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Julie Moraine
Lead AuthorWith 4 years experience as an analyst, Julie—or ‘Jewels’, as we aptly refer to her in the office—is nothing short of a marvel-worthy in her attention to the forex and cryptocurrency space as she quickly became the first pick to co-pilot education to the masses with Mike.
Legal
April 2, 2020
Caesars Agreed To £13M Regulatory Settlement For Systemic Failures
The UK Gambling Commission has announced that Caesars Entertainment accepted to pay a mammoth £13 million penalty for systemic failings with regards to social responsibility, money laundering and customer interaction. Three senior members of management have also lost their Personal Management Licenses /PML/ due to the failures that happened between 2016 and 2018. Putting Customer […]
Casino
April 1, 2020
Arkansas, Illinois Extend Casino Closure Amid Worsening Covid-19 Situation
As the coronavirus /Covid-19/ outbreak gathers pace in the US, several states including Arkansas and Illinois have extended casino closure beyond the initial date. In Arkansas, temporary shutdown of land-based gaming facilities will continue throughout April, while in Illinois, the Illinois Gaming Board extended the closure of state casinos to April 8. Arkansas New Date […]
Casino
March 31, 2020
Yokohama Allocates More Staff To Coordinate Its IR Bid
Yokohama city, one of the strong contenders to host an integrated casino-type resort /IR/ in Japan, has announced it is pushing up the number of employees coordinating the efforts, as the media GGRAsia reports. Effective April 1, the IR promotion office, under the Urban Development Bureau of the metropolis, is about to increase its staff […]
Sports
March 30, 2020
1xBet Gains Full License For Gaming Operations In Mexico
During times when major sports events have been grinded to a halt, 1xBet continues to gather popularity among the players across the world. The news coming from the sports betting operator is that the Mexican Direccion General de Juegos y Sorteos /DGIS/, has granted 1xBet a full license, boosting the gaming company’s plan to further […]
Business
March 28, 2020
Eldorado, Caesars Deal Faces Difficulties with Regulators
The coronavirus has put a crimp on the casino gambling industry’s hopes in the United States. Nevada has shut down all its casinos, and nationwide, there isn’t a single gambling establishment still open. Workers have been furloughed and the precariousness grows every day. A silver lining has been the fact that the Senate has voted […]
Business
March 27, 2020
William Hill Snubbed By Incoming CFO Citing Industry Uncertainty
A weird turn of events happened Thursday, when UK-based gaming operator William Hill announced the company would have to look for a new Chief Financial Officer. The person chosen for the job decided to remain put in his current role in the cardboard maker company DS Smith, due to the uncertainty in the economic environment […]
Legal
March 26, 2020
AGA Hails Senate For Passing $2T Economic Aid Package
The American Gaming Association /AGA/ has issued a press release on its website, heaping praise on the US Senate for passing the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security /CARES/ Act, urging the House to move quickly to progress the bill to the President, to ensure the necessary legislation is in place to help prop up […]
Business
March 25, 2020
UK Introduces Covid-19 Package, BGC Praises The Intervention
The Betting and Gaming Council /BGC/, the gaming body that represents 90% of the betting and gaming industry in the UK, has issued a statement regarding the unprecedented package of measures introduced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak last week, praising the government for the magnitude of its intervention to help businesses that […]
Sports
March 24, 2020
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Games Postponed Due To Pandemic Concerns
The Tokyo Olympic Games scheduled for July 2020 will be postponed until 2021, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Tuesday, March 24, after a conference call between him and the International Olympic Committee /IOC/ president, Thomas Bach. The games would be held in the summer of 2021 but would retain the name “Olympic and […]
Business
March 23, 2020
Loto-Quebec: No More Physical Ticket Sales, Online Operations Continue
Loto-Quebec has issued an update that it is suspending the physical sales of tickets and closing down its terminals across the province, as a response to the measures of the province government aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus /Covid-19/. The lottery ticket provider will continue its online sales and will coordinate with other […]