Net profit of Travellers International Hotel Group Inc. (TIHGI) jumped three-fold in the first six months of 2018, more than a year after the arson attack that hit its Resorts World Manila property.

The Philippine-listed casino operator announced that its net profit totaled PHP1.69b (US$31.7m) in the first half of 2018, higher than the PHP373m ($6.99 m) it posted in the same period last year.

Gaming revenue went down 2.6% to PHP9.01b ($168.95m) year-on-year but it was offset by the strong performance of its non-gaming revenues, which rose 4.4% to PHP1.52b ($28.5m). TIGHI pointed out that revenues from hotel, food, beverage and others contributed 13.8% and 13.9%, respectively, to the company’s H1 2018 gross revenue.

In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, the Tangelo Games CEO shares how blockchain technology is helping social casino operators thrive despite facing challenges in the industry.

CoinGeek owner Calvin Ayre has issued a statement clarifying the consensus changes that CoinGeek will support in the November 2018 protocol upgrade.

Osaka’s Gov. Ichiro Matsui asked the national government to designate the target locations for integrated resorts as “planned certification areas” to speed up the process of choosing the preferred operators for the said areas.

The Chinese company reported that it took in a profit of $20m during the first six months of 2018 due to a number of non-cash and non-operating items tied to convertible bonds and payables.

Some Europe-based app developers slammed the tech giant, which removed their apps from the App Store for being gambling-related.

The shuttered Atlantic Club Casino will have a new lease on life after New Jersey’s Stockton University signed a purchase deal to build law and medical schools on the 20-acre property.

The U.S. based company is determined to challenge a court decision ordering them to pay $315m to four different companies that claimed they were prevented from introducing a competing automatic card-shuffling device.

The 2018 World Series of Poker Main Event was the second-biggest ever held in the WSOP’s 49-year history with 7,874 players.

The license will allow the turnkey gaming platform to provide real time marketing automation services to UK operators aimed at optimizing their business performance and enhancing user experience.