WYNN RESORTS SET OUT TO REINVENT LAS VEGAS, AGAIN.

Crystal Lagoons has announced its partnership with Wynn Resorts to transform the Las Vegas Strip into a beach-front paradise with stand-up paddle boarding, windsurfing, swimming, sailing and other water…

GOVERNMENT BANS ONLINE IN-PLAY SPORTS BETTING

Online betting on live sport will be banned until at least the ­federal election and unlicensed ­foreign bookmakers barred from taking bets from Australians under reforms to be ­announced by the ­government…

Q&A WITH ROSS GREENWOOD

Ray White Hotels Director Andrew Joliffe poses a couple of key questions to business and finance guru Ross Greenwood. https://vimeo.com/162945604

CAN WE ACTUALLY HELP OUR MEMBERS “GET LUCKY”?

A different way to think about gaming marketing strategies Article By Toby O’Brien from Raving Consulting. After years of customer research, casino marketers believe that there are three initial factors…

ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF CAESARS PALACE

Elaborate preparations are underway for the  celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Caesars Palace. It’s a marathon milestone golden birthday blast that will stretch from June through Aug. 5, which…

PUB NEWS: TECH COMPANY KEEPING PATRONS ‘HAPPY’

Article and images courtesy of Clyde Mooney, PubTIC A Melbourne company is harnessing the power of technology to keep pub patrons engaged with the age-old notion of Happy Hour. Beginning as a website,…

HOW TO PAIR FOOD WITH BEER [Infographic]

We’ve know that certain beers go well with certain foods, but this chart from Lifetracker.com.au shows you which beer flavours pair best with different types of food. You have more flexibility with…

The advantages to buying new release gaming machines early, and how to mitigate the purchase risk.

When purchasing new machines many clubs like to wait to see what performance results the games are getting before they look at them as a serious purchase option. As most gaming managers are quite rightly…

PLANS TO AXE RESTRICTIONS ON CRUISE SHIP CASINOS

Western Australia’s Premier, Colin Barnett wants to lift the ban that prevents gambling on cruise ships within 12 nautical miles of the WA coast. The Premier also wants to lift restrictions that currently…

AUSTPOST BANKS MILLIONS FROM ILLEGAL ONLINE CASINOS

Australia Post pockets millions of dollars from providing financial services to online casinos which are illegal to operate in Australia, an investigation by The New Daily has revealed. A subsidiary…

GAMBLING IN AN AGEING & UNCERTAIN WORLD BY ROSS GREENWOOD

Business and finance guru Ross Greenwood’s keynote address at the recent Drop lunch in Sydney. Ross looks at the fragmented gaming and wagering market and the opportunities and areas of concern in coming…

THE IMPORTANCE OF A POSITIVE WORKPLACE CLUTURE, PLUS A FREE EBOOK

Article courtesy of Marlowe Bennett & Michelle Watson from BENCHMARQUE – one of Sydney’s leading hospitality and event recruitment agencies.  They presented the recent Drop Workshop “WAYS TO…