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Wynn Begins Staffing for Encore on the Strip
16 July 2008
This weekend Wynn Resorts Limited will begin hiring for 5,300 positions at Encore, its brand new casino resort complex on the Las Vegas Strip, adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas.»
New Macau Rule Requires Foreign Workers to Wear Different Uniforms
16 July 2008
Casinos in Macau will soon be required to distinguish their foreign workers from local ones by making them wear different uniforms or badges.»
Acquisitive Playtech Reveals Strong Second-Quarter K.P.I.s
16 July 2008
On its second-quarter key performance indicators, Playtech Ltd. continued to outperform with record year-over-year growth in total revenue. Quarter-on-quarter growth in the company's core casino business was strong, while growth in poker remained unchanged -- financial behavior about which analysts drew different conclusions.»
SJM Completes Long-Anticipated I.P.O.
16 July 2008
Dogged by 37 lawsuits and copious servings of drama, Sociedade de Jogos de Macau Holdings Ltd., a casino company part-owned by Stanley Ho Hung-sun, finally went to market in a $493.5 million float Wednesday.»
Nambling Notes | July 16, 2008
16 July 2008
TrackBets International begins negotiations on a Web-based simulcasting J.V. in Brazil, GameAccount scores its second licensing deal in as many weeks and more.»
Vegas Revenue Falls 16 Percent in May
15 July 2008
Gaming revenues in Nevada continued to slump throughout the month of May, according to data released by the state's Gaming Control Board.»
Atlantic City Gaming Revenue Falls 11 Percent in June
15 July 2008
Gaming revenue at the 11 casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey fell to $373.6 million in June, an 11 percent drop compared to the same period last year, according to Atlantic City's Casino Control Commission.»
SkyCity Says Will Meet Yearly Profit Expectations
15 July 2008
New Zealand-based SkyCity Entertainment Group says it will meet its after-tax profit expectations of between $108 million and $110 million for the year ended June 30.»
The Search for Online Gambling
15 July 2008
Greg Taylor and Les Romhanyi, the president and search director for Big Juice Media respectively, discuss the importance of search engine optimization in an era when pay-per-click advertising, in the United States, has gone the way of the ill-fated dinosaur.»
EiG Adds Emotional Engagement Technology Demo
15 July 2008
A live demonstration of Emotional Engagement Technology has been added to the program of the European I-Gaming Congress & Expo (EiG) in Barcelona, September 23-25.»
Nambling Notes | July 15, 2008
15 July 2008
A Chinese court closes the books on a $22 billion Internet gambling case, 888 signs its latest games integration deal and more.»
Playboy Plans for Club in UK
14 July 2008
Playboy is poised to open another club for dining, gambling and dancing in the UK, 27 years after the original Playboy club on Park Lane in Mayfair closed.»
2008 WSOP Is Largest Ever
14 July 2008
The 2008 World Series of Poker at the Rio All Suites Hotel & Casino is the largest ever in terms of players and the richest ever in terms of prize money.»
INTERPOL Makes Massive Illegal Betting Bust in Asia
14 July 2008
INTERPOL says it has arrested more than 1,300 people throughout Asia and seized more than $16 million in a sting targeting illegal bookmakers during the Euro 2008.»
Playtech Latest to Summon Power of Hollywood
14 July 2008
Playtech Ltd., a software developer in London, is the most recent addition to a growing list of operators and software developers to take a run with film-branded slots. Leisure analysts observe that the strategy has been a dependable revenue builder for online companies, one that hearkens back to the days when land-based casinos in Las Vegas discovered Elvis-themed slots, fittingly, were king.»
Licensee Migrations Continue for 888
14 July 2008
In less than a month, 888 Holdings has won contracts from two of the software licensing industry's biggest players, CryptoLogic Ltd. of Dublin and Playtech Ltd. of London. One analyst believes the Gibraltar company is set to become the industry's biggest player within the next two to three years.»
Nambling Notes | July 14, 2008
14 July 2008
Australia's two largest gaming operators are reportedly hinting at a merger, the deputy United States trade representative meets with Antiguan officials and more.»
A Once and Future King?
12 July 2008
CryptoLogic Ltd. has seen poker liquidity erode significantly since 2005, when its network boasted more than 9,000 players and explosive revenue-generative potential. While a number of unfavorable political and economic developments have conspired to diminish the Dublin developer's player volumes, Brian H. Hadfield, the company's recently installed chief executive, told IGamingNews he is dedicated to righting the ship.»
On the Rise and Rising
11 July 2008
With Playtech Ltd. anticipated to report another quarter of strong revenue growth -- 73 percent versus the previous-year quarter by one estimate -- questions remain regarding the sustainability of, and drivers behind, that growth.»
Clarion Gaming and Slot Tech International Host Training Courses
11 July 2008
Clarion Gaming and Slot Tech International magazine, a United Kingdom-based journal for gaming machine technicians outside of North America, have partnered to launch a series of worldwide training courses for slot machine technicians.»
Gala to Raise 1M for Charity by 2010
11 July 2008
Gala Bingo, the United Kingdom-based online and land-based bingo operator, is getting ready to kick off an 18-month fundraiser for the Sue Ryder Care charity.»
Vega Promotional Systems Licenses Online Poker Software
11 July 2008
Vega Promotional Systems, a London-based marketing and promotions firm, has entered into a purchase agreement with an undisclosed company for proprietary online gaming software that supports Massively Multiplayer Online Games, or MMOG.»
Nambling Notes | July 11, 2008
11 July 2008
Gaming VC reveals strong trading for the first half and says bid negotiations are ongoing, PKR.com continues to strengthen its position in the post-UIGEA poker liquidity battle and more.»
Has the Commercial Returned to Svenska Spel?
11 July 2008
The appointment of Margareta Winberg as chair of Svenska Spel signaled a new phase for the company, one in which it would focus more on social responsibility and less on product expansion and advertising. Judging by Ms. Winberg's interview with Radio Sweden Thursday, however, it appears expansion is still in the cards.»
Editorial: Personal Freedoms and the Internet
10 July 2008
Ron Paul, the libertarian Texas Republican, in this editorial discusses issues of self-ownership in relation to gambling online while arguing the Internet must remain a "government-free zone."»
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