Unionised casino workers at the Isle Casino Pompano Park in Pompano, Florida have begun their strike action this weekend. This is South Florida’s first ever casino workers strike. Frustrated with the recent changes after the casino was bought casino operator Eldorado Resorts, the Local 335 of UNITE HERE union voted on the weekend to hold […]
SkyCity finances for the 2018-19 financial year paint a challenging picture for the casino and resort company’s performance. The group recently posted its full-year financial results ending on 30 June 2019. SkyCity finances show a 14.7% decline in its annual net profits after tax. The profits dropped from NZ$169.5 million in 2017-18 to NZ$144.6 million […]
The country’s Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has launched an online gambling public consultation process to look at the future of a local online casino industry. On Wednesday, 31 July, New Zealand’s DIA opened up a public consultation process to find out if the views of Kiwis on a potential expansion of the country’s online […]
Auckland SkyCity casino workers are set to embark on strike action over unfavourable working hours. About 97% of the 900 employees who are under the Unite Union recently voted in favour of the strike. They are trying to force SkyCity to reimburse casino staff and set up incentives for working “unsociable hours” which include nights […]
The Lasseters Casino in Alice Springs has been ordered to pay AU$18000 (NZ$19175) for failing to bar drunk patrons on several occasions. The Crowne Plaza Alice Springs Lasseters, the only casino in Alice Springs, allowed drunk customers after there was an increase in the number of people visiting the casino due to new anti-alcohol legislation […]