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Associated Press
4 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Jackpot Digital Signs Five Table Agreement with Win-River Resort & Casino
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 5, 2025) - Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ) (TSXV: (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) ('Jackpot Digital' or the 'Company'), a leading provider of dealerless electronic poker tables to the global gaming industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement (the 'Agreement') to install five of the Company's Jackpot Blitz® dealerless poker machines at Win-River Resort & Casino ('Win-River') located in Redding, California, USA. The installation is subject to all customary licensing and regulatory approvals. Win-River previously ordered three Jackpot Blitz® tables from the Company, but the order was cancelled due to GLI certification delays in 2022. With GLI certification now in place for Jackpot Blitz®, the order has been renewed and increased from three to five tables. This increased order highlights the growing demand for Jackpot Digital's innovative Jackpot Blitz® poker electronic table games ('ETGs'), reinforcing the Company's leadership in dealerless poker ETGs. The expanded order also reflects Win-River's confidence in the product's ability to enhance its gaming experience and generate greater revenue for its casino operations. 'We are excited to re-engage with Win-River around our revolutionary dealerless poker ETGs,' said Jake Kalpakian, President and CEO of Jackpot Digital Inc. 'We look forward to delivering five units to the Win-River property. We view our casino customers as partners and we will work hand-in-hand with Win-River to deliver an unmatched gaming experience to its players.' The Jackpot Blitz® is a fully automated dealerless poker ETG with a fast-paced and highly engaging 75" touchscreen tabletop that combines the excitement of traditional poker with cutting-edge dealerless technology. It offers a range of betting options and allows for a seamless, efficient gaming experience, appealing to both seasoned players and newcomers alike. To view a short video of Jackpot Brand Ambassador, Pro Football Hall of Fame and 2-time Super Bowl winning coach, Jimmy Johnson, sharing the advantages of the world leading Jackpot Blitz®, click the thumbnail below: [ This video cannot be displayed. Please visit the source: ] Cannot view this video? Visit: In addition to Jackpot's cruise ship customers, which include Carnival Cruises, Princess Cruises, Holland America, AIDA, and Costa Cruises, Jackpot has announced land-based installations or orders in Canada and the U.S. growing, including California, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Saskatchewan, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Washington, as well as several international jurisdictions. About Jackpot Digital Inc. Jackpot Digital Inc. is a leading provider of electronic poker table games, offering innovative gaming solutions to casinos worldwide. The Company specializes in the development and deployment of dealerless multiplayer electronic poker ETGs, providing operators with efficient, cost-effective, and revenue-generating alternatives to traditional live-dealer table games. Jackpot Digital is committed to enhancing the player experience and helping operators optimize their gaming offerings. For more information on the Company, please contact Jake H. Kalpakian, President and CEO, at (604) 681- 0204 ext. 6105, or visit the Company's website at About Win River Resort & Casino Win-River Resort & Casino in Redding, California, is a Native American gaming facility owned and operated by the Redding Rancheria. It offers a wide range of entertainment, including 751 slot machines, table games, bingo, and live entertainment. The resort also features a hotel, restaurants, and an outdoor pool. On behalf of the Board of Jackpot Digital Inc. 'Jake H. Kalpakian' _____________________________ Jake H. Kalpakian President & CEO Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered speculative. The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this news release. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release. Certain statements contained herein are 'forward-looking'. Forward-looking statements may include, among others, statements regarding Jackpot's future plans, the obtaining of To view the source version of this press release, please visit
Business Upturn
23-05-2025
- Health
- Business Upturn
Together for Better Liver Health: WHA78 Side Event Unites Global Stakeholders to Strengthen Public Health Responses to Metabolic Disease
By GlobeNewswire Published on May 23, 2025, 12:39 IST Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global health leaders call for urgent, integrated action on the rising rates of metabolic liver disease during a high-level policy event held on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly and co-hosted by Global Liver Institute (GLI), the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). This event brought together leading experts, policymakers, public health officials, and advocates to push for stronger public health strategies that address liver disease as part of the global noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) response and highlight the need to embed liver health within national NCD strategies. 'With liver disease now being the fourth leading cause of adult death in Mexico, we are acting early—starting from pregnancy to school-age—with education, screening, and healthier environments. Our vision is prevention-driven and science-led', shared Marta Zapata-Tarres, MD, PhD, Sub Secretary for Health and Director for National Institutes of Health, Mexico. During the event, GLI released the second edition of the Best Practices in Liver Health Policy report , featuring 5 new case studies from Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and Qatar to demonstrate the integration of liver health into clinical pathways and broader health frameworks. Mohamed Hassany, MD, Prof., Minister's Assistant for Projects and Public Health Initiatives, Ministry of Health and Population, The Arab Republic of Egypt mentioned, 'The Hepatitis C campaign taught us a vital lesson: data-driven national efforts combined with trained human resources and specialized centers can change the course of a public health crisis. We now have the opportunity to apply these same tools to address severe liver disease.' Speakers championed a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach to liver health, including early diagnosis and treatment, community-based care models, and policy frameworks aligned with Universal Health Coverage and the WHO Global NCDs Action Plan. 'To overcome barriers like fragmented data and limited access, we are building a smarter, more connected system. By integrating data and partnering with the private sector, we are creating a future where liver health is no longer neglected,' shares Mary Ann Palermo-Maestrai, Undersecretary, Department of Health, Philippines. As momentum builds toward the 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on NCDs in September 2025, GLI will continue to drive global policy action and strengthen international collaboration to secure liver health as a core global health priority. Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with GlobeNewswire. Business Upturn takes no editorial responsibility for the same. GlobeNewswire provides press release distribution services globally, with substantial operations in North America and Europe.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Together for Better Liver Health: WHA78 Side Event Unites Global Stakeholders to Strengthen Public Health Responses to Metabolic Disease
Geneva, Switzerland, May 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global health leaders call for urgent, integrated action on the rising rates of metabolic liver disease during a high-level policy event held on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly and co-hosted by Global Liver Institute (GLI), the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). This event brought together leading experts, policymakers, public health officials, and advocates to push for stronger public health strategies that address liver disease as part of the global noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) response and highlight the need to embed liver health within national NCD strategies. 'With liver disease now being the fourth leading cause of adult death in Mexico, we are acting early—starting from pregnancy to school-age—with education, screening, and healthier environments. Our vision is prevention-driven and science-led', shared Marta Zapata-Tarres, MD, PhD, Sub Secretary for Health and Director for National Institutes of Health, Mexico. During the event, GLI released the second edition of the Best Practices in Liver Health Policy report, featuring 5 new case studies from Brazil, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and Qatar to demonstrate the integration of liver health into clinical pathways and broader health frameworks. Mohamed Hassany, MD, Prof., Minister's Assistant for Projects and Public Health Initiatives, Ministry of Health and Population, The Arab Republic of Egypt mentioned, 'The Hepatitis C campaign taught us a vital lesson: data-driven national efforts combined with trained human resources and specialized centers can change the course of a public health crisis. We now have the opportunity to apply these same tools to address severe liver disease.' Speakers championed a comprehensive, cross-sectoral approach to liver health, including early diagnosis and treatment, community-based care models, and policy frameworks aligned with Universal Health Coverage and the WHO Global NCDs Action Plan. 'To overcome barriers like fragmented data and limited access, we are building a smarter, more connected system. By integrating data and partnering with the private sector, we are creating a future where liver health is no longer neglected,' shares Mary Ann Palermo-Maestrai, Undersecretary, Department of Health, Philippines. As momentum builds toward the 4th United Nations High-Level Meeting (UNHLM) on NCDs in September 2025, GLI will continue to drive global policy action and strengthen international collaboration to secure liver health as a core global health priority. CONTACT: Christine Maalouf Global Liver Institute cmaalouf@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dave Spooner obituary
My brother Dave Spooner, who has died of cancer aged 69, spent 40 years in the international trade union movement, and for the past 14 years was director of the Global Labour Institute (GLI) in Manchester. At GLI from 2010, Dave promoted solidarity among trade unions around the world through education and research. He had a particular interest in helping to organise workers in the informal economy, co-operating closely with the Building and Wood Workers' International, the International Union of Food Workers and the International Transport Federation. Dave was born in Eltham, south-east London, to Douglas, a mathematics teacher, and Audrey (nee Marchant). He attended the nearby Colfe's grammar school before studying full-time at the Italia Conti stage school, which was then in Clapham, from 1970 until 1972, a move that landed him the lead role in a children's film, Blinker's Spy-Spotter (1972). After taking part on a Royal Geographic Society expedition to rural Iran in 1975, Dave studied history at Sussex University, graduating in 1979. Active in student politics, he joined Big Flame, a small Marxist/feminist/libertarian group. He spent two years as a national community organiser with the Student Community Action Resources programme in Manchester, then in 1981 joined War on Want's transnational project as a co-director, focusing on export-processing zones but also preparing educational material for British trade unions. Following fieldwork in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Hong Kong, in 1984 he co-founded International Labour Reports, a bi-monthly international magazine on the globalised economy and trade union organisation. Dave edited the publication while working as a researcher at the Greater London council's popular planning unit. He then moved to Hong Kong as co-director of the Asia Monitor Resources Centre (1986-89). As senior economic development officer for Manchester city council from 1989 to 1992, Dave helped to set up the Labour Telematics centre in Whalley Range, supporting the use of computer communications by the trade union movement, before undertaking a feasibility study (1993-94) on the use of telematics in four African states as a consultant to the International Labour Organisation and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. He became general secretary successively of the European Workers' Education Association and the International Federation of Workers' Education Associations. From 2008 he worked as an operations manager at Wiego (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising). From 2012 to 2016, he organised residential GLI summer schools for international trade unionists, drawing on his experience of training for Unite. Dave's most recent publication, Understanding Informal Transport in Africa: Labour Impact Assessments as Tools to Improve Workers' Conditions, drew on years of innovative fieldwork he had carried out in several African cities. His archive is being curated by the Working Class Movement Library. He married Elaine Morrison in 2016. She survives him, as do two sons, Sean and Joe, from a previous relationship, with Mary Sayer, seven grandchildren, and three brothers, Robert, Stephen and me.
The Guardian
04-05-2025
- General
- The Guardian
Dave Spooner obituary
My brother Dave Spooner, who has died of cancer aged 69, spent 40 years in the international trade union movement, and for the past 14 years was director of the Global Labour Institute (GLI) in Manchester. At GLI from 2010, Dave promoted solidarity among trade unions around the world through education and research. He had a particular interest in helping to organise workers in the informal economy, co-operating closely with the Building and Wood Workers' International, the International Union of Food Workers and the International Transport Federation. Dave was born in Eltham, south-east London, to Douglas, a mathematics teacher, and Audrey (nee Marchant). He attended the nearby Colfe's grammar school before studying full-time at the Italia Conti stage school, which was then in Clapham, from 1970 until 1972, a move that landed him the lead role in a children's film, Blinker's Spy-Spotter (1972). After taking part on a Royal Geographic Society expedition to rural Iran in 1975, Dave studied history at Sussex University, graduating in 1979. Active in student politics, he joined Big Flame, a small Marxist/feminist/libertarian group. He spent two years as a national community organiser with the Student Community Action Resources programme in Manchester, then in 1981 joined War on Want's transnational project as a co-director, focusing on export-processing zones but also preparing educational material for British trade unions. Following fieldwork in Sri Lanka, the Philippines and Hong Kong, in 1984 he co-founded International Labour Reports, a bi-monthly international magazine on the globalised economy and trade union organisation. Dave edited the publication while working as a researcher at the Greater London council's popular planning unit. He then moved to Hong Kong as co-director of the Asia Monitor Resources Centre (1986-89). As senior economic development officer for Manchester city council from 1989 to 1992, Dave helped to set up the Labour Telematics centre in Whalley Range, supporting the use of computer communications by the trade union movement, before undertaking a feasibility study (1993-94) on the use of telematics in four African states as a consultant to the International Labour Organisation and the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. He became general secretary successively of the European Workers' Education Association and the International Federation of Workers' Education Associations. From 2008 he worked as an operations manager at Wiego (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising). From 2012 to 2016, he organised residential GLI summer schools for international trade unionists, drawing on his experience of training for Unite. Dave's most recent publication, Understanding Informal Transport in Africa: Labour Impact Assessments as Tools to Improve Workers' Conditions, drew on years of innovative fieldwork he had carried out in several African cities. His archive is being curated by the Working Class Movement Library. He married Elaine Morrison in 2016. She survives him, as do two sons, Sean and Joe, from a previous relationship, with Mary Sayer, seven grandchildren, and three brothers, Robert, Stephen and me.
