Industry
November 19, 2021
Maryland Sports Betting Is Set to Become Legal in the Next Few Days
Sports betting in Maryland is in its final phase of approval and could become legal in the next few days after five commercial casinos got the formal green light to provide patrons with this type of service. This development comes just one day after casinos in the states joined forces and pressured authorities to speed […]
Industry
November 19, 2021
Nevada Considers Remote Registration for Cashless Casino Play
Nevada could soon allow remote registration and ID verification for cashless payment accounts in state casinos. This would help reduce the bottlenecks customers face when trying to sign up in person. Nevada Continues to Go Digital On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) held an afternoon workshop for 70 minutes to discuss the proposal, […]
Industry
November 18, 2021
SIGMA Europe Turned Sour by Naked Dancing Men, Strippers, COVID Violations
The SIGMA Europe Summit in Malta event unearthed a side of the gambling industry that many know is there, but few dare to admit. Held from November 15-19 at the MFCC in Ta’Qali, Malta, and attended by hundreds of the best and brightest of the industry, two separate incidents mired the expo, tarnishing its reputation […]
Industry
November 18, 2021
South Koreans to Dominate Asia’s Tourism Industry and Gambling
Speaking on the Business Recovery of Macau Gaming panel at the MGS Summit this Wednesday, Aristocrat General Manager for Asia Lloyd Robson chartered a future in which South Korea will become a key market for gamblers as China continues to shut down gambling as a possible entertainment avenue at home and overseas. Yet, there are other factors […]
Industry
November 18, 2021
BGC Praises Facebook Feature That Allows Consumers to Opt out of Gambling Ads
The Betting and Gaming Council has commended Facebook for its decision to shore up responsible gambling practices and introduce an “opt-out” feature added in to allow consumers to automatically filter gambling content, such as betting advertisements. This comes shortly after Reset Australia offered scathing criticism of the social media giant, which it accused of scraping children’s data to fuel predatory “stalker […]
Industry
November 18, 2021
Aristocrat Finishes FY21 with 81% Profit Boost
Aristocrat Leisure Limited’s profits continue to outperform expectations as the company has wrapped up its FY21 to post a total of $628 million as its bottom line, up 81% year-over-year. The Australian slot machine company’s performance has been bolstered by strong growth in the digital space backed by its operations in the Americas and finding […]
Industry
November 17, 2021
Macau Authorities Still Struggle to Find a Solution for Casino Concessions
Ho Iat Seng, the chief executive of Macau, has stated that the government will try to re-tender the gaming concessions by June next year, but the option of extending the current terms of those concessions is still open. Ho commented on the situation during a late Tuesday press conference after his 2022 Policy Address in […]
Industry
November 17, 2021
Safer Gambling Week Reaches 25M People
This year’s edition of Safer Gambling Week, a cross-industry initiative to promote safer gambling in the United Kingdom and Ireland, took place between November 1 and November 7 and had a remarkable engagement. Safer Gambling Week Scores Record Impressions According to statistics, the initiative’s online campaign has seen impressive growth across all social media outlets it has a […]
Industry
November 17, 2021
Better Change to Help SCCG Management with Responsible Gambling
Another initiative in tackling problem gambling emerges from SCCG Management and Better Change. The pair have announced a new partnership that will aim at dealing with problem gambling at a time when online gambling is being legalized around the world and its prevalence can be felt in most countries. Better Change is a Gibraltar company […]
Industry
November 17, 2021
Scientific Games Joins NCPG for “Gift Responsibly” Campaign
Scientific Games will continue to tackle gambling addiction as one of its main business pivots, with the company taking aim at the increased levels of gambling around Christmas time. The company’s lottery division is joining the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) for the latter’s “Gift Responsibly” campaign that will take place during the Christmas holidays. Scientific Games will work […]