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The William Hill Group has replaced Entain as the holder of the UK’s record gambling fine after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) slapped three of its firms with a total penalty of £19.2m ($23.6m). 888 Holdings, the owner of William Hill, confirmed it had put aside just £15m ($17m) in anticipation of a large penalty…

Power struggle  The Okada Manila resort in the Philippines has fallen under controversy again as rivals are attempting to pry it away from Japanese mogul Kazuo Okada. Videos of altercations between 50 fake employees have been leaked amid an attempted coup on the property. Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) employees, despite their positions, were…

Not meeting expectation Commenting in August 2020, analysts from investment bank JP Morgan predicted that the Macau gambling market would begin its road to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-August that year. They estimated that casinos would recuperate 2019 levels of gross gaming revenue (GGR) by Q3 2021, pointing to the easing of travel…

Staggering figures More than one in four people in the UK are actively gambling online, according to numbers released by the United Kingdom Gambling Commission (UKGC). 44% of UK residents are betting in person, just missing out on the pre-pandemic mark While 27% of people are gambling online, 44% of UK residents are betting in…

A worker died after a structural collapse at the Spokane Tribe Casino’s construction site, where a hotel is being built. Local media identified the deceased as Ana Vetter, a 27-year-old local carpenter. The Spokane Tribal Police Department, alongside other agencies, is currently investigating the matter, which occurred at about 9:30am on Tuesday. The cause of…

A significant increase Over 300,000 people across the UK have self-excluded from online gambling services through GAMSTOP, with the latest figures being a cause for concern. The free national mass self-exclusion offering has released data for the first six months of the year, showing an average of 7,000 new sign-ups for each full month of…