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Macau’s Police Cast a Loan-Sharking Net

Macau
June 30, 2018

Macau’s target audience has changed since the Chinese government started their crackdown. Casinos are targeting mass market gamblers instead of VIPs. But, the crackdown is far from over. Loan sharks throughout Asia, including in Macau tend to imprison debtors until their family will pay. Macau is attempting to root out all the loan sharks conducting illegal business and put them in prison. The latest situation occurred on Thursday, June 28, 2018. Police arrested 113 suspects, who are thought to be involved in loan-sharking. The Judiciary Police have worked hard in Macau to find the individuals who are involved in loan-sharking…. Read More

iGaming Sites Building Traffic in Slovakia

slovakia
June 26, 2018

The beginning of June was about overturning a gambling ban in Bratislava by Slovakia’s court system. Slovakia is however going ahead with online gambling bans, putting certain sites on a blacklist for Internet service providers to block. Slovakia is not keen to let iGaming websites into their country, but one guest contributor believes there is still an important lesson for these sites on building traffic. Ivana Flynn who is a Malta SEO consultant recently discussed how iGaming sites will be able to build traffic. If Slovakia decides to allow online gambling, then the industry operators need to be ready to… Read More

Wynn Summer Classic Results

Wynn Resorts
June 22, 2018

Wynn Resorts needed a bit of good press and the summer classic poker tournament is helping with that. Wynn has been in the news regarding sexual allegations. The 2018 Wynn Summer Classic is just what the casino might need to show that the operations are further from Steve Wynn than ever. The Summer Classic finished Tuesday, June 19, 2018. It was a $1,100 entry for a no-limit hold’em tournament. The festival managed to attract more people this year than in years’ past. The prize pool was also set at $1 million, which ended up doubling because of the players at… Read More

MGM Offering Increased

MGM
June 19, 2018

The Las Vegas Sands is not the only casino trying to raise money. A few days ago, the Las Vegas Sands was in the news about gaining more money by extending their loan. Now, MGM is in the news talking about their senior notes. The initial offering was going to be $500 million, but after a bit of a look through the books the company is going for a different sum. MGM is looking for a billion. The company has not provided a reason for why they need to increase the senior notes offering, which is double what it was… Read More