A former blackjack dealer at Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in western New York faces additional fraud charges, a court has confirmed. Emily M. Torres, who has been brought to court for conspiring with customers at the casino, will now have to face another charge related to fraudulently helping players win big in real estate by…
Month: September 2024
Ontario Attorney General Discusses Game Business
After months of operations, Ontario’s new online gaming and sports betting market is starting to gain some momentum. Recently, Attorney General Doug Downey of the state discussed the topic, shed more light on why local governments pushed for it, and threw dice on the private game market for the first time in Canada. The introduction…
There’s a reason why they took him from the United States
Kwon Kwang-min is active with a batting average of .433 (13 hits in 30 at-bats) with four home runs, nine RBIs, three walks, eight strikeouts and an on-base percentage of .485 with a .933 OPS 1.418 in 12 games since the first-team call-up on the 3rd. It is a small sample, but he is leading…
Sands China’s Legal Adviser for Retirement
Sands China, the operator of the Venetian Macau Casino Resort (pictured), announced that David Fleming, the company’s secretary and legal adviser, will retire from April 1, 2015. Fleming, 67, has held these positions since January 2011, it said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The executive is also an authorized representative of…
Japan casino bill less likely to pass by November
The possibility of Japan passing legislation to legalize casino resort principles by the end of this parliamentary session on Nov. 30 has “declined,” Union Gaming Research Macao Ltd. said in a note published on Monday. This may make it difficult for Japan to meet the current government’s policy goal of building one or more casino…
Na Sung-bum’s first-team cancellation KIA has already started preparing for KS
KIA, led by head coach Lee Bum-ho, was scheduled to hold its 16th game against the NC Dinos in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League at Gwangju-KIA Champions Field on Monday, but the game was canceled due to rainy weather. The game will be reorganized into two days on Tuesday. Ahead of the match,…
Good draw for Korea, hard work starts now
Whoever the next head coach of South Korea turns out to be — and the appointment should not take too long now — he will be happy with the draw for the third round of the 2026 World Cup. That’s no disrespect to the other five teams in Group B. However, given that South Korea…
KBO’s Landers reinstate injured pitcher, cut ties with temporary replacement
The Korean baseball club SSG Landers reinstated pitcher Roenis Elias from the injured list Tuesday, while terminating a deal with his temporary replacement in a corresponding move. The Landers said Elias, who had been out since May 18 with an oblique injury, will start against the NC Dinos on Wednesday at Changwon NC Park in…
Ronaldo says he is playing his ‘last European Championship’
Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed this year’s European Championship will be the last of his career. The Portugal superstar, who is 39, is playing at the Euros for a record sixth time and has helped his country reach the quarterfinals — where Kylian Mbappé and France await in Hamburg on Friday. Speaking to Portuguese public broadcaster…
Surprise appearance of Son Heung-min packs public park in minutes, prompts police to control area
Korean football star Son Heung-min was spotted playing a casual match at a public park near Seoul, drawing thousands of spectators in minutes and prompting police to control the scene, according to police and witnesses Saturday. Police said some 13 reports had been filed as of 9:20 p.m. Friday of a crowd surging to a…