Casino
May 26, 2021
Crown Resorts Brass Prove to Be Adept at Creating Smoke Screens
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and Crown Resorts is likely on the verge of a major collapse. Once Australia’s leading casino operator, the company has been embroiled in one controversy after another for the past several years until regulators finally decided that enough was enough. However, despite the international heat coming down […]
Insider
May 26, 2021
High Volatility Games: Lightning Box, Kalamba and iSoftBet Explore the Appeal of Big Win Potential
High volatility slots, offering big win potential to players, are gaining traction within online casinos. Developers are using a range of mechanics within the development of these games that are growing in popularity even in regions that have traditionally preferred high feature frequency games. So, what is driving this shift and why? David Little (Lightning […]
Legal
May 25, 2021
Imperial Pacific Int’l to Pay $5.4M to Seven Former Employees over Forced Labor Lawsuit
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has lost another in a long line of lawsuits that jeopardizes the casino developer’s future. IPI has faced legal and regulatory issues for almost as long as it has been behind the Imperial Palace casino in Saipan, and doesn’t seem to learn from its previous mistakes. As IPI’s ability to stay […]
Legal
May 25, 2021
Caesars Entertainment Facing Lawsuit over Mismanagement of Employees’ 401(k)
As Caesars Entertainment actively works to emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the casino, and sports gambling operator is going to have to reallocate some of its resources. The company is being sued, along with a fund manager, for fiduciary irresponsibility in relation to its 401(k)-employee retirement plan. According to the class-action lawsuit filed in […]
Casino
May 24, 2021
New Laws Limit Casino Workers Minimum Wage in Iowa
Iowa legislators have passed on a bill that fixes the minimum wage for casino employees in the state at $9.06 even if the federal minimum wage goes up. Did Casino Employee Draw the Short Stick in Iowa? Casino workers in Iowa are facing new challenges to hourly pay as the legislature voted last week to set a […]
Casino
May 24, 2021
Arkansas Casinos Continue Upward Climb Even as Sports Gambling Stumbles
Arkansas casinos are showing the same trends as those in other states. As the US begins to step out of the year-long chaos of COVID-19, gaming properties have begun to rebound and are reporting consistently improved numbers. Arkansas casinos are included, as well, as the state’s gambling facilities performed better in April than they did […]
Casino
May 21, 2021
Officials in Richmond, VA, Select the City’s New Casino Operator
A new casino resort in Richmond, VA, is a step closer to becoming reality. Plans have been in the works for a year to bring five casinos to the state, with a couple already in the advanced planning stage. Richmond was one of the later cities to make progress, but the final decision on who […]
Casino
May 20, 2021
Pennsylvania Becomes Latest State to Show Positive Gains at Its Casinos
As health officials still urge caution when out in public, the worst of COVID-19 has likely passed. It has been a long year for gaming operators worldwide, but it seems that everything is starting to return to normal. Across the US, states have been reporting better gaming revenue than they have seen in a year, […]
Casino
May 19, 2021
Mississippi Gaming Rebounds, But the Industry is Desperate for Workers
Mississippi had a rough year last year, but things are finally returning to normal. The state’s gambling industry is seeing significant improvements as gamblers try to shake off the COVID-19 blues, but not everyone is as enthusiastic about venturing back out into public. While casinos are reporting record revenue, the gambling properties, as well as […]
Casino
May 18, 2021
Atlantic City Assemblyman Wants to Change PILOT Bill
An assemblyman from Atlantic county proposed an amendment to the second measure, known as the PILOT bill, and then retrieved it, stating it needs more refinement. Atlantic City Casinos Could See a Change in PILOT Bill On May 5, assemblyman John Armato from Atlantic County introduced changes to the casino payment-in-lieu-of-taxes bill (PILOT), aiming to […]