02/09/21 Resorts World Las Vegas receives 85k applications for 6k jobs Resorts World Las Vegas has seen a huge response to the 6,000 positions it advertised on LinkedIn late last year.
02/09/21 Cyprus “casino citizenships” based on false data The country’s auditor general has suggested that 18 citizenships linked to the island’s casino resort concession were based on false information.
02/08/21 Resorts World hopes to open video gambling hall in NY mall Resorts World hopes to follow in the footsteps of other gambling companies and open a facility inside a shopping centre.
02/05/21 Latvia: Riga closes six gambling halls The Security, Public Order and Corruption Prevention Committee has revoked the licences of six gaming halls.
02/05/21 Illinois: Rockford casino granted preliminary approval While a licence has yet to be granted, the approval means construction can begin at a temporary property.
02/04/21 Consumers shun casinos due to Covid-19, survey finds According to research from Omnico Group, 77 per cent of people are reluctant to visit casinos in the US and UK in 2021.
02/04/21 Wynn makes Fortune’s 2021 Most Admired Companies list Wynn has made it to Fortune’s list for another year.
02/04/21 Virginia approves initial regulations for casino gaming The regulations will apply to proposed land-based casinos in areas such as Bristol, Danville, Norfolk, and Portsmouth
02/03/21 Hard Rock Casino employees to receive bonuses Company chairman Jim Allen has announced that workers in Atlantic City and Florida will receive bonuses.
02/03/21 Peninsula Pacific in talks to develop new Louisiana casino resort Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) is in talks to build a US$250m casino and resort in St. Tammany Parish.
02/01/21 Las Vegas visitor numbers down 64% in December Visitor numbers fell to their lowest since May 2020.
02/01/21 Foxwoods makes up revenue contribution shortfall from own pocket A compact between the state and Connecticut’s tribes states that the casino must pay a minimum of $40m in slot taxes each half-year.
01/29/21 Nevada casinos report disappointing December With a 25 per cent capacity cap in place, Nevada’s gaming properties saw revenues fall to their lowest since August 1997.
01/28/21 Sands appoints new leadership team following Adelson’s death Sands’ has confirmed its new leadership team following the death of Sheldon Adelson earlier this month.
01/26/21 Monte Carlo Casino: operator’s revenue down by 16.1% Société des Bains de Mer saw gaming revenue recover from a Q1 low but not enough to avoid a double-digit decline in Q4.
