves to dabble in online casino games such as slots and roulette, both for her own enjoyment and also as research to better improve her understanding of the industry.
Industry
July 4, 2022
Pennsylvania Gambling Results Continue Downward Trend
May is over and casinos in Pennsylvania have been able to muster the latest numbers which have confirmed the downward trend the Keystone State has experienced for a while now. Following an all-time high posted in March, Pennsylvania’s casinos have been slipping on the results. Pennsylvania Casinos Results Slide Further Revenue for the month of […]
Industry
July 4, 2022
Kenya’s Licensing Demands Stump License Renewals and New Applicants
Kenya’s gambling industry has been unable to regulate properly, with a number of legal challenges, threats, and repeated country exits taking place over the past couple of years. Now, a new report by the Betting Control and Licensing Board has established that the country’s applicants for new and renewed licenses have not been able to […]
Casino
July 4, 2022
Non-profit Bingo Operator Loses Case in Alabama Supreme Court after Winning Lower Courts
An 11-year-old court battle has come to an end and not to the preferences of at least one of the parties involved in the litigation. The Alabama Supreme Court reached a decision late last week in which it sided with the state and said that Greentrack Racing and Bingo had accumulated and owed $76 million […]
Casino
July 4, 2022
Hard Rock Casino AC Agrees to Casino Workers’ Demands
The Hard Rock Casino narrowly avoided a calamity by caving in to casino worker demands who insisted that the property accept to sign new contractual agreements with them, led by the Local 54 of the Unite Here union in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The union achieved its first major milestone on Thursday when it announced […]
Business
July 1, 2022
Light & Wonder Reduces Sale Price of OpenBet by $400M
Light & Wonder has issued an update on the sale of its OpenBet platform to Endeavor Operating Company, LLC and Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc. According to the update, the company has agreed to sell the platform for $400 million less than the original amount after the companies entered into an amendment to their definitive purchase […]
Casino
July 1, 2022
More New Jersey Assembly Members Back Anti-Smoking Bill
The Assembly in New Jersey is likely to muster the support necessary to pass a hotly-discussed prohibition on indoor smoking on casino floors. This comes following news that Atlantic City casinos have caved to union members’ demands and will sign new contractual agreements that will significantly boost the level of pay and bestow a host […]
Industry
July 1, 2022
AGCO issues CAD$100,000 Fine to DraftKings in Ontario, Canada
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has issued a new penalty to the tune of CAD100,000 targeting DraftKings. The company received a Notice of Monetary Penalty, the standard document used to notify operators about breaches of the existing gambling law, on Thursday. DraftKings Latest Company to Be Fined over Gambling Shortcomings The notice listed […]
Casino
July 1, 2022
Atlantic City Four Casinos to Avoid Strike Action
Atlantic City is bracing itself for a strike that will impact all casinos, or rather, all but four, who have agreed to sit down and clinch a split-second agreement with Local 54 of the Unite Here casino worker union. The conflict between workers and casinos has been brewing for about a month now with the […]
Lottery
July 1, 2022
Vermont Sells Powerball Winning Lottery Ticket for the First Time
The state of Vermont made history on Wednesday when someone bagged the $366.7 million win from the Powerball Lottery. The transformative amount was won with a ticket sold in the state, meaning that the person can now bag $208.5 million or opt for 30 installments that will be paid over a 29-year-period. Both options will […]
Casino
July 1, 2022
Report: Macau COVID-19 Outbreak Forces 90% of Staff to Go Home
The COVID-19 outbreak in Macau seems to be ravaging the city unchecked. Cautious optimism that the flare-up may die down through a mix of phased lockdowns is now all but untenable, and the caseload has already surpassed 620 infections, the highest it has ever been since the new virus was first detected in December 2019. […]
