2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Irish Lottery Players Spent Over $1B Last Year
Lottery players and vendors in Ireland had a good year last year. Data from Premier Lotteries Ireland (PLI), the official lottery operator, shows that both took home more money than they did a year earlier. Irish lottery players purchased over €1 billion...
Nagasaki Theme Park Land Proposed for Integrated Resort Could Be Sold
When Nagasaki began exploring possible locations for an integrated resort (IR), it didn't take long before it settled on the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo City. However, the owners of the park that conjures up visions of being deep in...
Scientific Games Adds New 10-Year Contract With the Ecuador National Lottery
Scientific Games, the multi-faceted gaming company that is rebranding to Light & Wonder, continues to advance its global ambitions. Just after renewing a deal in Quebec, Canada, its latest target is Ecuador, where it has signed a new deal with the Ecuador...
Latin American Gaming Proves Massively Successful for Betsson
Gaming operator Betsson has provided its financial health report for the second quarter of the year. Its Latin American gaming operations are on fire. However, its European activity isn’t doing so well. Betsson reported revenue of €186.3 million (US$189.5 million) for the...
Hong Kong Police Bust Triad-linked Gambling Ring, Arrest 48
Police in Hong Kong have shut down a major gambling operation active across the Chinese SAR. They’re still putting together all of the details, but have already determined that the ring has ties to a known triad in the city. A South...
Imperial Pacific Int’l Settlement To Hold Onto Imperial Palace Misses Deadline
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has been close to losing control of the Imperial Palace casino in Saipan for years, but always finds a way to stay in the game. It was reportedly going to have a settlement in place with the Commonwealth...
Genting HK Continues Offloading Assets as It Looks To Stay Afloat
Genting Hong Kong has spent the past several months restructuring the business to avoid a permanent shutdown. It's losing its casino cruise ships as a result, and just sold another to Royal Caribbean. Poorly-timed spending that immediately preceded the onset of COVID-19...
WSOP Recap: Highlights From The Successful 2022 Event
This year's World Series of Poker (WSOP) tournament series was a smashing success. Omitting the event that saw two of the same cards dealt on the flop and a false active shooter report that led to chaos, the 2022 WSOP confirmed that...
Kindred’s Efforts to Combat Problem Gambling Continue to Pay Off
Kindred Group continues its efforts to emphasize responsible gambling across all of its gaming initiatives. Its "Journey Towards Zero" campaign is working, according to the company. The "Journey Towards Zero" campaign has as its final objective zero revenue coming from individuals who...
Tennis Chilean Player, Italian Judge Latest Investigated For Match-Rigging
Over the past several months, several tennis players and umpires received bans for match-fixing. The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) recently added a Chilean tennis player and an Italian judge to the list. Chile’s Michel Vernier Quinteros received a suspension of seven...
