Company Reports

Genting Casino has revealed that it is considering the closure of three of its gambling venues in the UK. As explained by the union bosses, the measure was taken into consideration after the gambling firm had suffered a strong financial blow due to the coronavirus lockdown. The operator has written to staff members to inform them about the plans for job losses ahead of casino reopening. According to reports, three casinos of the brand’s 29 sites across the UK – the venues in Bristol, Torquay and possibly in Margate –…

Today, Isle of Man-based gambling giant GVC Holdings revealed pans to resume operation in all of its 2,445 Ladbrokes- and Coral-branded betting outlets in England as of June 15th. The move comes after the UK Government announced it is set to relax the restrictions associated with the coronavirus crisis. As the authorities said, so-called non-essential shops will be allowed to restart operations following a lengthy closure since March 2020, when the country’s Government imposed nationwide lockdown measures as part of its efforts to tackle the spread of the coronavirus infection.…

English Premier League football club Liverpool FC is being taken to court for a commission of more than £1 million over a £15-million deal with an online gambling operator to sponsor the training kit of the team. According to claims made by sports sponsorship firm Winlink, the club, which is currently the leader in the EPL ranking, owes a total of £1.125 million as club officials were introduced to their contacts at BetVictor back in 2013 by one of its senior executive officers. Winlink now claims that, for several years,…

UK gambling companies have made a promise to devote 20% of their advertising on TV and radio channels to responsible gambling messaging. A few days ago, the local trading body – the Betting & Gaming Council (BCG) – reminded that the voluntary suspension of their advertising on TV and radio channels during the coronavirus lockdown was to soon come to an end. Adverts that had already been booked for this period that could not be fully cancelled, were donated to charity organisations or replaced by messages associated with responsible gambling.…

New Zealand Gambling Commission has rejected the controversial bid of SkyCity, which has been seeking to boost the number of poker machines in Hamilton. A six-day hearing was held in Hamilton by the gambling regulatory body in November 2019, after SkyCity made an unprecedented attempt to get the Commission’s blessing to swap three blackjack tables for additional 60 gaming terminals. Under the lead of Andrew King, the former mayor of Hamilton, the council decided to spend NZ$150,000 to hire Tompkins Wake to legally represent it in court when opposing the…

As Casino Guardian reported, the implementation of the coronavirus restrictions in Australia forced local pubs and clubs shut their poker machines for the period of the lockdown. Now, so-called pokies are gradually making a return across the country. The beginning of the week saw New South Wales (NSW) became the first Australian state that allowed come gaming venues to resume operations, with certain distancing rules requiring from operators to make sure they keep their patrons 1.5 metres apart. What anti-gambling campaigners fear, is that the risks of gambling harm inflicted…

Earlier today, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) published two rulings regarding online gambling operations. The first ruling involves Ladbrokes and a TV ad for the gambling company seen on February 29th, 2020. The advert displayed several individuals in everyday situations making allusions with gambling activities by mentioning words and phrases that are usually associated with gambling. Five complainants, who believed the ad in question depicted people suffering from problem gambling and was aimed at showing gambling as a normal part of these people’s everyday lives. The complainants challenged whether the…

The Australian digital sports betting company SportsBet has taken a rival gambling firm to court because the competitor is also using the words “sports” and “betting” in their brand. SportsBet, which is currently owned by the Irish gambling giant Flutter Entertainment, has addressed the Federal Court by filing a trademark infringement lawsuit against Sportsbetting.com.au Pty Ltd, claiming that the latter’s brand SportsBet is too similar to its own brand. A local media reported that SportsBet made an attempt to resolve the controversial issue without taking the matter to court but…

Star Entertainment has made an agreement with the government of New South Wales (NSW), under which its expected gambling rival Crown Resorts would be blocked from installing electronic gaming machines, also known as pokies, at its new casino venue in Sydney for a 21-year period. In addition, the gambling group has also agreed on a more favourable tax rate for the services offered at its casino in Pyrmont, which started operation on June 1st for the first time since March 23rd when it was shut as part of the coronavirus…

Gambling and entertainment company SkyCity has made a sudden change in its plans to close its gaming tables and operate only poker machines at its casinos after the move was revealed by local media. New Zealand anti-gambling campaigners have welcomed the giant’s change of plans saying that common sense came out victorious. The local Gambling Commission provided SkyCity with interim permission to operate only its pokie terminals at its casinos in Queenstown and Hamilton until the end of Alert Level One due to the coronavirus pandemic. The reason why the…