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Erik Gibbs
AuthorErik brings his unique writing talents and storytelling flare to cover a wide range of gambling topics. He has written for a number of industry-related publications over the years, providing insight into the constantly evolving world of gaming. A huge sports fan, he especially enjoys football and anything related to sports gambling. Erik is particularly interested in seeing how sports gambling and online gaming are transforming the larger gaming ecosystem.
Industry
August 19, 2021
Nagasaki May Have Been Playing Games with IR Candidates All Along
In any competition, there is always a winner and loser and it’s not uncommon to find the losers lashing out, sometimes throwing wild accusations of cheating or fraud. In the Nagasaki integrated resort (IR) race in Japan, those accusations began even before the contest was over and they’re not slowing down. If anything, they’re developing […]
Insider
August 18, 2021
The GamblingNews Podcast Welcomes David Charnock of FSB (Podcast #2)
The GamblingNews podcast series is an excellent way to stay on top of what’s happening in the gaming industry. We routinely invite industry insiders to sit down with us to discuss how they see the market and what they’re doing to help shape the future. GamblingNews recently had the opportunity to have David Charnock, FSB’s […]
Industry
August 18, 2021
GambleAware Bets $5 Million on New UK Gambling Research Hub
GambleAware, the primary problem gambling charity group in the UK, is going to make a major investment in support of the country’s first academic research hub. The center is being developed to support gambling harm research, and GambleAware has committed to a grant that will help fund the project. The hub and the organization’s participation […]
Sports
August 18, 2021
BoyleSports Becomes Third Sports Betting Partner of Newcastle United
The UK may have a certain level of disdain for relationships between sports betting operators and sports organizations, but they’re not going away anytime soon. The latest deal involves BoyleSports, which just signed on as an official sports betting partner of Newcastle United FC. The agreement makes BoyleSports an official partner of the soccer club […]
Industry
August 18, 2021
NAACP Executive in Ohio Wants Lawmakers to Stop Discussing Sports Betting
Ohio is one of a handful of states where sports betting legalization is on the table. A bill to bring the activity to the state has already made it past the Senate, but still needs to get by lawmakers in the House of Representatives. Ahead of the latter chamber’s return to work next month, opponents […]
Industry
August 17, 2021
High 5 Games Ready to Step into the Netherlands This Fall
High 5 Games wants to give Dutch gamblers access to some of the most globally popular online slot machines. It won’t be able to do so until the Netherlands turns on its new online gaming market later this year, but, when that happens, High 5 will be ready and waiting with its large portfolio of […]
Business
August 17, 2021
PAGCOR Investigates Suncity Group Over Missing Player Deposits
Suncity Group may have tripped over itself. The junket operator, and backer of a multimillion-dollar resort project in the Philippines, is reportedly under investigation by the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) after allegedly receiving complaints from some of Suncity’s customers that they haven’t been able to withdraw their funds. While delays and technical glitches […]
Sports
August 17, 2021
The Portuguese Basketball League Is Now the Betclic League
Sports-related activity has always been a great landing spot for brands looking to gain greater exposure. From Little League baseball to UEFA, associating a company name with a team or a league is guaranteed to bring an increase in traffic. Become a sponsor and that increase jumps substantially. Betclic, the France-based online sports betting operator, […]
Industry
August 16, 2021
Rapper Jay-Z Hopes to Get In on New York’s Sports Betting Market
Jay-Z, the rapper born as Shawn Corey Carter, could be about to make history once again. In addition to being a musician and social justice pioneer, he is also an avid sports fan. Jay-Z has been linked to a number of teams over the years and once held a partial membership stake in the NBA’s […]
Insider
August 16, 2021
GamblingNews Talks with FirstByte Founder and CEO Cosmin Mesenschi (Podcast #1)
The new podcast series on GamblingNews is now running. Experts from the gaming industry join in one-on-one conversations with us to share their insight, and our first guest to inaugurate the podcasts was Cosmin Mesenschi. He is the founder and CEO of FirstByte Media, the first company to target the affiliate side of the relationship […]
