Full Name: William Bettany
Recently, Governor Sandoval of Las Vegas has signed an executive order that has established a new committee, namely the Southern Nevada Sporting Events Committee. Their main goal is to bring a wider selection of major sporting events to the state, including such events as the NFL Southern Draft, The Super Bowl, and even hopes of the Soccer World Cup in ….
There has been a growing trend lately among North American casinos that sees them bringing in more profits than ever before. The record-breaking highs have been seen in states across the country, with Pennsylvania being the latest to set new profit margins, with a reported $300 million in gross gaming revenue. It’s a first for the state, and the numbers ….
Tabcorp UK Limited has come under heavy criticism for an incident that is now being referred to as Piegate. The name might be funny, but the circumstances around the incident are less than amusing. In what many saw as a completely bizarre stunt, Tabcorp offered a novelty bet, the circumstances of which were strange, to say the least. Trading as ….
Online gaming industry giant Playtech has agreed to purchase a large, majority stake in the well-known Italian betting and gaming company, Snaitech, with a vision of a full take over in the future. The acquirement was agreed to by shareholders of Snaitech, and will set Playtech back a massive 845 million in Euros, which is to be covered in both ….
Microgaming, one of the world’s biggest and most influential online gaming operators, has recently become one of many to help found a new project called All-In Diversity, giving the project a strong support boost. They are joining other well-known companies such as GiG, IGT, and Kindred in a bid to try and make the gaming sector more inclusive. First established ….
SkyCity, the listed casino operator, confirmed that it’s strategy is focussed on the long-term when it held its Investor Day recently. The ultimate favourable outcome of its plans to improve returns depend on new initiatives, and were thus unlikely to be evident, or realised, until the two chief projects are completed in the financial year for 2021 at the earliest. ….
GiG, also known as the Gaming Innovation Group, and one of the most prominent leaders in the iGaming industry recently announced their intention to create a partnership with Gaming Realm. The announcement comes with news that GiG has now adopted both social and money games provided by Gaming Realm on to its worldwide platform. Some of the titles that are ….
In an attempt to work around the potential ban on lottery betting that looks set to be enforced in Australia, Lottoland has put forward a proposal to news and lottery agents that will see them all share profits. This profit-sharing ploy could help Lottoland’s Australian business stay afloat, should new laws come in to play. The federal government has already ….
The spend on gambling is on the increase in New Zealand. The casinos in NZ have enjoyed an increase in visitor-spending for the year to June, thanks to tourism numbers reaching record highs, and the economy remaining in good condition. The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs reports an increase of 2.6% in terms of gambling spend, an amount reached ….
Recently there has been a very strong focus on responsible gambling measures and the degrees with which they have been enforced by online casinos ad betting brands. Now, major betting site ad online casino SkyBet is being fined a whopping £1 million in penalties after they were found guilty of failing vulnerable players. An internal investigation that was conducted found ….