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Erik Gibbs

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Erik 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.

Business May 27, 2021
Boyd Gaming Looks to Attract $900M through Bond Sale
Boyd Gaming is coming off an eventful year, as are most casino operators around the world. The company has had its ups and downs due to COVID-19 and had previously announced that it was going to offer new bonds in order to raise $750 million. It has now upped its offer and is looking to […]
Legal May 27, 2021
Wynn Resorts Founder Steve Wynn Faces Now Legal Trouble with the Department of Justice
After accusations of sexual misconduct surfaced against Steve Wynn, the founder and former head of Wynn Resorts stepped down from the company. He repeatedly asserted that he hadn’t done anything wrong, despite a number of individuals stepping forward to allegedly confirm his deviant behavior. That was a couple of years ago and Wynn has still […]
Sports May 26, 2021
Expanded Gambling in Connecticut Just One Signature Away from Launching
Connecticut is about to become the latest state to embrace sports gambling. With an eye on launching its new market before the upcoming football season, the Senate approved legislation late yesterday that will bring sports gambling and iGaming to the state, with only Governor Ned Lamont’s signature and approval by the Department of Interior (DoI) […]
Casino May 26, 2021
Crown Resorts Brass Prove to Be Adept at Creating Smoke Screens
The bigger they are, the harder they fall, and Crown Resorts is likely on the verge of a major collapse. Once Australia’s leading casino operator, the company has been embroiled in one controversy after another for the past several years until regulators finally decided that enough was enough. However, despite the international heat coming down […]
Sports May 26, 2021
The William Hill Name is Now Officially Part of the Colombian Sports Gambling Landscape
William Hill is going through a major metamorphosis right now that involves a lot of moving parts. After Caesars Entertainment purchased the gaming operator, it began working on deals to offload portions of the company, but might want to think twice about others. As Caesars and William Hill were in the final stages of the […]
Sports May 26, 2021
Louisiana Ready to Embrace Gambling, But Texas Remains in the Dark Ages
Efforts to support the rollout of sports gambling in the US continue to show disparity among lawmakers. Some have shown themselves to be ready to embrace the future, which has led to sports gambling being legalized in almost 30 states, plus Washington, DC. Then there are those who, despite their constituents showing support for legalized […]
Casino May 25, 2021
The First Quarter of 2021 Has Been Kind to Atlantic City Casinos
Atlantic City has been battling its demons for a number of years and, just as it looked like the city might be starting to show signs of stability, COVID-19 came in. That reversed all of the hard work that had been put into the city’s recovery and 2020 was a complete disaster. The good news […]
Casino May 25, 2021
Nagasaki Leaders Actively Developing a Robust Integrated Resort Plan for the Prefecture
Nagasaki, Japan is confident that it has the talent and qualities to be one of the first three integrated resort (IR) hosts when the country issues its initial licenses next year. Despite its overwhelming optimism, the prefecture isn’t satisfied with idly waiting for a decision to be made and is demonstrating why it would be […]
Legal May 25, 2021
Imperial Pacific Int’l to Pay $5.4M to Seven Former Employees over Forced Labor Lawsuit
Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has lost another in a long line of lawsuits that jeopardizes the casino developer’s future. IPI has faced legal and regulatory issues for almost as long as it has been behind the Imperial Palace casino in Saipan, and doesn’t seem to learn from its previous mistakes. As IPI’s ability to stay […]
Legal May 25, 2021
Caesars Entertainment Facing Lawsuit over Mismanagement of Employees’ 401(k)
As Caesars Entertainment actively works to emerge from the global COVID-19 pandemic, the casino, and sports gambling operator is going to have to reallocate some of its resources. The company is being sued, along with a fund manager, for fiduciary irresponsibility in relation to its 401(k)-employee retirement plan. According to the class-action lawsuit filed in […]