2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Daniel Negreanu Had a Productive Year at the Poker Tables Despite a Few Misses
Poker is full of faces whose names are forever imprinted on the game. Alex Foxen, Daniel Negreanu, and Doyle Brunson are a few who have excelled over the years. Negreanu proved that, based on his 2022 performance, he’s still a formidable opponent...
UK Lottery Players Pocketed More Than $5.4B in 2022
2022 was a good year for a number of lottery winners, with the Powerball, Spain’s El Gordo, and EuroMillions handing out billions of dollars. In the UK, lottery players scooped up £4.5 billion (about $5.4 billion), and the National Lottery found that...
Pasig City in the Philippines Outlaws Online Gambling
Pasig City in the Philippines is taking the country’s desire to improve “moral welfare” to the extreme. Its government announced Tuesday that it isn’t going to issue permits for online gambling companies, and those with existing permits will have to move out....
South Korea Casinos Future Bleak Once Japan’s Resorts Live: Expert
Japan continues to work on the opening of integrated resorts (IR), with the project taking longer than expected. Once the casinos emerge on the country's horizon, one gaming industry expert believes they could put South Korea's casino industry in jeopardy. Jeju Island...
Genesis Global Files for Bankruptcy in Malta
The writing was on the wall months ago. But that doesn’t make it any easier for the employees left jobless just before Christmas. Genesis Global, the gaming operator that has had difficulty in several jurisdictions, has filed for bankruptcy and is shutting...
Los Angeles Chargers Head to Postseason with Win Over Indianapolis Colts
The Los Angeles Chargers celebrated Christmas a day late on Monday night with a solid performance against the Indianapolis Colts. They earned a spot in the postseason for the first time in four years, thanks to a solid Monday Night Football performance...
Jason Koon Continues Great Month at the Poker Tables With PokerGO $500K Win
Earlier this month, poker pro Jason Koon had no problem taking down Phil Hellmuth when they met in a High Stakes Duel match. But Koon didn’t use up all his talent on that heads-up battle, as he had enough left over to...
World Cup Gambling: Police Action Sees More Than 12,000 Arrested in Thailand
In the run-up to this year’s FIFA World Cup, it was no secret that illegal sports betting was going to be a potential problem. Countries took different approaches to combat the issue, and Thailand’s plan seems to have made a significant dent...
Irish Lawmaker’s Skewed Lottery Comments Lead to Calls To Set the Record Straight
Last month, a lawmaker in Ireland asserted that the country's National Lottery has been responsible for 40% of the complaints the Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland (ASAI) has fielded. However, Sinn Féin's Brian Stanley missed the mark with his comment, and the...
NFL Christmas Weekend Games Deliver A Lot Of Presents, But Not To Everyone
A blistery cold caused by a so-called Artic bomb cyclone draped itself across most of the US this Christmas weekend. But for the most part, it didn’t interrupt the packed NFL schedule. As Santa was making his rounds, some teams received some...
