Press of Atlantic City – Wednesday was a long day for Atlantic City resident Michelle Olson. With several hours to go before the Golden Nugget opened the doors for its emergency job fair, Olson claimed the first spot in line at 3 a.m. in the hope of landing a job as a front desk attendant. As she watched the crowd grow from dozens to hundreds and beyond, she remained hopeful that she would land a position, saying she believed God was on her side. The job fair kicked off at 10 a.m. Wednesday and drew 1,300 people to the Marina…

Philly.com – New Jersey casino regulators approved a multi-state slots system designed to result in larger jackpots. The state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement said Wednesday it has authorized a wide-area progressive slots jackpot system involving New Jersey and other jurisdictions. It said “several states” have indicated an interest in participating, but listed only one: South Dakota, which is still considering its own regulations for multi-state slots. The launch of the system depends on how quickly other states approve their own regulations, the division said. The goal is to create larger jackpots that will be more appealing to players – some…

iGaming Business – The Finland Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy has outlined new measures to help strengthen the country’s gambling monopoly. Under the new measures, the Cabinet Committee is to set up a digital monitoring group in order to analyse ways of preventing operations that violate the Finnish Lotteries Act. As part of this strategy, the Cabinet Committee examined the possibility of tackling illegal marketing through the criteria set of for radio and television licences, which are granted by the government. The Committee said that at this stage, financial transfers will not be proposed as a primary instrument and alternative…

The Guardian – Amid criticism bookmaker vows to link executive pay to targets tackling issue and set up a board committee to investigate policy Ladbrokes will seek to calm the row over the lucrative fixed-odds gambling machines in high-street bookies this week with a vow to link executive pay to targets on tackling problem gambling. The bookmaker also plans to set up a board committee to investigate responsible gambling policies as it responds to widespread criticism of machines dubbed the “crack cocaine of gambling” by campaigners. Ladbrokes has written to the minister responsible for gambling, Helen Grant, and industry stakeholders…

South China Morning Post – Singapore announced steep increases in alcohol, gambling and tobacco taxes as it pledged billions of dollars in health care subsidies for its growing ranks of elderly citizens. Alcohol taxes will rise 25 per cent, while duties on tobacco will jump 10 per cent. Betting duties from the state-linked betting firm Singapore Pools will rise to 30 per cent from 25 per cent of gross bets from July. In his budget speech on Friday, Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam also unveiled a S$9 billion (HK$55 billion) package to provide life-long health care for the elderly. Under the…

iGaming Business – The Colorado House has given its initial approval to a bill that prohibits the sale of lottery tickets online in the US state of Colorado, according to the Associated Press news agency. The bill would ban the Colorado Lottery Commission from approving such sales, allowing for tickets to only be sold in-person at licensed stores in the state. Lawmakers voted in favour of the bill on Monday with an unrecorded voice vote, with a final vote to take place this week to refer the bill to the Senate. Loveland Republican Representative Brian DelGrosso sponsored the bill and…