2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Cryptocurrency-Friendly El Salvador Builds New NFT-Focused Casino
El Salvador became the first country to recognize bitcoin as legal tender. It's also the first to receive a casino built around non-fungible tokens (NFT). This past January, Canada-based Astro Babies announced the development of its first physical casino where players can...
Uruguay Considering New Casino in Coastal Department of Rocha
Uruguay is getting support for a new casino from the highest level of government. President Luis Lacalle Pou has been meeting with government officials to explore a venue in the department of Rocha. Lacalle, Minister of Transport and Public Works José Luis...
Star Entertainment Admits Failings as Queensland Announces Investigation
New South Wales (NSW) is wrapping up its investigation into allegations Star Entertainment allowed money laundering and other criminal activity to take place at Star Sydney. Star has admitted it failed, which could come into play as Queensland announces its own investigation...
Mariana Islands Lawmaker Pushes More Casinos After Imperial Pacific Fiasco
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) convinced a judge at the end of May that it was going to receive a windfall of cash by the end of the month. It didn't happen, and an effort to strike its exclusivity for the Imperial Palace...
Legal Sports Betting in Brazil Faces New Delay as President Bolsonaro Steps In
Brazil has been working on legalized sports betting for a while, and it seemed like the finish line was in sight. However, the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, just got in the way. Jair Bolsonaro ended up halting the sending of the sports...
German Court Orders Betano to Return Sports Bettor’s Money
Sports betting operator Betano is going to have to give a German bettor his money back. The German District Court of Ludwigslust ordered the operator to refund him €4,380 (US$4,608) in player losses. The bettor lost €5,380 (US$5,638) at the Kaizen Gaming-owned...
Australian Gambler Heads to Jail for Scamming Acquaintance Out of $2M
A man in Perth is heading to jail for the next chapter in his life. The 42-year-old scammed a religious acquaintance out of AU$2.7 million (US$1.9 million) over two years, most of which he spent gambling. Munir Muzafar Fakrud Hassanali repeatedly stole...
Lotto Plus 2 Lottery of South Africa Sees Unemployed Woman Win $2M
Fortune recently smiled on a South African woman. The woman recently won R31.4 million (US$1.99 million) in the most recent Lotto Plus 1 lottery draw. The woman, from the Western Cape province's city of Oudtshoorn, purchased her Ithuba National Lottery ticket at...
Nogales, Mexico Casino Kidnapping of 3 Has Brutal End
An otherwise routine night at a local casino turned ugly Thursday for two women and a man in Nogales, Mexico. Unidentified subjects kidnapped the three, and the tale turns gruesome from there. The incident occurred as the three were when leaving a...
UK’s English Defence League Cofounder Goes Gambling, Declares Bankruptcy
Last year, a British court told Tommy Robinson, the cofounder of the far-right Islamophobic group English Defence League (EDL), to pay £500,000 (US$624,300) to settle a libel suit. He hasn't complied, but hasn't had any issues spending money gambling before declaring bankruptcy....
