2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Svenska Spel Could Face Sale If Opposition Party Wins Sweden’s Elections
A Swedish political party with its eye on controlling the government feels that privatizing Svenska Spel is a smart move. If it wins the country's elections this September, one of its first orders of business may be to sell the state-owned gaming...
Argentinian Millionaire Accused of Tax Evasion Hopes to Keep Casino
An Argentine businessman who spent time in jail for tax evasion wants to keep his casino. Cristobal López is banking on his influence and connections that run to the top of the government to keep control of Central Casino of Mendoza. López...
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...
India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Bans Online Gambling Ads
India doesn't yet have a legal online gambling market. It might come soon. But the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has made it clear where it stands, and wants gambling ads stopped. The MIB asked all digital and print media to...
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...
Brazil Project to Create New Lottery Products to Fund Tourism Stalls
Brazil’s Senate recently approved a bill that would authorize new lottery products to fund the tourism and health industries. However, that’s as far as it got, although it could make progress this week. The bill creates two new lotteries to finance actions...
