LG Twins manager Yoon Kyung-yup watched his team practice at Jamsil Stadium on Thursday, and the first word out of his mouth when he met the press was “tight.” LG will play the KT Wiz in the first game of the best-of-five semifinals at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on Friday. The two teams met in […]
It’s a battle of pride for foreign hitters in the semi-playoffs between the LG Twins and KT Wiz of the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO). LG, which finished third in the regular season, and KT, which beat the fourth-place team for the first time in history in the wild-card round, will face off for a spot […]
In baseball, LG Twins foreign pitcher Eliezer Hernandez was moved to the bullpen instead of starting in the semifinals. It’s a sacrifice for a team with a weak bullpen. Manager Yoon Kyung-yup said before the semifinals at Jamsil Stadium on Thursday, “Hernandez will pitch in the bullpen. The second pitcher after the starter is important. […]
A ray of hope in the midst of despair. The Lotte Giants of the Korean Baseball Organization have struggled on the mound this year. The foreign one-two punch of Charlie Barnes and Aaron Wilkerson has done its job. They were two of the best one-two punchers in the league. But the rest of the homegrown […]
Gambling in its various forms has been among Canada’s most popular pastimes since time immemorial. What has made Canadian land-based casino industry so attractive is the country’s balanced approach to the industry. Unlike many other countries around the world, which are swinging from one extreme to the other in terms of gambling legislation, Canada has […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corrupt officials is expected to hit the profitability of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. (BCLC), revealed official documents obtained by Postmedia via freedom of information request. The gambling industry is to feel the squeeze as the Chinese President is targeting the murky world of the corrupt officials for years. […]
Canada’s largest casino operator Gateway Casinos and Entertainment announced that the $26-million reconstruction project of Point Edward Casino is going on schedule and the entire project is to be finished sometime in late spring this year, supposing that work continues to progress in that manner. Last year, Gateway announced its plans to invest millions in […]
On Thursday this week, employees from casinos operated by casino operator and developer Wynn Resorts wrote a letter to the government, asking for a stricter implementation of the smoking ban. The employees handed the letter to the Office of the Chief Executive (CE) that is tasked with delivering the letter to the government. According to […]
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment, one of the largest casino and entertainment companies in Canada, reacted to the anti-casino lobbyists. The gambling operator behind the proposed C$60 million gambling complex on the Kingsway finally responded to the flood of claims, presented by the casino opponents in an effort to prevent the construction of Gateway’s gambling complex. […]
On Monday this week, the first town hall meeting related to the construction of the highly-controversial premier casino and entertainment property in Greater Sudbury took place. The planning committee had the chance to hear people’s opinion on the matter and discuss their concerns about the possible drawbacks of hosting a casino on the Kingsway and […]