Day: 24 February 2021

UK Betting Shops and Casinos to Resume Operation in April and May, Respectively

Wed 24 Feb 2021 9.39 Daniel Williams
UK Betting Shops and Casinos to Resume Operation in April and May, Respectively

UK casinos and high-street betting shops received good news, as the Government finally have given them an opening date. The country’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson issued a detailed plan for the upcoming relaxation of the lockdown measures, saying that betting shops and other non-essential retail outlets would be allowed to reopen on April 12nd. Casino venues across the UK would be able to resume operation on May 17th. As revealed by Mr Johnson, the Government’s plan includes four stages and businesses should make efforts to get the best from the…

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Crown Resorts Could Lose Its Melbourne Casino Licence if Royal Commission Decides So

Wed 24 Feb 2021 6.00 Olivia Cole
Crown Resorts Could Lose Its Melbourne Casino Licence if Royal Commission Decides So

Daniel Andrews, the Premier of the state of Victoria, has revealed that he is ready to revoke the operating licence for Crown Resorts’ Melbourne casino in case such a step is recommended by the Royal Commission. The future of the Australian gambling giant’s casino venue in Melbourne has been put under question after the Victorian Government announced an unprecedented inquiry into the company’s casino operations late on February 22nd. The investigation is aimed at finding out whether the company had broken the state’s gambling legislation and whether it was fit…

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