Gaming and Leisure Properties reports record third quarter Summary Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI) posted record results for the quarter ended 30 September 2025. Revenue rose 3.2% year‑on‑year to $397.6m, cash revenue climbed 5.8% to $375.7m, and Adjusted EBITDA increased by 5.8%. Management attributes the performance to a diversified tenant base, recent acquisitions, financing arrangements […]
Hard Rock Bet Brings Slot-Like Games to Florida Summary Hard Rock Bet has introduced “Games Powered by Past Motor Races” in Florida — a set of games that look and feel like online slot machines but determine outcomes from historical motor-race results (NASCAR and others) rather than random-number generators. Players choose finishing orders from a […]
Malaysia to expand social security provisions with new 24/7 worker protection scheme Summary The Dewan Rakyat has completed the first reading of a Bill to amend the Employees’ Social Security Act 1969 (Act 4), introducing the Non-Work-related Accident Scheme — branded LINDUNG 24/7. The scheme extends SOCSO coverage to formal workers 24 hours a day, […]
1 in 4 young adults in Singapore reported poor mental health in 2024, the highest among all age groups surveyed Summary The National Population Health Survey (NPHS) 2024 used the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) with a cut-off score of 3+ to measure poor mental health. Overall, 15.4% of Singapore residents aged 18–74 were classified […]
Over 7,600 in-house security officers in Singapore to benefit from progressive wage model boost Summary The Singapore Government has accepted the Security Tripartite Cluster’s (STC) recommendations to extend the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) to in-house security officers (IHSOs). A three-year wage uplift schedule runs from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, with the entry-level […]
Anjouan vs. Curacao: The best choice for iGaming operators in 2025 Summary Consultant Ron Mendelson (Fast Offshore) compares two popular iGaming jurisdictions — Curacao and Anjouan — and argues that Anjouan is the superior option for operators in 2025. Curacao, long established since the 1990s, has recently reformed its framework (moving away from the master-sub […]
Why Cognitive Science Needs Phenomenology: Rethinking the Epistemology of Consciousness Through Intuitive Dualism Summary This essay argues that intuitive dualism — the natural tendency to treat mind and body as distinct — is an empirical feature of human cognition that must be taken seriously by both philosophers and scientists. Rather than settle metaphysical disputes, the […]
Las Vegas jurors possibly ‘deadlocked’ in trial over police killing of armed protester Summary A federal civil trial over the 2020 police shooting of Jorge Gomez appeared to hit a snag when jurors sent notes indicating confusion about unanimity and what happens if they can’t agree. U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware interpreted the jury’s questions […]
COMMENTARY: AI’s free ride on creative labour is undermining the marketplace Summary Gerard Scimeca argues that major AI developers are training powerful models on copyrighted films, TV and other creative works without permission, using OpenAI’s Sora 2 — which can generate movie‑quality video from text prompts — as a recent example. He contends this practice […]
India Gets Six-Months Relief as U.S. Renews Chabahar Port Sanctions Exemption Summary Punchy take: India has just bought itself six months of breathing space. The United States has renewed a waiver that exempts India from sanctions relating to operations at Iran’s Chabahar port — the extension runs from 29 October 2025 for six months, after […]
