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Fiona Simmons's latest articles
Fiona Simmons
JournalistAlthough Fiona doesn't have a long-spanning background within the gambling industry, she is an incredibly skilled journalist who has built a strong interest in the constantly growing iGaming network. The team at Gambling News is glad to have her on our roster to help deliver the best stories as soon as they hit. Aside from writing, she loves to dabble in online casino games such as slots and roulette, both for her own enjoyment and also as research to better improve her understanding of the industry.
Casino
April 27, 2022
Goa Gaming Commissioner to Finally Take over the Industry
The Indian state of Goa is now moving forward with its proposed gambling framework that will allow its casino to start bustling. The state-approved a Gaming Commissioner to oversee these operations more than three years ago in 2019, but the state is moving only now to get everything up and running. Gaming Commissioner Closer to […]
Casino
April 27, 2022
Star Sydney Inquiry Digs into Executive with Ties to Michael Gu
The Tuesday inquiry into The Star Sydney brought fresh allegations to the fore, including accusations that a high-ranking company employee knowingly allowed Michael Gu, an international fugitive, to feed his gambling habit at the casino even though his finances were patchy and his company iProsperity went belly up in 2020, with $352 million in debt. […]
Casino
April 26, 2022
Singaporean Cash Teller Robs Friend, Father, Bank to Gamble
A Singaporean bank teller at OCBC has stolen S$10,000 ($7,200) from their cash bag in the space of two months to fund their gambling habit. The culprit, one Zechariah Wong An Yi, will now spend at least six months in prison after he admitted fault and pled guilty to criminal breach of trust. Another four […]
Casino
April 26, 2022
Bernstein Expects Macau’s Slow Recovery as Restrictions Continue to Drop
Macau’s Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center continue to ease up restrictions for travelers from Guangdong province, which will pave the special administrative region’s recovery in the following months. This is the conclusion brokerage firm Bernstein has reached after analyzing the region’s economy. Easing up of Traveling Restrictions Benefits Macau Macau has been fairly closed-off […]
Casino
April 26, 2022
xQc Says He Can Afford Being a Gambling Addict
Felix “xQc” Lengyel has opened up about his gambling addiction on Twitch. His addiction has seemingly chased him his entire life, in the streamer’s own words, and he now feels compelled to take unnecessary risks in every game he plays. On the bright side, xQc argues that he “can afford to be ill,” which is […]
Casino
April 26, 2022
Waikato Region Gamblers Lose $150,000 on Pokies Daily
Waikato communities in New Zealand have borne the brunt of gambling, with the regions experiencing the direct negative impact of the activity affecting some of the poorest people in the country. Both Pasifika and Māori are struggling with keeping their gambling under control as locals have been increasingly turning to poker machines that are omnipresent […]
Legal
April 25, 2022
Brazilian Lawyers Come Together to Give Gambling Industry a Push
Brazil is still trying to get a good firm hold of gambling in the country and pass all necessary laws to ensure that the country has a working industry. Over the past five-or-so years, lawmakers have been hard at it, trying to figure out a framework that would allow sports gambling, along with other activities, […]
Legal
April 25, 2022
European Gaming Properties on Lookout for Countries with Failing AML Policies
Southeast Asia continues to be targeted by global financial regulators. The latest red flag has been raised by the European Union which has chosen to keep the Philippines and Cambodia on its list of countries that are struggling to enforce up-to-date anti-money laundering controls and pose a threat to businesses and consumers. Watch Out for […]
Industry
April 25, 2022
Macau’s Casinos May Be Holding up to $6.4B in Frozen Junket Funds
The relationship between casino concessionaires in Macau and junket operators has never been exactly amicable, but a sweeping change to the existing laws is not making it any easier. Many of the present-day issues pertain to questionable practices in the past and the present-day realities are something that analysts, including Credit Suisse’s Kenneth Fong, Lok […]
Casino
April 25, 2022
FCA Seizes $2.6M from QPay over Transactions to Online Gambling Businesses
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has seized a total of £2 million ($2.60 million) from QPay Europe. The money has been tied to a $150 million bank fraud that took place in the United States. What’s QPay Connection to the Bank Fraud? The FCA has not openly stated whether it considered QPay a complicit […]
