Casino
November 15, 2021
Report Probes Crown Perth’s “Speak Up” Company Culture
Trouble for Crown Casinos seems to be never-ending. Now, a new report has highlighted concerns about Crown Perth’s treatment of staff members and company culture, with people close to the matter alleging that the casino creates an environment where not every voice is heard. ABC News cited an expert report by the Perth Casino Royal […]
Industry
November 15, 2021
Wakayama Residents Not as Hot about an IR as Previously Thought
Support for an integrated resort (IR) in the Japanese prefecture of Wakayama may not be as great as once assumed. Residents from Wakayama are organizing a petition for a referendum about the prefecture’s proposal to develop an integrated resort. ABC TV reports that the resident groups believe that IR should be a major concern for […]
Casino
November 12, 2021
Zynga Newly-Acquired Subsidiary Continues to Add New Studios
Zynga has acquired three mobile game studios, namely ByteTyper, Cresaur Entertainment, and ZeroSum, through a subsidiary, Rollic. The studios will bolster Zynga’s market share in the mobile game development market and offer new and original content to the brand’s consumers. Zynga Carries on with Acquisition Push Zynga originally bought a major stake in Rollic in […]
Casino
November 12, 2021
Pennsylvania’s Regulator Allows Casinos to Reduce Their Slots Count
Several casinos in Pennsylvania, including the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course and the Hollywood Casino at the Meadows, will be allowed to reduce their total number of slot machines as the state’s Gaming Control Board is seeking to tackle unregulated and untaxed “skill games” machines. Adrian King Speaks About the Negative Impact of […]
Casino
November 12, 2021
2 More Casinos in Louisiana Now Offer Sportsbooks
The Boomtown and Margaritaville casinos in Bossier City, LA, are now licensed to offer sports betting. That brings the total number of legal Louisiana casinos that allow sports betting to nine. Louisiana Advances Sports Betting Efforts Ronnie Johns, chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB), said he had issued the licenses that will take […]
Casino
November 11, 2021
Patron Robbed of $40K After He Leaves Rivers Casino De Plaines
On his way out of Rivers Casino De Plaines in Illinois, a patron was accosted by two unidentified perpetrators and robbed at gunpoint earlier this week. 34-year-old Cordero Supe lost $40,000 and several valuables, including his phone and watch, in the attack, the victim alleges, as the police investigation is ongoing. Victim Approached by a […]
Business
November 11, 2021
LeoVegas Q3 Results Show Strength, as Q4 Future Gets Darker
LeoVegas Group remains happy with the third-quarter results for the period ending on September 30. During that period, the company posted revenue of $114.1 million with much of the revenue boosted by the iGaming sector and casino games. The company reports that 76% of the total revenue in the quarter was generated through online casino […]
Legal
November 11, 2021
PGMBM Seeks to File Class-Action Lawsuit in Sky Betting Case
A London-based law firm may be looking to bring action against betting firm and online casino operator Sky Betting and Gaming, citing prohibited advertising as the basis of future litigation. The firm, PGMBM, is looking into the possibility of filing a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 120,000 people who mistakenly received a gambling advertisement by […]
Casino
November 10, 2021
Fontainebleau Las Vegas Holds Gold-Shovel Ceremony, Plans 2023 Opening
Fontainebleau Las Vegas’ new owners held a gold-shovel ceremony on Tuesday and announced officially that they started the construction of the casino resort at the Strip’s north end. The property will have 67 floors, and is set to open in the final quarter of 2023. The Property Was Purchased in February Through a Partnership The […]
Casino
November 10, 2021
Gambling Companies to Return $1.5M in Healthcare Embezzlement Case
The United Kingdom recently sentenced a general practitioner to three years and four months in prison after he had been found out to have siphoned off approximately $1.5 million from a healthcare organization to fuel his short spell of gambling. In the wake of the discoveries and Dr Rumi Chhapia’s sentence, the gambling companies that […]