Wynn Resorts, through its Wynn Macau Ltd. subsidiary, has announced that it will offer a “winter bonus” to certain eligible employees. The bonus will be equal to a month’s salary and the decision comes on the heels of similar bonuses offered by Wynn competitors MGM China and Melco Resorts. The three are the only ones out of the six operators in Macau to offer the bonus so far this winter.

The Wynn bonuses will not be offered to the company’s senior management. The company adds that it decided to provide the bonuses as a gesture of appreciation for the employees’ efforts in the second half of last year. Wynn explained in a statement, “This bonus is being awarded to show the company’s appreciation to all team members for their hard work, commitment and loyalty during what has been a successful second half of 2018.”

When the bonus will be issued was not mentioned, but the firm added that “nearly 96%” of its workforce will receive the payments. The company has 13,500 employees among two properties it operates in Macau – Wynn Macau on the peninsula and Wynn Palace in Cotai.

Wynn Macau, as well as Wynn Resorts, has not yet released its fourth-quarter or its full-year financial results. However, when it published its third-quarter results last November, it gave a stark outlook for the last three months of the year. This makes the link between the bonus and the second-half performance a little puzzling.

Casinos across the Portuguese landscape enjoyed a slight uptick in performance last year. Compared to figures from 2017, the casino industry in the country saw an increase of 3.1% in revenue, taking in over €318 million (almost $363 million) more than a year prior.

The country’s leading casino operator, Estoril-Sol, continued to dominate. The company, which is controlled by casino mogul Stanley Ho, operates casinos in Lisbon, Estoril and Povoa de Varzim and reported annual turnover of just under €196.8 million ($224.55m). This was a residual increase of 2.4% year-on-year.

While not being the recipient of the most revenue, the Solverde Group reported the highest increase. The company, which owns casinos in Algarve, Chaves and Espinho, had revenue of €93.6 million, which amounts to an increase of 4.8% over the prior year’s numbers.

With the exception of the Pestana Group, operator of The Pestana Casino Park located in Funchal Madeira, all operators stated that their income increased from 2017 to 2018. The Pestana Group saw its revenue drop 3.1% year-on-year to €8.4 million ($9.58m).

A few days ago, an almost-lucky sports gambler, Rufus Peabody, lost his shot at $1 million during the DraftKings Championship because, according to the gambling platform, he didn’t get his bet in on time. He still took home $330,000 on a $10K bet, but there’s a big gap between $330K and $1 million. Now, New Jersey regulators want to know if DraftKings fumbled the ball or if the company legitimately played by the rules.

This past Monday, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement said that it is reviewing the tournament in order to determine if any foul play is at hand. The DraftKings Championship is the first competition of its kind to be offered in the state since lawmakers approved sports gambling last year.

Those participating in the competition were able to place wagers on two NFL playoff games. The matchup between the LA Chargers and the New England Patriots ended only briefly before the beginning of the Philadelphia Eagles-New Orleans Saints game, which didn’t allow much time for gamblers to receive their winnings from the first contest to be able to bet on the second.

After it surfaced that Peabody had missed out on a $1-million prize, DraftKings issued a statement, holding fast to the rules. A company spokesperson, James Chisolm, stated, “We recognize that in the rules the scheduled end of betting coincided very closely to the finish of the of Patriots-Chargers game. While we must follow our contest rules, we sincerely apologize for the experience several customers had where their bets were not graded in time to allow wagering on the Saints-Eagles game. We will learn from this experience and improve upon the rules and experience for future events.”