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Silvia Pavlof
AuthorSilvia has dabbled in all sorts of writing – from content writing for social media to movie scripts. She has a Bachelor's in Screenwriting and experience in marketing and producing documentary films. With her background as a customer support agent within the gambling industry, she brings valuable insight to the Gambling News writers’ team.
Industry
June 21, 2022
The Philippines Can’t Get Off FATF’s Grey List
Following a meeting that lasted for four days, Paris-based international regulator, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has decided to keep the Philippines on its grey list. Despite progress on the anti-money laundering (AML) and combatting the financing of terrorism (CFT) front, the country still has work to do in order to be able to […]
Casino
June 21, 2022
Macau Casino Stocks Fall as COVID Cases Boom
The biggest COVID outbreak to date in Macau, which means new restrictions, social distancing, and a huge amount of testing, resulted in falling casino stocks on June 20. The cases are not that many, amounting to a total of 36, and the casinos are still open but the closure of public services, parks, schools, and […]
Sports
June 20, 2022
Gambling Market Players Fight for Californians’ Votes on Sports Betting
Californians are going to decide on the legalization of sports gambling in November and two opposing ad campaigns are fighting for their votes. One proposed measure will allow online sports betting, while the other will limit sports gambling to the brick-and-mortar tribal casinos and race tracks. Fierce Fight Among Various Players in the Californian Gambling […]
Casino
June 20, 2022
Recent Regulations Update Puts New Casinos in Iowa on Hold
A new legislation amendment has decreed that no new casinos will open in Iowa during the next two years. By signing the new measures, Iowa governor Kim Reynolds has placed a moratorium on the issuance of new casino licenses until June 2024. This particularly affects the plans for a massive $250 million casino in Iowa’s […]
Business
June 17, 2022
Casino Mogul Fertitta Bought Land on the Strip
Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta, who owns Golden Nugget and Landry’s, is on his way to conquer the Las Vegas Strip. Through his company, Fertitta Entertainment Inc, Fertitta has bought real estate on the Strip spanning over 6.2 acres for the massive amount of $270 million, which roughly means he paid over $43 million per acre. […]
Industry
June 17, 2022
Gambling in NJ Generated $430.6M Revenue in May
The revenue from gamblers won by the casinos in New Jersey, including sports betting and online gambling, reached $430.6 million this May, which is 15% higher than in May 2021. These numbers are according to data published on June 16 but do not include profits from betting on horse races as they are reported to […]
Casino
June 16, 2022
SJM to Run Grand Emperor Hotel Casino for Another Six Months
Hong Kong-based Emperor Entertainment Hotel Ltd will let concessioner SJM Holdings Ltd run the satellite casino at the Grand Emperor Hotel for another six months despite the service agreement with SJM expiring on June 26. In order to keep the casino running, SJM shall have to pay fees of HKD 21.0 million ($2.6 million) to […]
Casino
June 16, 2022
Imperial Pacific International Dodges Losing its Saipan Casino License
Hong Kong-based Imperial Pacific International (IPI) avoided losing its monopoly license in Saipan yet again. For the fourth time, a judge of the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) this time postponing the meeting over IPI’s license by an additional 30 days to 8th July. IPI’s Ongoing […]
Industry
June 15, 2022
New Measures by Swedish Government to Ensure a Safe Gambling Market
The Swedish government has submitted a report to Sweden’s Law Council (Lagrådet) with proposals, whose objective is to exclude illegal players from the Swedish gambling market and counteract the manipulation of results in sports or the so-called match-fixing. The new measures should be introduced in Swedish law before 1st July 2023. The New Measures Aim […]
Casino
June 14, 2022
Tiger Resort Asia Ltd Hits Back at Kazuo Okada over Okada Manila
Hong Kong-listed Tiger Resort Asia Ltd (TRAL), which holds a 99.99% stake in Okada Manila Tiger Resort Leisure and Entertainment Inc (TRLEI), has released a public advisory, notifying the public and all institutions that it is not going to honor or recognize any transaction on behalf of TRLEI made by Kazuo Okada, Antonio Cojuangco, Dindo […]
