TAKE A STRIKE According to a statement released on the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers’ Web site, the United Kingdom trade union will go ahead with four 24-hour strikes at Ladbrokes telephone betting call center in Liverpool following a below-inflation pay offer.
The union chose to strike after the London-listed bookmaker declined a bid for an improvement on its 3 percent pay offer. The first strike was set for Saturday, Aug. 23.
“Industrial action is a last resort for our members and demonstrates their frustration,” said Michelle Owens, area organizer, in a prepared statement. “However, with food and energy bills going up all the time, our members are understandably disappointed at the company's refusal to negotiate an improved offer.”
“We will be keeping the door open for further negotiations,” Ms. Owens continued. “We hope that Ladbrokes will come forward with a meaningful, improved offer and work with Usdaw to avert disruption to the business by putting an offer on the table that is acceptable to everyone.”
CYBERCRIME FIGHTERS Clarion Gaming has announced that the fifth annual Combating Cybercrime in Betting and Gaming will take place Jan. 27, 2009 in London.
Set to be held at Earls Court Conference Centre, the conference will focus on solutions for fraud, security, payments, compliance and information systems within i-gaming companies. A finalized list of specific topics includes age verification, the latest on credit card standards and PCI compliance and global anti-crime measures and prosecution policies.
The January 2008 conference drew more than 130 attendees from 20 countries.
FACELIFT Fortune Lounge Group’s Royal Vegas has announced it will unveil a visual transformation and rebranding on Aug. 27 for its Web site, RoyalVegas.com.
Since its inception in 2000, the site has undergone several makeovers; however, the company has promised its latest version will “preserve the most striking elements” as well as improve multi-language support.
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