This Week in Gambling

SiGMA Group has announced that, due to the COVID-19 global crisis, both the SiGMA Manila and AIBC Manila expos, planned for 8-9 June 2020, will now be rescheduled to 27-28 May 2021. In line with SiGMA Group’s commitment to facilitating new business opportunities for key players in the global iGaming and emerging tech sectors, and together with Clarion Gaming’s ICE Asia, SiGMA Manila will also carry out an online conference in 2020. ICE-SiGMA Asia DIGITAL will take place on 8-10 June. You can register here. The three day conference will cater for both gaming and tech audiences, with free-of-charge content…

Almost every casino in America is shut down right now, with millions of jobs on the line. Even the most popular gambling destination in America has seen every Las Vegas casinos closed until at least May… and possibly much longer. When could they reopen? Hello friends! Thanks so much for joining me on another edition of his Week in Gambling, where almost every casino in America is currently shut down… so there isn’t a whole hell of a lot of news to talk about this week. Ironically, the fact that almost every casino in America is shut down right now…

While we wait for the world to get back to normal, the gambling shut down has had a huge impact on Vegas casino workers. Everyone from dealers and pit bosses to bartenders, waitresses, cleaning staff, bellhops and more… all waiting to see what happened. CDC Gaming Reports says that the Sands Corporation, who run the Venetian and Palazzo, continue to pay their 10,000 employees during closure. Last week they announced that they will also pay the 1,200 employees working in the resorts’ 14 restaurants run by third-parties. Hourly and part-time workers will receive a weekly stipend. Meanwhile, Caesars has been…

We’re checking out the amazing Volatile online slot! A 5 Reel game with 10 Paylines from Microgaming! It comes with a Bonus Round, Free Spins, Wild and Scatter Symbol symbols, and can be played on Mobile! The Volatile online slot features two different game modes and a free spins bonus with a Volatile volcano on a tropical island. This slot is by its very nature, volatile and if the volcano erupts the player can be taken to an even more extreme version of the slot. The main feature are the Wilds, only appearing on reels two, three and four they…

As the world of professional sports waits for an end to the Coronavirus pandemic, the scheduled launch of Washington DC sports betting has once again been postponed. Slatted for then end of March, there is now no definite timeline for a rollout. There had been speculation that betting on sports would be available by the second quarter of of this year, although initial plans were for a January launch. The DC Lottery had to push that date back due to a September legal challenge. Now, despite being ready and tested, the web and mobile wagering platforms of the lottery did…

Experts in Marketing, Law and Consulting to Speak at COVID-19 Europe Betting in face of COVID-19 – an online conference dedicated to crisis management of the European betting business during the pandemic, will take place on April 17. Top experts of the industry will share their experience and the most successful cases of fighting crisis on the global market. Event program is still under development, but first three speakers of Betting in face of COVID-19 Europe are on board. First speakers of the online conference and presentations The founder of Brand Architects Harry Lang will make a presentation “Online betting…