Apple Inc. is preparing to open a group of medical clinics – well, for its employees. The AC Wellness Network will offer primary healthcare to not only Apple staff but also their dependants. The news surfaced earlier this week. Read on. Apple’s Health Centre Initiative Well maybe an ‘apple a day’ doesn’t really keep the […]
Former Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt will not be joining Mamelodi Sundowns aka Masandawana. Bolt finally made his highly anticipated announcement today after hinting that he had joined a soccer team. Sundowns was touted as a possible soccer team after Bolt was pictured training at the club’s field in January. Read on. Usain Bolt’s Soccer Journey […]
In the wake of a horrifying school mass shooting in Florida last week, US President Donald Trump said violent video games and movies were affecting the youth. Trump was speaking at a gun safety meeting on Thursday at the White House. Read on. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Shooting At least 17 people were killed and […]
Earlier this month, Phumelela Gaming and Leisure inked a deal with Johannesburg-based virtual sports innovator Kiron Interactive. The agreement will see the pair launch a new fixed-odds betting channel which will offer a wide range of live horseracing action. The Racing World Channel Phumelela Gaming and Kiron will be bringing a huge development in the […]
WeChat, a Chinese multi-purpose social media application software, has launched a warning over illegal gambling on its network. On the statement, published Thursday, the company said it had plans to strictly implement its “zero-tolerance” policy with regards to betting activities. Read on. No Gambling Allowed on WeChat Lunar New Year celebrations start this week, and […]
Tsogo Sun Holdings, one of South Africa’s biggest entertainment and leisure groups, has revealed that it is urgently building its own water supply for its Cape Town hotels. The city’s major water crisis influences the move. The private desalination plant is expected to operate early next month at the latest. Cape Town Runs Dry Fifteen […]
The long-awaited 2018 ICE Totally Gaming event has received great criticism over “swimsuit sexism” from the gambling regulator in the United Kingdom. Gambling companies that were exhibiting their products at the event used ‘scantily clad hostesses’ to entertain delegates despite the regulator’s plea. Warning: Graphic Content ICE Totally Gaming 2018: The Event The exhibition […]
A maintenance administrator at Sibaya Casino and Entertainment, Chrisintha Moodley, is set to star in the sequel of the legendary South African Indian movie, Broken Promises 4. The comedy series shot in Phoenix, Tongaat and Durban CBD took auditions in April 2017 and is set to debut in February this year. A Dream Come True […]
Six millionaires and seven half-millionaires were created this year at Sibaya Casino, all thanks to the Golden Ticket promotion. Basirath Rajaram from Phoenix in KwaZulu-Natal is the latest instant winner of one million rand. Read on. Latest Winner on Sibaya Casino’s Golden Ticket Promo Basirath Rajaram is the latest millionaire at Sibaya Casino’s Golden Ticket […]
The long-awaited SA hip hop event of the year is finally here. On Wednesday, 13 December 2017, Gold Reef City will be hosting the 6th Annual South African Hip Hop Awards (SAHHA). The trendy, cultural occasion will take place at the casino’s The Lyric Theatre. Tickets sell for R200 – R385 per head on Computicket. […]
South African gaming and leisure group, Tsogo Sun, has forked out a substantial R1.6 billion to upgrade one of its properties sitting in Durban, Suncoast Casino and Entertainment World. The expansion and renovations for the casino took six months to September 2017. Read on for more. Suncoast Casino Renovations Included on Suncoast Casino’s R1.6 billion […]
This Friday marks the start of the 2017 Gary Player Invitational South Africa. The renowned global charity golf event will take place at Sun City resort and casino, which is the home of the Gary Player and Lost City golf courts. The tournament is presented by Coca-Cola and is set for 24-26 November 2017. The […]
United States – A man from Ohio has been arrested by federal authorities in the U.S after threatening to kill his wife and stage a ‘historic’ mass shooting at a Las Vegas casino, and church along the strip. The Cuyahoga Falls man, Wei Li, sent a series of text messages threatening his estranged wife based […]
It has been a month since casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, exited nearly three-years of chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now the gaming corporation is aiming for big heights. The group says they are buying a new property in Indiana, and that is casino and gaming operator; Centaur Holdings. Caesars’ plan to acquire Centaur Holdings On Thursday, Caesars […]
On Wednesday, the global auditing firm, PwC released its sixth edition of the gambling outlook for South Africa: 2017-2021. According to the report, South Africa’s gross gambling revenues (GGR) might grow from last year’s R27 billion to R35bn in 2021. A 5.4% compound annual increase is projected in gambling taxes and levies. Major contributors in […]
A global leader in online gaming software, Microgaming, just announced the release of two more games this November. The supplier is adding to its recently released online slot; Phantom of the Opera™. But, that is not all. The great news is that one of the two games – set to premiere later this month – […]
Montecasino’s Money Talks promotion has seen yet another batch of winners this month. The Tsogo Sun-owned casino is turning its cardholders into weekly winners with the promotion. Just recently, three Gauteng winners took home a substantial R150 000. The promotion has a whopping R2.2 million up for grabs over ten weeks. Montecasino Money Talks Winners Three […]
Former football star, actor and recent parolee O.J. Simpson has been banned from entering Cosmopolitan Hotel-Casino premises in Las Vegas over alleged “drunkenness and disruptive behaviour” at the hotel’s bar this week. Simpson’s attorney Malcolm LaVergne says the claims made against his client are untrue. O.J. Simpson’s ban at Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Speaking to The […]
The organiser of London’s top annual ICE Totally Gaming event, Clarion Gaming, has revealed its plans to launch the first-ever ICE Africa exhibition and conference in October 2018. The move was encouraged by the company’s rousing Gaming Africa conference which was successfully launched in Johannesburg this year in October. Clarion Gaming will transition Gaming Africa […]
North West-based hotel, casino and convention resort, Mmabatho Palms last week received a facelift worth a whopping R8 million. The upgrade includes the opening of the resort’s “all things cow” themed Moo Bar, renovations to the Leopard Conference Room and the Casino’ smoking area. Mmabatho Palms’ New Moo Bar The long-awaited Moo Bar has finally […]