Hotel News Media: 2009

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Hotel News Media Blog: Search engines for the hotel, casino and resort business sector

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SEO, Search Engines, Hunt Machine on the web and more; Gonzo news for business

SEO or Hunt Machine Optimisation is the process of perfecting the website’s visibility to have applicable quests on hunt machines. More visibility in hunt results makes the point attract the attention of the druggies.

Search Machines similar as Google, Yahoo, Bing use technology to bottleneck on the web on different spots. They collect information about each point and also put them in an indicator. Further, the algorithm analyses the runners in the indicator grounded upon numerous different factors to determine the applicable spots that appear in a hunt result. The ranking factors for seo toronto can be keywords, unique content, applicable length of content, image attributes, etc. Optimizing the point with SEO factors can grease crawling and indexing and help the point rank advanced in hunt results. Unlike paid hunt advertisements, organic rankings on point can’t be achieved on hunt machines. thus, it becomes important to optimize websites to rank advanced in hunt results.

When it comes to Statistics, The first five Google quests on the first runner account for 67.60, while only 0.78 of Google quest click on the alternate runner. 70 of the marketers consider SEO more effective than PPC for generating deals. 51 of shoppers surveyed say they use Google to probe a purchase they plan to make online. These are a many statistics to punctuate the significance of SEO in 2021.

An effective SEO strategy can help the runner rank advanced and reach the right followership and increase website business when it comes to businesses. It can also help in getting transformations. Readout why SEO is important for businesses in 2021.

1. Increases visibility of a website

SEO, when done right, can help businesses increase their visibility on the website. It’s the direct motorist of bettered visibility and prints in the hunt results. Using the right keywords, adding backlinks from high sphere authority websites, optimizing metadata on the point, and participating unique content are among the many factors that can help the point increase visibility. SEO facilitates crawling and indexing, which helps in adding the visibility of a website.

2. Increases website business

Organic hunt is pivotal to a business. Search Machines contribute to a business’s visibility, and SEO can help druggies land to the point. SEO builds an online presence, increases website business, and helps the business to grow. The advanced the website ranks, the further business the business shall admit. The first Google hunt result has a28.5 click- through rate which falls down to2.5 for the tenth hunt result.

3. Enhances stoner trust on website

SEO establishes the authority of content on the hunt machine by admitting parameters like unique content, quality backlinks, advanced runner ranking, and stoner geste, which enhances stoner trust in the website. spots that are listed on the hunt machine are considered believable than the runners that are n’t. Quality SEO helps establish business credibility, gives exposure, and enhances its character.

4. This leads to a better consumer experience of the website

SEO can help in perfecting the consumer experience and furnishing quality content to the consumers. It makes the content dependable through quality backlinks and the right keywords. SEO helps search machines in relating the right spots that are helpful to the stoner. Website speed is another criterion that plays an important part. A slow website will have a high brio and tends to distort the stoner experience.

5. Search Machines aren’t perfect, and if you do n’t take applicable way, your website will be ranked lower

Hunt Machines need or, as we call, colorful conditions to identify point applicability. SEO enables the hunt machine to effectively judge its applicability and show the same in the hunt results. The better these conditions are satisfied, the advanced the runner ranks, which can help the business get website business, make credibility, and lead to transformations.

6. High website business would lead to advanced transformations

Transformations can be appertained to the asked thing the point or business has. That can be enabling deals, subscribing to a service, adding readership, etc. Quality SEO promotes high website business which in turn leads to advanced transformations. High-engaging websites are bound to get a better conversion as they can gather maximum eyeballs.

Conclusion

SEO has come a critical element to the online success of businesses. Businesses who want to make sure of their strong online presence need to invest in SEO.

Friday, December 25, 2009

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

PartyGaming a Double Winner at the EGR Awards

1st December 2009

PartyGaming is proud to announce that its flagship PartyPoker product was voted ‘Poker Operator of the Year’ at last night’s eGaming Review Awards (EGR). Additionally, Cashcade, which PartyGaming acquired in the summer, took top honours in the bingo category with its Foxy Bingo site beating off stiff competition.

The independent judging panel for the Poker Operator of the Year award recognised the operator that made the most headway in the real-money poker sector during 2008/9. The judges were looking for originality, growth and scale, usability, payment processing and marketing. Special consideration was given to operators who innovated in this competitive sector.

The judges for the bingo award cited Cashcade as the “stand out market leader at a marketing brand level”. They also recognised Cashcade’s achievements for increasing its number of bingo networks to eight, including the launch of the free Cheeky Bingo room, and for several high profile marketing campaigns that included sponsorship of the giant BBC charity event, Red Nose Day.

Jake Pollard, editor of eGaming Review, said:

“PartyGaming and Cashcade are worthy winners of the industry’s premier EGR poker and bingo awards. PartyPoker proved resilient in 2008/9 and maintained its position as the largest non-US, standalone poker site. Cashcade was a very smart acquisition, complementing PartyGaming’s market-leading PartyCasino and PartyPoker products.”

Commenting on the awards Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer of PartyGaming, said:

“We are delighted to accept these top online gaming industry accolades for PartyPoker and Foxy Bingo. The EGR Awards are great recognition of the operational excellence of our poker and bingo teams in providing great online gaming entertainment to delight our customers.”

These latest achievements follow the four awards PartyGaming won last month for its 2008 Annual Report. It was voted ‘Best Annual Report’ at both the Accountancy Age and CorpComms Magazine awards as well as being a double winner at the inaugural Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Hermes Transparency in Governance Awards for the ‘Best Practice Disclosure on Strategy’ and ‘Best Practice Disclosure on Stakeholder Engagement’ categories for FTSE 250 companies.

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Casino News Media - Media Man - Global Gaming Directory - News Update - 28th November 2009

PartyCasino.com remains world's largest and most popular online casino

PartyGaming's PartyPoker and b2b enters Italy, moves forward in France and Australian campaigning

Virgin Casino to get Marvel themed slot games

Cleopatra - still world's most popular online casino games, Cleopatra themed websites emerge

Monopoly online slot game receives massive push by PartyCasino and Virgin Games, classic slots combined with staged new releases push forward online casino portfolio growth

Dungeons & Dragons: Virgin Games releases IGT's Crystal Caverns

Tomb Raider online slot making ground on Cleopatra, Game makers planning more Egyptian themed slots

PartyPoker.com Crown Casino Aussie Millions hugely successful

NextGen Gaming new releases hit PartyCasino and Virgin Casino

United States - delays in online gaming law

Domain names - ICANN Introduces Non-Latin-Based Domain Names; Search engine sector evolves

Poker - online poker becoming one

Australia - Betfair and Racing NSW battle in Australia's Federal Court

Events - EGR Live will be held in London on 30th November and 1st December

Events - Australian igaming conference rumoured for Feb or March 2010

PKR 3D themed online poker rooms continue to evolve

PartyGaming CEO Jim Ryan explains Hollywood themed slot game popularity and international plans

Star City Casino hosts Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin press conference, resulting in world wide news for Hulk Hogan - Ric Flair attack angle

Burswood Casino aka Burswood Entertainment Complex in Perth, WA, stages Hulkamania

Ric Flair Woooooo! NC Carolina Lottery campaign set to enter other U.S states

Hulk Hogan open to more gaming and igaming proposals, following Hulkamania Experience slot and mobile gaming deals

Noble Casino gets Iron-Man, Gladiator and The Incredible Hulk slot games

Marvel Entertainment online does online promo with WWE; May lead to Marvel - WWE online games

Andre The Giant online slot game - punters and industry loosing patience with developer

UFC remains keen online land based casino venues and connections, despite mixed casino fortunes

Social networking sites embrace gambling and gaming

Sports betting - European football match fixing allegations rock industry, punters play on

Betfair committed to Asia Pacific region, likely to ramp up in Tasmania

Captain Cooks Casino remains a favorite with Asia Pacific, Australian punters

Multi currency online casino options one of the most popular features ever

Global gaming - internet, marketing, media and legal strategy embraced by industry

Las Vegas - not going to fully recover from economic recession for decades; Should have embraced and incorporated online gaming operations say experts

Google Analytics - Germany federal and regional government officials attempt ban

Google tipped to include loading speed in ranking

Monopoly City Streets performs well for Google and Hasbro

Portals - website portal networks maintain lead and stability over stand alone websites

Media Man Australia transforms to Media Man and Media Man International, buys more domains and hosts more website portals offshore, following political meeting

Casino legal - Bet with your head, not over it, and keep it fun

Online Casino Reviews - players prefer strong brands: PartyCasino, Virgin Games, Captain Cooks, PKR

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Friday, November 27, 2009

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Monday, November 23, 2009

Blog: What niche, blogs and websites to focus on? That is the question

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Friday, November 20, 2009

Media Man News Update

Hulkamania - Let The Battle Begin - Australia catches Hulkamania

Hulk Hogan VS Sports Minister Kate Ellis in arm wrestle outside Federal Parliament

Media companies in Asia Pacific embracing gaming and igaming into business models

Hulkamania Let The Battle Begin Star City Casino press conference gets out of control; Ric Flair attacks Hulk Hogan, by Greg Tingle - 18th November 2009

The Hulk, Hulk Hogan injured in bloody Sydney brawl with Ric Flair and media - 18th November 2009

Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair touch down at Sydney International Airport, by Greg Tingle - 17th November 2009

Media Man launches more website portals, buys more domain names

Crown Casino and Burswood Casinos to catch Hulkamania, following Sydney's Star City

James Packer dares One.Tel liquidators to launch legal action over $300m collapse

Aussie Millions at Crown Casino, Jan 2010 to be biggest and best yet

Tasmania to ramp up racing and gaming activity, poised to become major global gaming hub

Vince McMahon, Roddy Piper and inner circle keeping an eye on Hulkamania, TNA, UFC; McMahon mapping strategy

Make-A-Wish Foundation gets a boost by Hulk Hogan's Hulkamania down under in Canberra, Australia

WWE looks to launch its own wrestling television network

PartyCasino.com Wins Mediaman Online Casino Award

Poker and online poker business becoming one

UFC poised for Australian event in early to mid 2010

TNA signs Hulk Hogan, gains major headlines in progress and expands potential revenue streams

Google - Monopoly City Streets a mega hit, needs fine turning; more Google games to come

Bruno Sammartino, wrestling living legend may join WWE Hall Of Fame if McMahon talks work out

Richard Branson - potential buy in to major UK lottery, will spread funds to charity

Health sector - major advancements happening; the future is now

Social and Community Entrepreneurs - more to success than bank account and material items

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Blog: 20 websites with 5 performing very well on the World Wide Web

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Media Man Update - November 2009

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Media Man has recently undergone a re brand as part of its international nature and worldwide growth. Media Man started life as Media Man Australia in the early 2000's as has grown to a website network of approximately 20 websites and has created and managed numerous national and international media, publicity and new media campaigns. Media Man website domains featuring the Media Man brand include mediamanint.com mediaman.com.au mediamanaustralia.com mediamanaustralia.com.au and mediaman.asia

Founder and director, Greg Tingle, also owns gregtingle.com and gregtingle.tv

Media Man also owns and operates Media Manager www.mediamanager.com.au Global Gaming Directory GlobalGamingDirectory.net Casino News Media Property News Media Australian Sports Entertainment and dozens of other website portals and domains.

The Media Man website is in the Hitwise Australia top ten (entertainment category) and Google "Best Of The Web". The website network attracts approximately 3 million hits per month. At present approximately 50% of the traffic is Australian - Asia Pacific, 30% European, 10% American, 5% Canadian and 5% other. The % breakdowns vary from week to week, month to month, depending upon a number of factors including what news items, celebrities, features and the like are more popular or "hot" at any given time.

Media Man is primarily a media, publicity and internet portal development company. The Media Man group operates in a number of business verticals including but not limited to media, publicity, entertainment, celebrity, sport, property and financial, travel and tourism, lifestyle, technology, social and community, gaming and igaming and environment.

The founder and director of Media Man, Greg Tingle, enjoys a background in freelance journalism (5 years), sales and marketing in the Australian subscriber television industry, television presenting on community TV, media and talent management, and website portal development.

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

Media Man Global Expansion Continues - 5th November 2009

Media Man's global expansion continues with the launch of yet another international themed website portal, Global Gaming Directory.net

Global Gaming Directory.net adds to the Media Man network of websites and domains which totals 30 plus all told.

Adding to the global push Media Man has also secured the domain names mediaman.asia and globalgamingdirectory.org, with more domains and website portals announced within weeks.

Media Man is primarily a media, publicity and internet portal development company established since 2001.

The website network attracts approximately 3 million hits per month and the Media Man website is in the Hitwise Australia top ten (entertainment category) and Google "Best Of The Web".

Media Man works in a wide range of industry verticals.

The company motto is "Putting Your Name Out There!"

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Hotel News Media Blog: Casinos, Hotels and Resorts Of The World

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Classic Las Vegas Strip casino adds exciting adult entertainment

Las Vegas Strip hotel and casino operators are constantly seeking innovative attractions to lure visitors through their doors and onto the casino floor.

Guests have many options for daytime and nighttime entertainment on the Strip and its surrounding areas. Circus Circus hotel and casino is both a daytime and nighttime destination for families offering its Carnival Midway with arcade games and prizes which opens daily at 11 a.m. The Midway also surrounds a circus stage featuring free circus acts starting at 1:30 p.m. Of course, guests under 21 are not allowed on the Circus Circus casino floor.

For more relaxing daytime leisure, guests can lounge by the swimming pool or take in a game of golf. When the lights go down, plenty of evening entertainment is available as well.

Plenty of entertainment to choose from

Visitors might choose to see a magic act, such as magician and illusionist David Copperfield at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino or maybe Penn & Teller's magic, illusion and comedy act at the off-Strip Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. Or maybe guests would prefer to take in one the five Cirque du Soleil shows in Vegas – The Beatles Love, Michael Jackson One, Mystère, O or Kà.

For those looking for big-name music acts, superstar singer Adele continues her "Weekends With Adele" residency at Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) - Get Free Report Colosseum at Caesars Palace for 32 more weekend shows from Jan. 19 through June 15, 2024.

Classic 1970s teen idol Donny Osmond has extended his residency beginning Jan. 23 and ending May 11, 2024, at Harrah's Showroom, and An Intimate Evening with Santana hits the stage at House of Blues Las Vegas Jan. 24-31 and Feb. 2-4.

Luxor opens adult playground on the Strip

A new attraction hits the Strip as Play Social Inc. on Jan. 18 opens its highly anticipated Play Playground, a 15,000 square-foot immersive play area featuring an array of interactive large-scale games emphasizing tactile skill, memory, puzzles and teamwork, at MGM Resorts International's (MGM) - Get Free Report Luxor Hotel and Casino. The first-of-its-kind Playground features over 20 games, two bars, VIP mezzanines and private event spaces.

The venue is different from a Dave & Buster's or Chuck E. Cheese, as it does not feature any arcade, virtual reality or augmented reality games. Players earn credits for winning at the immersive games that can be exchanged for prizes in the Prize Center, which is one aspect similar to the arcade-style restaurants. Play Playground is open for all ages by day and adults only by night. The play area's operator Play Social markets it as ideal for both families visiting with children or companies looking to host a unique outing, the company said in a statement.

The venue is open from noon to 12 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, and noon to 2 a.m., Friday and Saturday. Guests who are under 21 years old must exit Play Playground at 5 p.m. daily, but the 21 and over crowd can continue having fun at the venue until closing. Admission for guests under 21 is $34.50 and $39.50 for 21 and over, which includes a $2.50 service charge, according to the Playground's website.

Play Playground also offers a VIP Experience for $97.50, which includes all-day play, VIP lanyard and card, skip the line privilege, 24-hour re-entry, one commemorative cocktail, a commemorative hat or beanie and 15% off retail purchases. The service charge is included.

SkyCity Casino Brings Bingo into Its Safer Gambling Ecosystem

SkyCity Casino is betting on a new range of bingo games. With bingo caught up in digitization of gambling since the early noughties, the game has enjoyed a resurgence. Gone are the days when bingo was played exclusively by those in retirement age. Countless studies and surveys show that the average age of bingo players has decreased significantly.

We know that remote gaming revenue in the UK between April 2020 and March 2021 was £6.9 billion. Bingo is listed among the games tracked within the metric. With further statistics showing that the average age of online gamblers is between 35 and 54, we can say with confidence that bingo is not only popular with the masses but with a younger audience than before.

Moving in Step with Industry Trends

SkyCity Online Casino and bingo is a testament to this. The online gambling operator has long taken popular products and converted them into digital offerings. Casino games, including slots, blackjack, and roulette, got the ball rolling. From there, virtual sports betting games were added to the mix. Now, after reviewing the latest trends, bingo games, ranging from classic 90-ball to modern speed variants, will be available to desktop and mobile players. Perhaps the biggest benefit of making bingo available to online players is the ease with which safety controls can be implemented. The current trend permeating all areas of the online gambling industry in 2023 is safer gambling.

Changes to the UK’s Gambling Act have prompted a new wave of responsible gambling measures and financial checks. US states implementing their own online gambling laws are also harnessing the latest innovations to ensure players are not only within permitted locations but playing responsibly. SkyCity Casino has a long-standing commitment to customer care. As per its responsible gaming policies, customers in New Zealand must be 20 or older to use the site, and all new accounts must be verified. Once customers are verified, there are tools for tracking financial transactions and, if necessary, set deposit limits.

Land Based Casinos

What are Land Based Casinos?

Land based casinos are physical casino premises that are commonly known as brick and mortar casinos. The term is used to differentiate between casino venues and their online counterparts.Some casino brands operate a mix of land based and online casinos, while other brands have either one or the other. Land based casinos might just include the casino itself, or they might be combined with other services such as bars, restaurants and hotel rooms.

Land Based Casinos Explained

A land based casino is any gaming premises located in the real world, as opposed to online. Examples of famous land based casinos include Caesar's Palace in Vegas and the UK's Grosvenor Casino brand. There was a time when the 'land based casino' was just the 'casino', but the dawn of online gambling has brought a need to differentiate between the two things. Land based casinos are therefore any physical buildings in which gambling games are played.Casinos usually offer a range of different games, although some specialise in one type of game, such as slot games or roulette. Most land based casinos have additional services for players, including entertainment acts, bars and restaurants, and sometimes hotel rooms and suites. Players who spend a lot of time playing at land based casinos are likely to be rewarded with complimentary use of these casino services.While land based casinos are different from online casinos, there are physical casinos which only offer electronic games. These video poker and slot arcades are common in smaller casinos and might be an offshoot of a larger brand.Land based casinos can be found in towns and cities all over the world, although there are some cities, such as Las Vegas and Atlantic City, which specialise in hosting these venues and have large numbers of land based casinos in one place.

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Managing Director of the Alea Consulting Group, Nicholas G. Colon delves deeper into this relatively new way of ensuring the long-term financial viability of land-based casinos

The casino gaming industry is one of the most dynamic sectors of business to work in. Gaming executives are engaged in a never-ending quest to find the magic formula that boosts their corporate earnings to the next level. Sometimes the speculations are glorious successes, while other times they’re horrific failures. And still other times, massive investments have to be made before the true extent of how bad an idea is can be revealed.

The newest approach that gaming companies are trying is using the real estate market to increase their revenues. Here I will give a brief overview on how the real estate revenue generation by casino gaming companies works and, the benefits and drawbacks associated with this method. Modern casinos are built as massive resorts often times covering scores of acreage of land. The property usage is divided into three major components, which are gaming, hotel and commercial uses.

The hotel part houses the guests, while gaming is reserved to games of chance; and then there is the commercial use of properties. While hotel and gaming uses are niche, the commercial uses of casino properties have almost limitless possibilities. Space for entertainment shows such as the Cirque Du Soleil are fixtures at all the MGM properties in Las Vegas. Many casinos also have five-star restaurants, with world-renowned chefs tailoring the menus, on the premises.

This also falls under the umbrella of commercial use.

The commercial use for a property that is the most prevalent in some of the newest casinos in Las Vegas and around the world is shopping malls. This trend was pioneered by Caesars Palace Forum Shops in Las Vegas that opened on New Year's Day 1992. In 1998 when the Bellagio opened, there was a section of the property allocated for a few high-end shopping boutiques.

In the early 2000s the Planet Hollywood property in Las Vegas opened and it included a large shopping mall that mirrored the Forum Shops at prices more affordable to the masses. When the City Center Complex opened in LasVegas in December of 2009, The Shops at Chrystals opened up as a part of the complex. It was owned by MGM and was the home of several high-end retail shops like Louis Vuitton and Prada. The trend of associating commercial space with casinos was in full swing by this time.

Caesers, Bellagio, Planet Hollywood and the ARIA resorts all retained ownership of the commercial space at their respected resorts. They would sign leases with various retail companies for periods of time as a means to generate additional revenue for the company. Every so often the leases would have to be renewed and, depending on the sales of the store, lease rates could be negotiated.

Sales made by a particular store were tied directly to the traffic rate of the property. A 30% occupancy rating at Caesars would reduce the traffic flow of patrons frequenting the Forum Shops thereby reducing the purchase conversion rate. In the financial downturn of 2008, the shop owners had tremendous leverage and were able to negotiate very favourable rates for extended periods of time. This leads us to a huge blunder made in this area by the LasVegas Sands Corporation.

CASTLES MADE OF SAND

During the worldwide financial crisis, the shops at the Venetian were having a lot of trouble getting any type of retailers to occupy their spaces on strictly leasing terms. This led the board to sell the various retail spaces outright, at favourable terms for the buyer. This had the effect of reassuring the purchaser because they were not tied to any long-term payments and they were able to instantly begin building equity from their purchase, which at the very least was acquired at a discounted rate.

With hindsight, it’s my opinion that the Venetian was not looking at the long term when it made this decision. The global financial crash of 2008 scared everybody, and as a quick, knee-jerk reaction the Sands wanted to get the red ink out of their books as quickly as possible.

As we moved beyond the financial crisis the recovery slowly started to take over, patrons began returning to Las Vegas as a vacation destination and companies were no longer sending minimal personnel to the various conventions held there. The stores that occupied the retail space started increasing their sales and the equity in the retail space started increasing dramatically. And because the Sands no longer owned the space they were unable to increase their revenue from lease rates.

The total revenue of the Venetian was not as high as similar properties because they were not making as much from their commercial leases. This forced the Venetian to squeeze the customer from other areas. The casino games that were being offered were set up so the casino’s hold percentage was higher than before.

Most of the slot machines were set to their highest hold percentages, many of the blackjack games on the main became 6:5 payouts, for a natural and, a triple zero roulette wheel was introduced on the main floor under the name Sands Roulette, this game gives the house nearly an 8% edge over the player. Prices of food went up dramatically and comps offered by casinos went down dramatically.

MOVING FORWARD

These types of decisions are much easier to make for casinos in this scenario because there are no other revenue streams to consider. When players are not burned out at the tables they often take that extra cash and purchase goods and services at the resort property. These include products from stores, meals from restaurants and tickets for shows.

For one player this is not a factor but for the millions of players that walk through a casino a year this is significant. Even if only a tiny fraction of the players spend money at the shops, restaurants and shows, it translates into millions of dollars in sales over the course of a year and causes the value of the leased property to go up. Another negative impact is that the casino can’t negotiate better rates for items that can be purchased with players comp points, because there is no financial incentive to do so.

In recent years almost all of the main resorts on the Las Vegas Blvd and downtown Las Vegas have started charging for parking, even to casino guests and players. They do not collect money from their patrons they merely lease out the parking structure for a term of several years to an operating company. The operating company then installs parking ticket machines, gates and payment machines. They merely collect the money over the years of the lease. Again here, gaming companies are thinking short-term and not realising the negative perception they are creating with their customers. Creating more and more cost barriers for a customer to get to your product has an overall negative impact on revenue.

As we can see from the cited examples, the casinos have been in the real estate business for decades. But because it was viewed as a 360-degree revenue stream the gaming company was utilising to feed the main profit centres of the resort, it wasn’t viewed that way.

We are seeing today gaming organisations partition a division of their company to strictly deal with revenue generating through real estate applications. In effect, they are selling off pieces of their company that feed other parts of their total revenue equation. The assertion here is that the money in hand that is used for reinvestment will exceed the revenue that would be attained from keeping the asset. But what it is doing is showing little faith in the management team and foreshadowing a market reduction. The resorts, at least in Las Vegas, have convinced themselves that they are convention-centred destinations and the companies attending the conventions are the ones footing the cost and not vacationers. This type of thinking turns gaming companies into a B2B operation rather than an entertainment industry. Will it work? Maybe. Operators have just recently come back to profitability, stopping nearly a decade trend of losses. And even so the profits were just marginal. So now it’s a waiting game to see how the markets will react.

Australia’s Crown Resorts issues warning over unauthorized use of brand in illegal gambling ads

Australia’s Crown Resorts has raised a public alert about fraudulent activities involving imposter social media accounts and misleading advertisements. The casino operator revealed that unauthorised entities are exploiting Crown’s name, logo, images, and other distinctive details to promote illegal online gambling platforms.

The company, in an official statement, requested the public to exercise caution when encountering such advertisements and advised them to rely solely on Crown’s official websites and social media channels for authentic news and promotions.

As reported in Inside Asian Gaming Crown Resorts emphasised that operating an online casino or offering casino-style games online is prohibited in Australia. The statement clarified that Crown does not engage in online casino operations or any form of online gambling. The company stated it would take legal action against individuals or groups organising illegal activities using the Crown brand or its subsidiaries.

Currently undergoing a comprehensive reform initiative, Crown Resorts is focused on revamping its resorts in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth. This overhaul is part of its strategy to regain casino licenses following unfavourable inquiries conducted in all three states.

One of the recent reforms introduced by Crown involves implementing mandatory time and loss limits for patrons using electronic gaming machines at Crown Melbourne. This move aligns with recommendations from the Finkelstein Royal Commission, which found Crown unsuitable to retain its Victorian casino license. The license is under a two-year review overseen by a Special Manager, with a decision on Crown’s reform efforts expected in 2024. The company is navigating a critical phase as it seeks to address regulatory concerns and regain public trust.

US – Formula 1 helps drive Nevada to its second most profitable month in November - Januaary 2024

Nevada’s casinos enjoyed their second-highest win ever, fuelled by the excitement surrounding the return of Formula One racing, which boosted the Strip’s performance by 22.6 per cent.

Only July earlier in the year was more lucrative for casinos in Nevada meaning that the state smashed its personal best twice in 2023.

Across the state, casinos generated $1.37bn, an increase of 12.5 per cent rise from November 2022 with Formula One clearly playing its part in an increase in tourism with 3,292,800 visitors in November.

Michael Lawton, senior economic analyst, said: “The four-day period beginning on November 16th was extremely profitable for both gaming and non-gaming activity on the Las Vegas Strip with some properties estimating those days established all-time record levels of revenue. The event’s success was more evident at luxury properties where the Las Vegas Strip’s baccarat increase accounted for 78.6 per cent of the state’s growth this month. Additionally, the 25 licensees that are included in the $72m or over revenue range for annual gross gaming win on the Las Vegas Strip increased by $160m or 25.8 per cent compared to last November and accounted for over 100 per cent of the state’s entire increase for the month.”

The Strip’s games win came in at $410.1m, marking the third highest total in Nevada’s history, and up 61.9 per cent from last year. This increase was led by baccarat which generated $178.3m, up 208.7 per cent from last year.

The influx of tourist spend wasn’t felt everywhere across the state though with Downtown Las Vegas down two per cent with revenues of $81.1m.

The Boulder Strip was down 2.1 per cent to $83.3m whilst North Las Vegas secured a 0.61 per cent increase to $23m. North Lake Tahoe experienced an eight per cent fall as did South Lake Tahoe.

For the year so far, Nevada GGR are on track to set a new record with revenues up 4.1 per cent over the first 11 months of the record-breaking 2022. November also saw the 33rd consecutive month that the state generated revenues of more than $1bn with November’s revenue coming in higher than November 2019’s total by 46.6 per cent.

US – Billion dollar plus months are the new norm for Nevada but could the Strip soon hit the milestone too? - March 2023

The Las Vegas Strip’s best ever February helped push the state of Nevada to yet another billion dollar plus month, marking two years of consecutive $1bn plus months and begging the question; is this now the norm for Nevada?

The Strip, with 28 casinos, generated $712.4m in revenue, increasing from $599.1m in February 2022 with the State’s 441 casinos bringing in $1.24bn in February, marking an 11.2 per cent increase from February 2022.

Clark County casinos alone surpassed $1bn for the 10th straight month, with analsysts now asking if the Strip could generate the milestone on its own.

Michael Lawton, Senior Economic Analyst for the Control Board, believes that following 24 months of $1bn plus months for Nevada, the figure has become the norm.

He said: “I think after 24 consecutive months you could safely say it is [the norm]. Obviously there is a lot of economic uncertainty, however that uncertainty has not spilled over into the record gaming win amounts we have witnessed over the last two years. Clark County has recorded over $1 billion in 10 consecutive months and in 17 out of the last 24 months. The Strip in December of 2022 recorded a win amount of $814.2 million which was the all-time record for the market. I think there is interest if the Strip on its own could hit the billion-dollar amount.”

In February, Clark County’s gaming revenue accounted for 87.4 per cent of Nevada’s total win with the Strip having 57.6 per cent of the state’s total.

For the state as a whole, slot win increased by 7.6 per cent to $822.8m whilst tables increased 18.6 per cent to $102.5m. Nevada sportsbooks won $41.2m, increasing 33.5 per cent from last year’s February, although the amiount staked was down 15.6 per cent to $659.4m.

Brendan Bussmann, Analyst at B Global, believes thee is still space for more revenue growth.

“We still do not have some of the foreign guests back, and the business customer is still returning, which will likely drive additional opportunity for gaming revenue,” he explained. “There are still a number of headwinds with economic and geopolitical forces that could impact the current trends in revenue. With a recession pending, a potential banking crisis, and other factors, Nevada continues to prevail through these challenges but these and other factors could have an overall impact on Clark County and the rest of the state.”

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Casino News Media Update

Crown Casino Crown Towers ready for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes stay in Melbourne

Russian land based casinos shut down

Twitter Changing Professional Poker: Report

World Poker Tour Season Eight Announced

PartyGaming rumoured to release more Hollywood blockbuster theme slots, Alien, Andre The Giant

Virgin Games website removes Michael Jackson promo

CasinoClub.com and SlotsClub.com ramp up multi currency facilities and revamp websites

Media Man Australia revamps Casino News Media, Classic Slots Online and Australian Casino News websites

Lottery jackpot draw held tonight; Australia

American gaming changes on the way, California, Texas; could be windfall to U.S states

UIGEA: Odds are Good on Overturning U.S. Online Gambling Ban

Online poker proving popular with world's financial wizards

Donald Trump to revisit land based casino business in Vegas, Atlantic City

Gambling911.com revamps Australian content

Star City Casino model gunman court trial on the way

Tabcorp chasing payments to former director

PartyPoker.com climbing way back up PokerScout rankings

CAP Euro Goes to Budapest

JackpotCity.com to embark on Australian media and new media campaign

William Hill likely to leave UK base

Elle MacPherson still dating casino king, Damian Aspinall

Calvin Ayre eying off Philippines, Australia

UFC enjoying solid success with BetUS sports betting

Captain Cooks Casino releases more Microgaming titles

Playtech to sign a deal 2 or 3 times bigger than William Hill agreement

Australian online gambling landscape heats up between Centrebet, Betfair, PartyGaming, and overseas operators

Marvel Entertainment online slots deal with PartyCasino.com exceeding expectations

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Friday, June 05, 2009

Hotel News Media: Hotel - a form of accomodation and venue

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Friday, May 29, 2009

Monday, May 25, 2009

Casino News Media Website Network Updated

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Media Man: Blogging is a digital form of news media

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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Media Man Australia Further Expands Website Network

Media Man Australia has further expanded its website network which now spans over a dozen website portals and attracts approximately 2 million hits per month.

The Media Man Australia website has been established for 7 years and is in the Hitwise Australian top ten (entertainment category).

Media Man Australia is primarily a media, publicity and portal development company.

MMA has a dedicated igaming and gaming division, Casino News Media.

The most recent editions to the Media Man Australia website network are Property News Media, Classic Slots Online and Travel Tourism Media (Australian version).

In the coming weeks and months the websites in the network will continue to be updated.

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Friday, May 01, 2009

Media Man Australia Website Network Milestone

Sydney, Australia

1st May 2009

Media, publicity and portal development company, Media Man Australia, is delighted to announce its latest in a series of significant milestones.

Media Man Australia has expanded its network website portfolio to 11 websites, headed up by flagship website portals www.mediaman.com.au, www.casinonewsmedia.com and www.australiansportsentertainment.com

In addition MMA is the owner and operator of over 20 website domains covering the media, publicity, lifestyle, gaming, tourism and financial sectors.

The Media Man Australia website network attracts approximately 2 million hits per month and the Media Man Australia company website is in the Hitwise Australia top ten (entertainment category).

Some of the key brands Media Man Australia and its ever growing website network have worked with include PartyGaming - PartyCasino - PartyPoker, Virgin Games - Virgin Casino, William Hill Online, Playtech, Casino Rewards - Captain Cooks Casino, InterCasino - Marvel Entertainment, 888, PKR, Centrebet, Betezy, Virgin Blue, Webjet, Wotif, Foxtel, DGM, Ruby Rabbit De Nom, Universal Peace Centre Retreat, Richard Bradley Productions, Maxx-G Aerobatics, Messages On Hold, and the Australian Stunt Academy.

Media Man Australia enjoys supporting worthy community initiatives and some of its favorite charities and community minded organisations include Virgin Unite, beyondblue, The Shane Warne Foundation, The Salvation Army, Variety, Barnardos, Earth Hour, Climate Action, and Friends of Bondi Pavilion.

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Thursday, April 30, 2009

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