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Mike Johnson
Lead EditorMike made his mark on the industry at a young age as a consultant to companies that would grow to become regulators. Now he dedicates his weekdays to his new project a the lead editor of GamblingNews.com, aiming to educate the masses on the latest developments in the gambling circuit.
Casino
May 13, 2022
$27M Surprise Bonuses Go to Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Employees
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas seems to have it all figured out when it comes to branding. Keeping in line with a series of donations amounting to more than $9 million throughout the last seven years, the company had a surprise for its members of staff during an employee appreciation and awards buffet. All of […]
Casino
May 12, 2022
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Virginia Still on Track for 2023 Opening
Rivers Casino Portsmouth had its topping-off ceremony on May 10. Topping-off is a builders’ rite going back to ancient times in Scandinavia. It celebrates the completion of the building’s vertical construction. Rivers Casino Portsmouth Raises Beam The official event consisted of three main celebratory activities. As mentioned, at the heart of the celebration was raising […]
Casino
May 9, 2022
Star Entertainment Cuts Rebates to Avoid Complications with Review
Last week ended with Star Entertainment Group seeing off three more executives in the faces of CFO Harry Theodore, chief casino officer for New South Wales, Greg Hawkins, and chief legal officer and company secretary Paula Martin. The news of their departure was confirmed on Friday. The departure of more executives is not all Star […]
Lottery
May 6, 2022
Australian Gambling Expert Talks Downsides of Lottery Winnings
Australia keeps its name in the gambling news cycle with another lottery win in the Goldfields–Esperance region – maybe that’s where the “gold” in the name comes from. Kalgoorlie – Boulder Winners Galore News about lottery winnings often make big headlines, but they rarely come with a deeper analysis of what the win actually means […]
Industry
May 5, 2022
BGC Says Rate of Problem Gambling Drop by 50% to March 2022
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has reported that problem addiction in the United Kingdom has dropped slightly to 0.2%. The data is taken from the UK Gambling Commission which has looked closer into current rates of addiction, covering the period up to March 2022. BGC Sees Drop of 50% for Problem Gambling This is […]
Casino
May 5, 2022
Judge Rules Atlantic City Casinos Cut Too Much Slack
Casinos in Atlantic City haven’t been able to catch a proper tax break lately. According to them, without a bill known as PILOT, four out of the remaining nine local casinos are at risk of closing down according to New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney. Which casinos exactly, Sweeney has chosen not to mention. But […]
Sports
May 4, 2022
Michael Chandler vs Tony Ferguson UFC 274 Odds, Time, and Prediction
UFC 274 is packed with exciting fights, especially on the main card. In addition to the two title bouts – Charles Oliveira vs Justin Gaethje and Rose Namajunas vs Carla Esparza – there are a few more that deserve your attention. One of those is the Michael Chandler vs Tony Ferguson fight. Why is it […]
Sports
April 29, 2022
Women Adopt Sports Betting Apps Quicker Than Men
With the liberalization of the sports gambling market in the United States, stereotypes are being dismantled just as well. A new study argues that women are just as likely to bet on sports as men, and they are in fact the consumer group that is the most interested in downloading sports betting apps. Women tend […]
Industry
April 29, 2022
TransUnion Alerts about a 50% Increase in the Gambling Fraud
TransUnion, a US-based consumer credit reporting agency, published a fraud analysis report, according to which the global digital fraud rate dropped by 22.6% in the first quarter of 2022 in comparison to the prior-year quarter. However, despite the fact that fraud decreased in most sectors, the gambling industry registered a 50.1% growth in fraud rate […]
Casino
April 29, 2022
Las Vegas Sands Corp Reports $478 Million Loss for the First Quarter of 2022
The US-based casino resort operator Las Vegas Sands Corp posted net revenue of $943 million for the first quarter of 2022, compared to $1.2 billion in the prior-year quarter. The revenue of the casino division was $627 million of the total revenue, while the accommodation revenue amounted to $95 million. The revenue from food and […]
