Business
November 10, 2021
Relax Gaming to Now Feature Gaming Corps AB Titles
Gaming Corps AB, a Swedish developer of iGaming products, has teamed up with aggregator and industry leader Relax Gaming for the distribution of the former’s brand-new iGaming content portfolio of products. The partnership is a strategic step forward for Gaming Corps which is looking to break into more markets and gain access to new audiences. […]
Legal
November 10, 2021
ASA Strikes Down 777.com Gambling Ad as Misleading
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has sided with consumers against 888 UK Ltd. and its subsidiary, 777.com. A complaint flagged one of the subsidiary’s ads which included a countdown timer and had a caption that read “77 Free Spins ENABLED FOR ANOTHER,” which a plaintiff stipulated was misleading and ambiguous. The free spins did not […]
Legal
November 10, 2021
Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts Execs Saved Once Again By Court Judge
A California federal judge dismissed a suit brought by a woman claiming that corruption and bribery had destroyed a case she had brought against Steve Wynn, the founder and ousted CEO of Wynn Resorts, and other company executives. The judge determined that California wasn’t able to oversee the case. Wynn Wins Another Lawsuit Angelica Limcaco […]
Business
November 10, 2021
Matt Maddox to Make Unexpected Exit from Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox announced yesterday that he will leave the company on January 31, 2022. The Board of Directors unanimously requested that Maddox remain on the Wynn Macau Limited Board and Wynn Interactive Limited Boards until the end of 2022. The Board unanimously elected Craig Billings, Wynn Interactive’s CEO and president and also […]
Blockchain
November 9, 2021
Lottery.com Vows to Build a New Blockchain Gaming Platform
Technology company Lottery.com is expanding its scope of operation with the announcement of a platform that will enable the company to pursue other forms of online gambling, including lottery, sports betting, and sweepstakes. The platform, which is powered by blockchain technology, is still in its early days of development, the company explained. Early Development of […]
Casino
November 9, 2021
Philippines Ease Restrictions, Casinos Ready to Swing Back in Action
Manila casinos are ready to welcome back tourists and visitors after the Philippines government eased up COVID-19 restrictions amid falling hospitalizations and overall case numbers last week. The country has downgraded the active Alert Level to a Two from a Three previously. With this in mind, casinos are now able to start chugging along, opening […]
Casino
November 9, 2021
Illegal Casinos Keep Trafficking People in Cambodia
Lured on a false promise of a well-paid job, three Cambodian workers have been held captive by a human trafficker at an illegal casino site in Sihanoukville in the west of the country. The report, which comes from Radio Free Asia, depicts the latest in a series of disturbing incidents taking place in the no […]
Industry
November 9, 2021
November Starts Slowly for Macau’s Casinos as GGR Gains Little Ground
Macau daily casino gross gambling revenue (GGR), for the first week in November, was up 12% week-on-week. This was supported by significant recovery of visitor volume to the city. However, GGR was still “lighter than expected,” according to brokerage Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd on Monday. According to the firm, the average daily rate from November […]
Industry
November 9, 2021
Rush Street Gaming Founder Works to Stop Sports Betting in Chicago
Neil Bluhm may be a billionaire, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he understands business. The entrepreneur and partner of Midwest Gaming & Entertainment is trying to convince the Chicago City Council not to lift a local sports betting ban because it would impact his Rivers Casino and sportsbook in the city of Des Plaines. However, […]
Business
November 8, 2021
Gopher to Challenge Aristocrat Over Playtech Acquisition
Australian slot machine firm Aristocrat Leisure may have to bid for the acquisition of the London-listed gambling software group Playtech as Hong Kong-based Gopher Investments considers putting more money on the line. Gopher Challenges Aristocrat Playtech originally agreed to be acquired by Aristocrat in October when the Australian firm proposed a $3.64 billion deal. However, […]