Former WA casino chief defends Crown ties

By hollyreagan3 | June 10, 2021 |

Western Australia’s former chief casino officer has told a royal commission he was never knowingly influenced by his friendships with two Crown employees despite sharing regular fishing trips and selling a boat to one of the men. Michael Connolly stood aside from his role in February amid scrutiny of the friendships. The Crown Perth royal…

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U.S. gaming group expects Athens casino resort to be ready by 2026

By sammymaye82 | June 6, 2021 |

ATHENS, May 14 (Reuters) – U.S. casino group Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment expects that a luxury casino resort on the site of the former Athens airport will be ready by 2026, a top company executive said on Friday, giving a timeframe for the first time on development plans. The consortium of Mohegan and Greek construction…

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Rank Group's venue sales plunged 98 PER CENT last quarter

By rosalinakavanaug | June 6, 2021 |

The Rank Group experienced a troubling start to the year as the compulsory closure of its casinos and bingo halls caused revenues at its venues to be virtually wiped out during the first quarter. Like-for-like net gaming revenues (NGR) at the Mecca Bingo owner’s sites sank 98 per cent in the three months to the…

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