Company Reports

A few days ago, Entain’s boss explained that the US online sportsbook venture of the Isle of Man-based gambling operator – BetMGM – was one of the main reasons why the £16.4-billion takeover offer of DraftKings failed at the end of October. As Casino Guardian previously reported, BetMGM, which is a US sports betting rival of DraftKings, is jointly owned by the casino group MGM and the British gambling company Entain. The boss of MGM Resorts had shared that he would have sought to take over the joint venture in…

The Western Australian Royal Commission released a new expert report that has revealed some concerns about the psychological safety of the employees of the Crown casino in Perth, with many of the staff members saying they do not feel like they can share details about any bad behaviour on the casino’s part. The report released by the state’s Royal Commission into Crown Perth also includes employees’ opinions that they believe they work with people who find money more important than following the rules. The official release of the report comes…

A London-based law firm has revealed that it could Sky Vegas to court and start legal action against the gambling operator after the company had sent emails to promote its services to recovering gambling addicts. As Casino Guardian reported, last week, Sky Vegas apologised for the violation of the rules and explained that the promotional emails in question were mistakenly sent to customers who had preferred to exclude themselves from such betting correspondence. However, local law firm PGMGM revealed that it is currently exploring the possibility of starting legal proceedings…

The British gambling operator 888 UK Ltd felt the backlash of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this week. The advertising regulator investigated three issues and upheld all of them. According to reports, a complainant addressed the ASA over an advertorial for 777.com, which they saw on the betterdeals.live platform on June 14th, 2021. At the top part of the page, a heading saying “This is a Slot Machine App You Should be Playing in 2021” was placed, followed by text saying that a 32-year-old player won the progressive jackpot by…

An investment vehicle company that acquired a stake in the popular gambling software provider Playtech earlier in 2021, is now making plans to take over the company in a £3-billion deal. As Sky News reported, Gopher Investments is currently being advised by Rothschild bankers over a possible acquisition of the world’s largest supplier of online gaming software. Rumour has it that the bid would surpass a recommended offer from the Australian operator Aristocrat Leisure that was officially revealed in October. According to sources familiar with the situation that were cited…

Crown Resorts is still trying to make things right in order to improve its tarnished reputation after the serious investigations it has become subject to over the past year and so. A few days ago, the Australian gambling giant revealed that it managed to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused it of failing to inform its shareholders of a marketing campaign held in China, as a result of which 19 staff members of the company got arrested by Chinese authorities in 2016, followed by a sharp decline in Crown Resorts’…

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is investigating the online casino Sky Vegas for allegedly offering free spins to recovering problem gamblers during the sector’s annual Safer Gambling Week. The online casino platform’s actions have prompted concern that such promotions could trigger relapses among British gambling addicts. The alleged incident is now being investigated by the UKGC. Ironically, the concerns associated with the free spin offers have emerged pretty much at the same time when the parent company of Sky Vegas – the gambling giant Flutter Entertainment – bragged about the…

An employment tribunal has ruled that one of the dealers working at one of the iconic casinos in London has been racially discriminated by her employer, as the casino favoured a request of a customer not to be served by black dealers at their table. The 41-year-old Semhar Tesfagiorgis, who worked as an inspector and dealer at the casino in the period between 2007 and 2020, was successful in her claim against Mayfair-based Crown London Aspinalls over an incident that occurred in December 2019. She is a black British with…

Crown Resorts has revealed a requirement for all of its staff members and visitors to its Melbourne casino and the struggling gambling venue in Sydney to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to enter the operator’s premises. The Australian gambling giant shared that both casino venues are compliant with the public health orders of the Governments of New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. Crown Resorts further noted that the move has come as a confirmation of the company’s position on mandatory vaccination against Covid-19 for gaining access to its properties…

Earlier today, the Australian billionaire James Packer said the casino company he once established, Crown Resorts, has made many mistakes on the way. Mr Packer also acknowledged the failure of the operating licence requirements of one of the company’s casino resorts by missing four years of board meetings. As Casino Guardian previously reported, James Packer quit all corporate roles in Casino Resorts back in 2018 but had been setting the company’s strategy for more than 10 years as the biggest shareholder and executive chairman of the Australian gambling giant. His…