Author: Olivia Cole

A new venue offering slot machines is set to start operation in the city centre of Worcester after local authorities gave the green light to the company’s project. The British gambling operator Cashino Gaming, which currently operates about 150 high-street venues across the country, had previously unveiled its plans to establish an adult gaming centre. Under the company’s plans, the venue that will occupy the building of a former bank in The Cross is set to host slot and fruit machines, along with some online bingo tables. The Planning Committee…

Yesterday, the British online gambling company 888 Holdings revealed that it is expanding its presence in the US thanks to a new partnership deal with Sports Illustrated. Under the agreement, the operator is set to roll out a betting platform in the US by the end of 2021. The British gambling operator saw a 2% share value increase to 406p in early trade in London following the announcement of the deal with the iconic US sports website and magazine. 888 Holdings shared that its partnership with Sports Illustrated would develop…

Earlier today, the Royal Commission in the state of Victoria heard that a former senior executive of Crown Resorts ordered surveillance on a journalist from The Age. At the hearing, it became clear that the surveillance had to be carried out by a private investigator who is a close friend to Craig Walsh, the general manager of security and surveillance at the Australian gambling giant. The inquiry into the gambling company heard that in April 2016, Mr Walsh asked the former homicide detective, who has not been named for privacy…

At a time Crown Resorts is still trying to polish out its reputation and viability as a casino operator, a number of other operators have demonstrated their interest to approach it as potential buyers of some or all of its assets. The Blackstone Group and Oaktree Capital Group have been considered as the biggest contenders, especially due to their large financial capabilities, but another rival has stepped in recently. As Casino Guardian previously reported, Australia’s Star Entertainment also tabled an acquisition offer for the troubled gambling giant. Although it is…

BoyleSports has revealed it is interested in acquiring some or all of the betting shops owned by William Hill in the UK. Such a move on the Irish gaming group would mark a massive expansion into the country’s gambling market by the operator that currently has only 21 betting outlets in the country. The sale of the brick-and-mortar betting shops has been announced as a result of William Hill’s acquisition by the US gambling giant Caesars Entertainment for £2.9 billion earlier in 2021. At the time when the deal was…

A recent investigation of The Sunday Times has found hundreds of foreign gambling companies to be taking advantage of an existing loophole in the UK legislation that allows them access to local players. According to reports, BOB Sports, also known as BOB88, and about 700 other unlicensed gambling companies have been using a so-called “white-labelling” loophole to get to British customers and lure them with their services. Such operators simply pay another company to use their licence and basically, this is how they avoid the usual probes from local regulatory…

One of the leading gambling companies in the UK – William Hill – has revealed that it has joined forces with the leading content platform Contentstack as part of its efforts to bring some major changes to its digital strategy. The announcement revealed the betting giant’s intention to alter its strategy in an attempt to become a more globally diverse and digitally-led business. As revealed by the UK gambling company, it teamed up with Contentstack in order to develop a fresh and innovative experience for the William Hill Vegas brand.…

The British bookmaker Ladbrokes managed to avoid getting punished over a controversial advert by the country’s advertising regulator. A complaint was filed to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) by a person who saw a paid-for Facebook post for the gambling operator on March 31st, 2021. The ad encouraged potential customers to play “the Goonies Jpk” at Ladbrokes and offered an incentive of more than 30 free spins after customers placed a £50 bet. The complainant considered that the advert made a reference to the film “The Goonies”, which was why…

Today, the US global asset management company Oaktree Capital Management modified the fundings of its takeover proposal to Crown Resorts. The proposal could be used to buy back shares of the Australian casino giant that are currently owned by billionaire James Packer. Earlier this morning, Oaktree Capital announced that the newly proposed package consists of an AU$2-bilion loan and AU$1.1-billion convertible debt that could provide the US company with a stake of up to 9.99% in Crown Resorts. The updated offer is estimated roughly to AU$12.40 per share, which is…

Australian sports betting operator bookmaker BlueBet announced that it has secured its first gambling licence in the US, paving the way to a further expansion into the lucrative US sports betting market at a time when the company is heading to a listing on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in July. The company, established six years ago by Michael Sullivan, a familiar name to punters who has once been in charge of Sportingbet, is scheduled to open a public offering procedure on June 17th. The gambling company is expected to…