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Simon is a freelance writer who specializes in gambling news and has been an author in the poker/casino scene for 10+ years. He brings valuable knowledge to the team and a different perspective, especially as a casual casino player.

Casino April 10, 2020
Bloomberry Resorts Have Enough Cash to Weather the Storm
During these unprecedented times when the gambling industry is among the most impacted from the coronavirus due to the closure of land-based gaming facilities, Enrique Razon, Chairman and CEO of Manilla-based Bloomberry Resorts Corp, is one of the few that places human beings before businesses. The billionaire that ranked 565 in Forbes’ “World’s Billionaires List […]
Casino April 9, 2020
William Hill Executives to Forego Increase in Payment and Bonuses
William Hill is suspending payment salary increase and bonuses for the upper management, considering the predicted losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Suspending of Bonuses and Planned Salary Increase William Hill has announced the new salary packages for chief executive Ulrik Bengtsson and new chief finance officer Matt Ashley. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bengtsson […]
Casino April 8, 2020
Osaka’s Yumeshima IR Project Suffers Setback after Setback
One of the strong contenders to host an integrated resort-type casino in Japan, Osaka, may have to face delays again, pushing back its request-for-proposal /RFP/ process, this time due to the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Officials Accepted New Delays Osaka’s Mayor, Ichiro Matsui, was quoted by the Mainichi newspaper on Monday, raising […]
Casino April 6, 2020
Singapore Government Ordered Closure of Casinos and Other Non-Essential Businesses
The current spread of the coronavirus throughout the world has already seriously impacted the casino industry. Singapore is the next country affected by the severe outbreak of the disease and the Government announced the implementation of strict mitigation measures that required the shutting down of all non-essential businesses, including casinos. Social Distancing Effort The two […]
Casino April 4, 2020
Atlantic City Casinos Furlough Nearly 16,000 Employees
The casino industry in New Jersey have been seriously impacted by the ongoing health crisis as all nine casinos in Atlantic City, the state’s gambling hub, have been closed since March 16, when St. Gov. Phil Murphy ordered them to close doors to prevent the person-to-person transmission of the virus. By that time casino operators […]
Blockchain April 4, 2020
TronWallet Adds Ethereum Releases Update 3.2
Cryptocurrency storage solution TronWallet has added support for the Ethereum blockchain in the first big move for the company in Q2 2020, which will be followed by a number of other milestone updates further into the year. TronWallet Adds Ethereum Support, Outlines 2020 Roadmap TronWallet began Q2 2020 by making sure that Ethereum is a […]
Business April 3, 2020
All US Wynn Resort’s Employees to Receive Payment till May 15
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the US, while Nevada extends the stay-at-home order, Wynn Resorts is taking action to help the company’s employees. Growing COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Casinos Closed till End of April Wednesday, 1st of April – Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the extending of the stay-at-home order through April. The order being […]
Poker April 2, 2020
PokerStars Back with NJ SCOOP in April 2020 with $1.2M GTD
PokerStars is hosting another online poker event in New Jersey in April, 2020. The Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) will run with $1.2m in guaranteed prize pool. New Jersey to See Another Poker Stars SCOOP in April Spring is around the corner and PokerStars’ next big event is a short wait away. The Spring […]
Business April 1, 2020
DC Lottery Sports Book Launch Date Pushed Back Again
The Office of Lottery and Gaming in the District of Columbia has announced the planned for the end of March launch of sports betting has been postponed again, this time, for an indefinite amount of time. In a world where all of the major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus […]
Business March 31, 2020
Flutter Clears CMA Phase One Regulatory Hurdle For TSG Merger
The mega-merger deal between Irish-based Flutter Entertainment and Canadian-headquartered The Stars Group /TSG/ has moved one step ahead as the Competition and Markets Authority /CMA/ in the UK has given “unconditional phase one clearance” to the proposed combination. The owner of Paddy Power Betfair exchange, Flutter Entertainment, and the owner of Sky Bet, The Stars […]