Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the US, while Nevada extends the stay-at-home order, Wynn Resorts is taking action to help the company’s employees. Growing COVID-19 Pandemic Keeps Casinos Closed till End of April Wednesday, 1st of April – Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak announced the extending of the stay-at-home order through April. The order being […]
Spanish government limits advertising and online gaming marketing while the COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow. Spanish Government Limiting Gaming Advertising Following the gambling marketing regulations implemented by the Spanish government in February 2020, a new article was published in Spain’s Official Gazette this Tuesday (Mar 31). The Royal Decree article 37,11/2020 limits the communication of […]
The Office of Lottery and Gaming in the District of Columbia has announced the planned for the end of March launch of sports betting has been postponed again, this time, for an indefinite amount of time. In a world where all of the major sporting events have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus […]
Cyberattack on SBTech caused the supplier to temporarily suspend service to more than 50 websites over the last weekend. SBTech Hit by Cyberattack A potential security threat to SBTech was detected by their monitoring system late on Friday, March 27. The cyberattack was quickly identified as a serious one and flagged, which resulted in the […]
The mega-merger deal between Irish-based Flutter Entertainment and Canadian-headquartered The Stars Group /TSG/ has moved one step ahead as the Competition and Markets Authority /CMA/ in the UK has given “unconditional phase one clearance” to the proposed combination. The owner of Paddy Power Betfair exchange, Flutter Entertainment, and the owner of Sky Bet, The Stars […]
As casino companies get hit one after another, Penn National Gaming is the latest sector player to announce drastic measures and proceed with the furloughing of 26,000 employees. Penn National Takes Tough Decisions Amid COVID-19 Crisis With the coronavirus pandemic taking on more threatening dimensions, the world is preparing to brace the economic impact the […]
The coronavirus has put a crimp on the casino gambling industry’s hopes in the United States. Nevada has shut down all its casinos, and nationwide, there isn’t a single gambling establishment still open. Workers have been furloughed and the precariousness grows every day. A silver lining has been the fact that the Senate has voted […]
A weird turn of events happened Thursday, when UK-based gaming operator William Hill announced the company would have to look for a new Chief Financial Officer. The person chosen for the job decided to remain put in his current role in the cardboard maker company DS Smith, due to the uncertainty in the economic environment […]
The outbreak of COVID-19 is affecting the lotteries – Powerball and Mega Millions are taking action due to reduced sales. Powerball Lottery to Reduce the Jackpots by Half as Soon as the Current Prize is Won The announcement came on Wednesday, March 25, 2020, that the Powerball game would reduce its minimum jackpots in half […]
The coronavirus pandemic seems to have brought several parts of the world to a standstill. However, in countries like Japan, the authorities are still proceeding with their long-term plans for development. The country’s plans for its integrated resorts (IR) project is still on track as the country starts to recover from a brief slowdown brought […]
