Just weeks after witnessing a massive fire, SkyCity is hit by another blow. Richard Didsbury tendered his resignation on Monday, 11 November, in charge of monitoring the operations of the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) Project. He is moving to a private consortium, the Northern Express Group. SkyCity’s New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) project […]
Former football star, O.J. Simpson filed a lawsuit against a casino for defamation. In November 2017, the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas evicted Simpson from the casino for being “disruptive and drunk”. The casino alleged that Simpsons became “belligerent” and damaged property. O.J. Simpson filed a lawsuit on Thursday, 07 November against the corporate owner of […]
2019 has not been a good year for SKYCITY Entertainment Group. The New Zealand based casino missed two planned launches of two of its major casinos. The IR SKYCITY Auckland was up for upgrades which set the company back by NZ$700 million. On the other hand, the New Zealand International Convention Centre (NZICC) was expected […]
Gaming giant, Valve Corp has shut down Counter-Strike: Global Offensive container key trading. The company said it is doing so to curb fraud where people are using CS:GO keys to commit crimes. Valve has not stated what exactly the nature of the crimes is. The company stated that the criminals launder proceeds from the container […]
Bobby Baldwin, a renowned casino executive has been announced as the CEO and chairman of Drew Las Vegas. Baldwin has previously held executive positions. Most recently, MGM Resorts had Baldwin as the chief customer development officer. In the fall of 2018, Baldwin was the CEO and president of CityCenter. He has also served as the […]
Authorities in Australia are looking to restrict online gamblers from accessing sites until a facial scan is conducted. The president of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Marc Rotenberg said under the new policy, gamblers would have to provide an image that will be compared to one that exists in the government database before they would […]
Junket Suncity has announced that it has bought a majority stake at the Philippine planned resort. The Westside City Resorts World is currently under construction in Metro Manila. Over the years, Suncity has seen significant growth. Junket Suncity went from lending money to Chinese high-rollers and organizing trips and has now been turned into a […]
American actor, Ben Affleck was spotted leaving a Casino in West Hollywood on the weekend. It is reported that Affleck later moved to the Commerce Casino southeast of downtown Los Angeles with musician Katie Cherry to carry on their escapades. He was reported to have stayed at the Commerce Casino until around 1 am in […]
Billionaire tycoon, Ted John Leonsis has announced plans to turn sports gambling around. Leonsis has the vision to change the way the world looks at sports betting. He wants to open sports facilities and high-end gambling properties that look like casinos. In 2018, the U.S Supreme Court ruled that states can legalize sports betting. With […]
Oneida Indian Nation has announced its plans to expand one of its casinos after one year of opening the third one. The Point Place Casino expansion will include a larger gaming floor with 100 additional slot machines. The casino initially opened its doors in March 2018. The new and refurbished casino is expected to be […]