Monthly Archives: February 2016

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has record year thanks to social games

Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) had a record year in 2015 as its social and mobile games continued to outpace real-money online gambling.

On Tuesday, CIE reported Q4 revenue of $209.2m, up one-third from one year ago. Social and mobile games operating under CIE’s Playtika umbrella accounted for $198.8m of this total, while revenue from CIE”s real-money online gambling operations in Nevada and New Jersey gained $1.4m to $10.4m. Adjusted earnings rose 62.6% to $78m.

For the year as a whole, CIE’s revenue rose 30.6% to a record $785.5m, while earnings improved nearly 60% to $282.7m thanks in part to CIE cutting its real-money online gambling marketing budget.

CIE’s Q4 metrics show continued success in attracting new players to Playtika social casino titles such as Slotomania, with average daily active users up 11%, average monthly actives up over 10% and average monthly unique users gaining nearly 15%.

Caesars Interactive Entertainment has record year thanks to social games

Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) had a record year in 2015 as its social and mobile games continued to outpace real-money online gambling.

On Tuesday, CIE reported Q4 revenue of $209.2m, up one-third from one year ago. Social and mobile games operating under CIE’s Playtika umbrella accounted for $198.8m of this total, while revenue from CIE”s real-money online gambling operations in Nevada and New Jersey gained $1.4m to $10.4m. Adjusted earnings rose 62.6% to $78m.

For the year as a whole, CIE’s revenue rose 30.6% to a record $785.5m, while earnings improved nearly 60% to $282.7m thanks in part to CIE cutting its real-money online gambling marketing budget.

CIE’s Q4 metrics show continued success in attracting new players to Playtika social casino titles such as Slotomania, with average daily active users up 11%, average monthly actives up over 10% and average monthly unique users gaining nearly 15%.

Lawsuit: Video shows police attacked man at Hard Rock Hotel

A Southern California man is suing Las Vegas police, alleging excessive force by officers who he says punched, beat and choked him with a baton during a 2014 reggae concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Attorney Cal Potter says security video of the arrest of Ian Tuuamalemalo shows what Potter calls “an organized riot on the part of the police.”

Lawsuit: Video shows police attacked man at Hard Rock Hotel

A Southern California man is suing Las Vegas police, alleging excessive force by officers who he says punched, beat and choked him with a baton during a 2014 reggae concert at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas. Attorney Cal Potter says security video of the arrest of Ian Tuuamalemalo shows what Potter calls “an organized riot on the part of the police.”