2301 stories by Erik Gibbs
Chile’s Supreme Court Orders Block of 23 Illegal Online Betting Sites
Sports betting operators in Chile have been ordered to leave the country by the Supreme Court, effective immediately. In a ruling on Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Chile declared that access to nearly two dozen online betting sites must be blocked because...
Tabcorp Awarded Nearly $54M Refund From Australia’s Tax Authority
Tabcorp, Australia's large gambling and racing operator, gambled on its tax obligations and beat the house. It fought the Australian Tax Office (ATO) over certain tax calculations and won, leading to a refund of around AUD83 million (US$53.2 million). Tabcorp announced the...
Playtech Report Shows Most Argentine Bettors Don’t Weigh Site Legality
Online gaming software giant Playtech recently conducted a study exploring users' attitudes toward gaming site choice and safe gaming messaging. Results showed most bettors in Argentina don't consider a site's legal status when betting. The results showed that only 29% of respondents...
Sportsbooks Pull the Plug on Soccer Card Markets Following Paqueta Scandal
The fallout from an ongoing scandal involving Brazilian soccer star Lucas Paqueta and yellow cards has forced some sportsbooks to take action. The drama is just the latest in the sports betting ecosystem, and operators are working overtime to clean the field....
Man Arrested in Vietnam Casino After 24-Day Evasion Following South Korea Bank Robbery
Police caught a man in a Vietnamese casino over the weekend after he evaded capture for 24 days. The suspect is accused of robbing a South Korean bank last month, according to South Korean news agency Korea JoonAng Daily. The unidentified 47-year-old...
Dominican Republic Gambling Revenue on the Rise, According to Latest Stats
Despite the complications brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, new stats show the market is rebounding in the Dominican Republic (DR), and revenue is improving. Statistics from the General Directorate of Internal Taxes (DGII, for its Spanish acronym) show that gambling revenue grew...
$1M Gambling Fraud Mastermind Lands Prison Sentence
Peter Holbrook, a 75-year-old Brit, appeared in court today for a sentencing hearing after being accused of stealing around £849,000 (US$1.06 million) from multiple individuals. On Friday afternoon, a courtroom filled with victims and their families gathered to hear the harrowing account...
SkyCity Auckland Casino Robbed in Brazen Daytime Attack
As if it didn’t already have enough to deal with, SkyCity Entertainment now has a robbery on its hands. The fact that the theft at the SkyCity Auckland casino took place in broad daylight and the thief got away only makes the...
New UK Gambling Regs Under Fire Over Lack of Evidentiary Support Claims
Some of the measures the UK government proposed through its gambling white paper may do more harm than good. Absent solid evidence to support various theories, the UK may be just spinning its wheels and wasting money and resources that it no...
Stake.com Hack Pinned by FBI on North Korea’s Lazarus Group
The FBI thinks it has figured out who was behind the recent $40-million hack of online gambling platform Stake.com. To the surprise of no one, it has pointed the finger at one of the longest-running state-led cyberterrorist groups in the world, North...
