Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Gavin Isaacs (l.), executive vice president and chief operating officer of Bally Technologies for the past five years, will be the new CEO of Shuffle Master, Inc., while Ramesh Srinivasan, moves from systems head to president and COO of Bally.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Aspers Group has won the large casino license granted the London Borough of Newham. The choice of Aspers puts the casino in the heart of ongoing 2012 Olympics construction and on-track to open for the big event. But the losing bidders may decide to continue the contest in court.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
California Congressman John Campbell (l.) files a bill identical to the one passed last year by the House Financial Services Committee. Experts say it will be difficult to pass again, now that Republicans are in charge.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
This week, GGB News presents the views of the two candidates for the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Ivan Makil is the challenger for the post of chairman of NIGA. A former tribal leader in Arizona, Makil has a long history of leadership and innovation in Indian Country, and is a partner in an innovative company that provides services to tribal governments.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
This week, GGB News presents the views of the two candidates for the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Association. Ernie Stevens has been leading NIGA as its chairman for 10 years. He has been on the front lines of many battles in Congress and has achieved many goals. He wants to continue progress for tribal government gaming.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The increasingly bitter battle between Las Vegas Sands and former Sands China President Steve Jacobs (l.) took a turn in his favor last week when a Las Vegas court rejected two LV Sands’ motions and the FBI joined the list of investigating organizations. Jacobs is also suing Sheldon Adelson for defamation.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Kansas may join Illinois as the most dysfunctional of the Midwest gaming states as the state House may torpedo a contract issued to build a long-delayed state-owned casino. House Speaker Mike O’Neal (l.) wants the Peninsula Gaming contract for a casino in Mulvane voided.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The expansion of gaming in Mexico in recent years is still waiting for its counterpoint on the legislative side of the equation. At both the local and national government levels, a push-back of sorts is beginning to take shape.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
What was once considered a big payday for the state and slot manufacturers may go away if Illinois Senate President John Cullerton (l.) is able to pass a bill repealing the law.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
A Florida Senate committee released a bill, sponsored by Senator Miguel Diaz de la Portilla (l.), which would legalize online poker in the state, with the state’s parimutuels being the center of the action. It also bans offshore operators still taking bets from U.S. players from operating in the state.
Sat, Mar 12, 2011
This week the Global Gaming Business Podcast features an interview with Gary Loveman, the chairman and CEO of Caesars Entertainment on how the company has emerged from a difficult economic period and where it is headed in the future.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
A town on the resort island of Boracay in the central Philippines has approved a controversial casino to be located at the exclusive Fairways and Bluewater Resort Golf and Country Club.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Details of a settlement between Stanley Ho (l.), two wives and five of his 16 children began to leak out last week, and there were no big surprises.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The Netherlands appears to be ready to change course on its long-held policy of favoring monopoly operators when it comes to gaming. A formal announcement is expected soon.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Smoking bans across Europe have been hitting the top line of casinos hard in recent years. Come this summer, it will be the Belgian operator’s turn to suffer.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Greece has revised its original proposal for the introduction of VLTs. Taxation, though still high, has been shifted to gaming revenue from the planned total betting turnover. Moreover, current lottery operator OPAP is now guaranteed an unnamed percentage of licenses.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is looking to strengthen the government’s hand against illegal casino operators. He is urging that the offense be reclassified a crime, which technically it is not at the moment. If only there were a website that would enable authorities to locate these operations…
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
It may sound odd even for Australia, but the sole casino operating in Canberra has never been allowed slot machines. Now, a review of the tax system could result in a change to the long-standing policy.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Paragon Corporate Secretary John Cahill told the Vancouver, B.C., city council the company will not seek an extension of its lease for the Plaza of Nations site if its proposed $450 million BC Place casino expansion is not approved. The lease will expire in 2013.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Panama’s casinos and slot halls are facing tax increases after 2011. It is to be hoped that the additional burden will not hurt the employment rolls of the individual operations.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Gaming operators are already familiar with the effects a smoking ban can have on revenues. A legislator in Argentina is now proposing the same for alcoholic beverages in the gaming venues of Buenos Aires.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The South American nation of Suriname appears to be in need of a legislative overhaul where gaming is concerned. While considering a potential tax increase, some legislators wanted answers to more basic questions, such as how many licensed casinos exist.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Another casino bill is attempting to emerge from committee on the Northern Marianas island of Saipan. Should it make it through the House, it could face a difficult time in the Senate, which last year shot down a similar attempt.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
Pending approvals, the Calgary gaming hall will become Cowboys Casino, taking on the name and notorious reputation of the popular Canadian nightclub.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The gaming industry in Nevada has rejected the bill that would legalize online poker in the state. The state’s two largest gaming companies want federal legislation approved instead of state legalizations. MGM’s Alan Feldman (l.) believes a federal law is best.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
California could become the first state to legalize some form of online gaming if one of two bills now in the Senate move forward.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
The honeymoon is definitely over between Penn National Gaming and Columbus, Ohio, where the company is set to build the second of its two casinos approved in the state (rendering at l.).
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
The leaders of Delaware’s three current racinos, including Dover Downs (l.), plan to fight against a bill that would create two new gaming venues in the state.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
The Minnesota legislature will soon consider a bill that would allow casino gambling at the state's two race tracks. However, Governor Mark Dayton said he supports "one state-owned casino" at the Mall of America or in downtown Minneapolis.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
During a phone chat with 100,000 constituents, Texas Governor Rick Perry (l.) said he's still against expanded gambling. “If gambling was the answer, Nevada would be flush,” he said.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Legalization of table games is one of the proposals in a package of legislation now being examined by the Maryland General Assembly.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Two South Carolina representatives recently introduced a bill to expand gambling and direct the revenues to tax relief. The South Carolina Baptist Convention is expected to strongly oppose the measure.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
HB1536, sponsored by Rep. Karen L. Awana and held over to next year, would establish the Hawaii Gaming Control Commission and guidelines for casino gambling on Oahu. In the meantime, Hawaiians can expect more studies and maybe a resolution, she said.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
The historic casino, where Frank Sinatra and friends once held forth, is set to close its doors in mid-May. It’s a discouraging development for the Strip’s north end.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
A retired Connecticut economist last week published an article suggesting that the state could benefit from a commercial casino.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
A ruling by the U.S. Tax Court rules that gamblers can now deduct expenses along with loses when they report their earnings to the government.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
A casino in Nevada’s capital has a new owner. Cason Station, across the street from the capitol building, is now owned by Las Vegas-based 777 Gaming.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford (l.) will not be able to use city funds to challenge a law creating a tourism zone in Atlantic City, according to the state’s Department of Community Affairs, which has taken over the city’s finances.
Fri, Mar 18, 2011
Tropicana Entertainment reported a write-down of certain intangible assets in the fourth quarter, totaling $20.7 million in non-cash charges.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
The Maine Senate is looking at changing the law so that a casino that voters authorized for Oxford County last November is legal.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
A federal judge recently upheld the U.S. Department of Interior decision allowing the nation to take 54 acres in Glendale, Arizona into its reservation system. Once the process is finalized, the tribe plans to begin building a casino. Attorney Heidi McNeil Staudenmaier says, however, this is a unique case.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Massachusetts tribe hires former Congressman William Delahunt (l.) to help them navigate the muddied waters in an attempt to open a tribal casino in the state.
Sat, Mar 19, 2011
Three Coconut Creek residents have filed a lawsuit against the city, saying it ignored its own codes and violated Florida law by approving the Seminole Tribe's casino expansion plans. The expansion would include the tallest building in the city.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
With the past-due tab at almost a quarter of a billion dollars, municipalities in New York State are feeling the fiscal pinch. The tribe says the state reneged on its compact.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Gaming technology expert Claudia Winkler has joined gaming software firm New Wave Automation as senior vice president of professional services.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Michael Bonakdar, most recently of IGT, has been named senior director of standards development at the Gaming Standards Association. The international association develops standards for gaming manufacturers, suppliers, operators and regulators.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
The tech exec has a long history in IT at major corporations, including PepsiCo, Wells Fargo. With MGM, Wanta will direct the company’s social networks and casino IT systems.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
A bill allowing West Virginia's four racetracks to spend up to $10 million annually to upgrade aging slot machines will be signed by West Virginia Acting Governor Earl Ray Tomblin (l.). Many of the state's 10,000 gaming machines would be affected.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
A federal judge has held that a lawsuit filed against International Game Technology over its stock price and corporate strategy by an electrical worker’s union can proceed to trial.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Bally Technologies launched its new “Hot Spin” slot, which allows players to select the volatility of the bonus wheel event, at Harrah’s Atlantic City.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Ainsworth Game Technology has launched what it calls a “jackpot super-store” machine offering players several types of jackpots.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Supplier Offsidegaming and marketer Tristar International have hooked up to launch online gaming and betting sites in the Latin American market.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
Geoffrey Weill Associates will handle public relations duties for the iconic Greenbrier resort in West Virginia.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
The International Association of Gaming Regulators recently reorganized as a nonprofit corporation. It plans to recruit new members from other nations and, for the first time, offer memberships to gaming jurisdictions along with individual regulators.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
TechFest 22, a training program for slot technicians, will be held at Minnesota’s Mystic Lake Casino Hotel May 24-26.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
The new tribal casino in Michigan has chosen a premier FutureLogic printer for its gaming applications.
Sun, Mar 20, 2011
The Fertitta brothers, owners of Station Casinos, buy the mixed martial arts rival Strikeforce, consolidating the two most powerful organizations under the UFC tent.
Mon, Mar 21, 2011
In the wake of a fatal casino bus crash in New York City’s Chinatown, social critics say casinos and bus companies have joined together to target a vulnerable populace.
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