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Atlantic City Casinos Have Thousands of Jobs to Fill, Not Enough Applicants
Atlantic City casinos Hard Rock and Ocean Resort plan to open this summer, but before they can, the two Boardwalk properties need to fulfill thousands of jobs. Local officials are concerned that there might not be enough qualified applicants. Atlantic City resorts...
Crown Resorts Completes Sale of Aborted Alon Plot to Wynn Resorts
James Packer’s Crown Resorts announced Monday it had completed the sale of its subsidiary Alon Las Vegas Resorts to Wynn Resorts Ltd for $300 million. The finalization of the deal signals the end of James Packer’s Vegas dream, while Wynn Resorts has...
Are Loot Boxes Gambling? Washington State Demands an Answer
Washington State Senator Kevin Ranker (D) has charged the State Gambling Commission with answering once and for all the question of whether a loot box constitutes gambling, and whether the microtransactions of modern video-gaming are predatory towards children. A loot box is...
Bloombery Casinos Will Allow Some Gamblers to Redeem Loyalty Points for Company Stock
The Solaire Resort and Casino in Manilla, Philippines, has a novel addition to its loyalty program. Owner Bloomberry Resorts Corp plans to reward its best customers by giving them a little ownership in the form of stock. This week, subsidiary Bloomberry Resorts...
St. Louis Casinos Stagnant at $1 Billion in 2017 Revenue, Sports Betting Could Help
The St. Louis area is home to six riverboat casinos. In 2017, they collectively grossed $1,025,443,718, and while that's a 1.2 percent gain on 2016, gaming analysts believe sports betting is needed to spur new growth and return the market to previous...
MGM China Stock Takes a Hit as MGM Cotai Opening Delayed Again
MGM Cotai will not open in Macau on January 29, as scheduled, MGM China announced on Thursday. The news that the operator was pushing the date back to sometime “within the month of February” caused its stock to slip by 7 percent...
PAGCOR Warns Government Officials to Avoid Casinos, Strict Penalties Announced
PAGCOR (Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation) is joining forces with the Philippine National Police (PNP) to better regulate the entry of government officials into gambling venues throughout the country. Under a new presidential decree issued by President Rodrigo Duterte, casinos that are...
Steve Wynn Latest High-Profile Las Vegan Accused of Sexual Misconduct and Assault, Billionaire Calls Claims ‘Preposterous’
Casino developer Steve Wynn has joined a club he never wanted to belong to, as he now stands accused of sexual misconduct and assault by numerous former female employees. The allegations appeared in a new scathing report published on Friday in The Wall...
GVC Shares Rocked by Shocking Greek Tax Bill
GVC Holdings has said it is taking legal advice following the arrival on its doorstep of a bill for almost quarter of a billion dollars from the Greek taxman. The company, which is in the process of finalizing a $4 billion takeover...
British Columbia River Rock Casino VIP Director Blackballed Over Money Laundering Breaches
British Columbia’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch has banned the director of VIP gambler relations at the River Rock Casino in Richmond over repeated AML violations. The regulator confirmed to Canadian media network Postmedia this week that Lisa Gao, whose job it...
