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Pagcor told make 30 years of Sports Commission payments
National casino regulator the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) has been ordered by the country’s Supreme Court to make 30 years’ worth of payments to the Philippine Sports Commission. A ruling made public on Thursday on the court’s website stated Pagcor must “remit the full amount of 5 percent of its gross income per…
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RGB posts US$4mln profit in 2Q, revenue down 70pct y-o-y
Malaysian casino equipment supplier and distributor RGB International Bhd reported a second-quarter profit attributable to its shareholders of just under MYR18.9 million (US$4.3 million), down 28.8 percent from a year earlier. Such profit fell by 14.9 percent sequentially. The company reported revenue of MYR99.6 million for three months to June 30, down 70.2 percent from…
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Badminton star An Se-young granted exception to wear non-Yonex shoes
South Korean badminton star An Se-young has been granted permission to wear her preferred shoes for the time being, deviating from the usual requirement for national team players to wear Yonex, the official sponsor’s shoes. An had expressed discomfort with the Yonex shoes, prompting the Badminton Korea Association (BKA) and Yonex to allow an exception.…
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KBO postseason skippers claim postponement benefits their team more
With their Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) postseason series having been affected by rain this week, managers for the two contestants both claimed Tuesday the extra rest will benefit their club. Game 2 of the best-of-five series between the Samsung Lions and the LG Twins was rained out Monday at Daegu Samsung Lions Park in Daegu,…
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Zewei Ding Uses Kings to Crack Aces for First WSOP Bracelet in €1K Turbo
Making a World Series of Poker final table and being inches away from a WSOP Gold Bracelet is a dream many poker players share but realized by few. Zewei Ding found himself in that position today, but his dream nearly turned into a nightmare as soon as the final table began. Just one hand in, Ding faced what seemed…
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Penultimate Stop of the 2024 GUKPT Sees the Tour Head to Blackpool
As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, the Grosvenor G Casino in Blackpool hosts the penultimate stop of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) each November. Stops have come on gone on the GUKPT since its inception in 2007, but the Blackpool leg has remained constant, with the exception of the COVID-19…
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Wallabies legend Matt Burke sacked by Channel 10 after 11 years
Wallabies legend Matt Burke has reportedly been sacked by Channel 10 after being the network’s sports presenter for the past 11 years. The 51-year-old rugby union legend joined the network in 2013 as an expert commentator for the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia before transitioning to the role of sports presenter on 10…
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International arrest warrant issued for former Wallabies captain
An international arrest warrant was issued on Friday against former Australia rugby captain Rocky Elsom, who was sentenced in his absence to five years in prison by a French court for misuse of corporate assets, a lawyer in the case told AFP. Charges were brought following Elsom’s spell as president of French club Narbonne between…
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LG Coach Youm Kyoung-youb, Make Ens a Better Pitcher
LG Coach Youm Kyoung-youb says, “We are Trying to Make Ens a Better Pitcher” LG Twins manager Youm Kyoung-youb recently said that he would wait for the team’s pitchers seeking a rebound. Coach Youm said he would give foreign pitcher Detrick Ens time and watch him ahead of the professional baseball game against the KIA…
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Lee Jung-hoo, A Well-Hit Ball Gets Caught in the Rain
Lee Jung-hoo, You have to Use Fast Feet to Hit the Infield… A Well-Hit Ball Gets Caught in the Rain It was a day of mixed luck and bad luck for Lee Jung-hoo (25, San Francisco Giants). Lee Jung-hoo started as the third hitter and center fielder in the 2024 Major League Baseball (MLB) home…