GGB News - April 30, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 17 • April 30, 2018
COVER STORY:
Stars Group Buys Sky Bet For $4.7 Billion
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 17 • April 30, 2018
COVER STORY:
Stars Group Buys Sky Bet For $4.7 Billion
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Elaine Wynn Flexing Her Muscles
- Wording Finalized on Japan Gaming Regs
- Virginia Tribe Secures Investor, Land for Casino
- Caesars to Build Resort in Mexico
- AGA, States, Leagues Anticipate Legal Sports Betting
- Scott, Seminoles Reach Agreement
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Big Boys Go First
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Alex Igelman, Chief Executive Officer, Millennial Esports
GGB News - April 23, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 16 • April 23, 2018
COVER STORY:
Tropicana Sold In Three-Way Deal
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 16 • April 23, 2018
COVER STORY:
Tropicana Sold In Three-Way Deal
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Elaine Wynn Settles Suit, Influences New Board Appointments
- Hard Rock AC to Open June 28
- Japan Casino Bill Heading to Diet
- Caesars to Build Tribal Casino Near Sacramento
- New Jersey to Join Online Poker Player Sharing in May
- VizExplorer Announces Investment, Products, Contracts
- Caesars to Run Non-Gaming Resorts in Dubai
- MGM in Talks With Wynn to Buy Everett Casino
- Chan In at Galaxy
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Finding Eldorado
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Geoff Freeman, President & CEO, American Gaming Association
GGB News - April 16, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 15 • April 16, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Boston To MGM?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 15 • April 16, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Boston To MGM?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: No Boracay Casino for Galaxy
- Stanley Ho Retires from SJM
- Japan Lawmakers Hope to Submit Casino Bill
- One Size Sports Betting Doesn’t Fit All
- Workers Shut Down Canadian Casino
- Florida Special Session Still A Possibility
- Caesars President of Entertainment Joins April 24 UNLV Panel
- Rich Get Richer
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Winter Blues
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jerry Epstein, CEO, Engaged Nation
GGB News - April 9, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 14 • April 9, 2018
COVER STORY:
Pennsylvania Gives Some Skins
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 14 • April 9, 2018
COVER STORY:
Pennsylvania Gives Some Skins
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Japan Casino Bill Shaping Up
- MGM Growth Properties to Buy Hard Rock Rocksino
- Odyssey to Buy Olympic
- PGA Joins NBA, MLB in Supporting Sports Betting—With Fee
- Special Session Possible In Florida
- Boracay Casino: A $100 Million Bonanza?
- MGM To Buy Wynn?
- First Mississippi Gaming Hall of Fame Class Revealed
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kate Lowenhar-Fisher, Member, Gaming & Hospitality Practice Group, Dickinson Wright
GGB News - April 2, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 13 • April 2, 2018
COVER STORY:
Big Fish Hooked
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 13 • April 2, 2018
COVER STORY:
Big Fish Hooked
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Virgin Buys Hard Rock Las Vegas
- Political Deadlock Stymies Japan Gaming
- UK Conservative Party MPs Back £2 FOBT Stake
- Struggling del Lago Looks for State Aid
- Star Has Big Plans for Queensland
- Bill Would put Mashpee Land Into Trust
- The Answer to Integrity is Data, Not Leagues
- Seminar Views Floor of the Future
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Big Issues, Big Impact
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bob Boughner, Partner, Global Market Advisors
GGB News - March 19, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 11 • March 19, 2018
COVER STORY:
Steve and Elaine Declare Peace
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 11 • March 19, 2018
COVER STORY:
Steve and Elaine Declare Peace
FEATURES:
- Will Macau Issue More Licenses?
- West Virginia Sports Betting Bill Becomes Law
- Oklahoma House OKs Tribal Roulette, Craps
- PA Online Gaming Process to Start
- UNLV Gaming & Hospitality Education Series Announces Second Episode Content & Speakers
- Sports Betting and March Madness
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: The AGS Story
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Peter DeRaedt, President, Gaming Standards Association
GGB News - March 12, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 10 • March 12, 2018
COVER STORY:
LVS to Sell Sands Bethlehem to Poarch Band
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 10 • March 12, 2018
COVER STORY:
LVS to Sell Sands Bethlehem to Poarch Band
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Japan Casinos Likely Stuck on 3
- Wynn Resorts, Okada Bury the Hatchet
- Brazil Shoots Down Gaming Bill
- Florida Gambling Bills Fail Again
- Integrity Fee Challenged as States Advance Sports Betting Bills
- China Concessionaires Hungry for News
- CrownBet Buys William Hill Australia, Consolidating Stars Group Presence
- Bermuda Gags Former Regulator
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lopez, President & CEO, and Julia Boguslawski, Chief Marketing Officer, AGS
GGB News - March 5, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 9 • March 5, 2018
COVER STORY:
Greek IR a Go
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 9 • March 5, 2018
COVER STORY:
Greek IR a Go
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Churchill Acquires Two El Dorado Properties
- Jeju Shinhwa World Opens in South Korea
- To Fee Or Not To Fee
- Oneidas Open Third N.Y. Casino
- Harrison Leaves UK Gambling Commission
- Stars Group Acquires Majority of CrownBet
- Indian Gaming Moves to Vegas
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Kline, Chief Operating Officer and General Manager, Resorts World Catskills
GGB News - February 26, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 8 • February 26, 2018
COVER STORY:
Japan IR Measures May Scare Investors
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 8 • February 26, 2018
COVER STORY:
Japan IR Measures May Scare Investors
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Sands Sevens Out in Pennsylvania
- Full Speed Ahead, Says New Wynn CEO
- Vote on Brazil Gaming This Week?
- IPI Rejects Bloomberg Claims
- Southern Gaming Summit Announces Keynote Speakers
- No Online Poker Bill Likely in California
- ‘Integrity Fee’ Becoming an Issue in Sports Betting Legalization
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Come Together
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Willy Allison, Owner, World Game Protection Conference
GGB News - February 19, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 7 • February 19, 2018
COVER STORY:
MGM Cotai Opens at Last
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 7 • February 19, 2018
COVER STORY:
MGM Cotai Opens at Last
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Complaints Mount Against Wynn
- Bye-Bye Fontainebleau, Hello Drew
- Myanmar Gives Nod to Casino Gaming
- MLB Supports Legal Sports Betting—With Conditions
- Texas Tribe Must Close Bingo Parlor
- New Jersey Considers Changing Keno-style Lottery Game
- Duetto Closes $80 Million Series D Financing
- Report: Blackstone, Cerberus Among Bidders for Cirsa
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Rating REITs; Northern Exposure
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Vincent Lentini, Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President, Affinity Gaming
GGB News - February 12, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 6 • February 12, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Quits His Company
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 6 • February 12, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Quits His Company
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Chinese Gambling Threat to Macau?
- Aristocrat Cleared in Slot Lawsuit
- MGM Cotai to Open this Week
- Scientific Games Launches SG Digital
- IPO for Caesars REIT Outperforms
- Game On in the Catskills
- Las Vegas Sands Advises Brazil
- Connecticut Tribes Say BIA Illegally Blocked Casino
- Hard Rock Announces Online, Social Gaming Partners
- GGB PODCAST: Sally Gainsbury, Deputy Director at Gambling Treatment & Research Clinic, University of Sydney
GGB News - February 5, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 5 • February 5, 2018
COVER STORY:
Florida: Gambling’s Last Gasp
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 5 • February 5, 2018
COVER STORY:
Florida: Gambling’s Last Gasp
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Resorts in Damage Control
- New Atlantic City Casinos Plan to Join New Jersey Online Gambling Market
- Will MGM Cotai Stall Again?
- Bridgeport Casino Debate Ready to Begin
- ICE to Draw 30,000
- Louisiana Task Force Recommends Riverboat Changes
- Eilers-Fantini: Aristocrat Increased Floor Presence; AGS, Sci Games Up
- Foreshadowing Wynn?
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sean McBurney, General Manager, Caesars Palace
GGB News - January 29, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 4 • January 29, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Implicated as Wynn West Planned
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 4 • January 29, 2018
COVER STORY:
Wynn Implicated as Wynn West Planned
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Angel To Devil For Sports Betting
- Report: UK to Set £2 Betting Limit on FOBTs
- Caesars Eyes Casino at Former Greek Airport
- Las Vegas’ Hard Rock Set to Become a Virgin Hotel
- Yet Another Delay for MGM Cotai
- Gaming Law Education Comes To Central Pennsylvania
- A Mesmerizing MGM Cotai
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: What If?
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Sheehan, President & CEO, Scientific Games
GGB News - January 22, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 3 • January 22, 2018
COVER STORY:
Four Winds South Bend Opens
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 3 • January 22, 2018
COVER STORY:
Four Winds South Bend Opens
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars REIT Rejects Acquisition Bid by MGM REIT
- Gambling Issue Will Be On Florida Ballot
- AGS Begins Initial Public Offering
- Catskills Megaresort Debuts February 8
- MGM Cotai Could Open with 150 Tables
- A Nice Start
- Czech Company to Seek Control of Casinos Austria
- Caesars Announces Dream Team for Japan
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: The American Dream
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tracey S. Chernay, Senior Vice President, Global Casino, Gaming and Lottery, TransAct
GGB News - January 15, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 2 • January 15, 2018
COVER STORY:
It’s Only Just Begun: Atlantic City Revel Casino Finally Sold
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 2 • January 15, 2018
COVER STORY:
It’s Only Just Begun: Atlantic City Revel Casino Finally Sold
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Will States Squander Legal Sports Betting?
- Penn Sues Against Mini-Casinos, Then Wins One
- Stan Fulton Passes
- MGM Cotai to Open January 29
- Nevada Board Gives Thumbs-Up to AGS IPO
- Cyprus Projects Big Casino Returns
- Supreme Court Lets Massachusetts Tribal Casino Go Forward
- First Female Chair Named in Nevada
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Bulls Are Slowing?
- GGB PODCAST: Anika Howard, Sr. Director for Product Marketing for Mobile, PlaySpot, and North American Sportsbetting, IGT
GGB News - January 8, 2018
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 1 • January 8, 2018
COVER STORY:
Struggling Lucky Dragon Closes Casino
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 16 • No. 1 • January 8, 2018
COVER STORY:
Struggling Lucky Dragon Closes Casino
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Macau Ends Losing Streak
- NYX Deal Done
- Caesars REIT To Go Public
- Nepal Tiger Casino Opens
- Massachusetts Tribe Closes Casino Office
- GGB Magazine Launches the UNLV Gaming & Hospitality Education Series
- Baha Mar Founder Sues Chinese Contractor
- New Jersey’s Brendan Byrne Dies
- Russia Backs Off Casino Tax
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Todd Cravens, Chief Executive Officer, Galaxy Gaming
GGB News - December 25, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 101 • December 25, 2017
COVER STORY:
Three Way Deal Links Penn, Pinnacle and Boyd
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 101 • December 25, 2017
COVER STORY:
Three Way Deal Links Penn, Pinnacle and Boyd
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Fun in Florida?
- GVC Completes Deal for Ladbrokes Coral
- China Reinstates Korea Gambling Ban; Locals Casino Stressed
- Oz Gambling Losses Raise Concerns
- New Jersey’s Pallone Introduces PASPA Repeal
- Ho Dumps Summit Ascent Stake
- Great Canadian to Operate Greater Toronto ‘Bundle’
- The Skill Dilemma
- GGB Magazine Announces 25 People to Watch for 2018
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Regional Roundup
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Geoff Freeman, President & CEO, American Gaming Association
GGB News - December 18, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 100 • December 18, 2017
COVER STORY:
Japan Addiction Bill Pushed to 2018
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 100 • December 18, 2017
COVER STORY:
Japan Addiction Bill Pushed to 2018
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Tribes OK to Compete for Bridgeport
- Brazilian Gaming Law Vote Scheduled
- Resorts Race to Open in ’18
- New Owner Could Reopen Revel Atlantic City Casino in May
- Control Board’s Burnett Calls It Quits
- Michigan Reviewing Online Gambling, Sports Betting
- Greece May Add Three Casinos
- Sarah Harrison to Leave UK Gambling Commission
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Northern Lights
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Blake Sartini II, Senior Vice President of Distributed Gaming, Golden Entertainment Inc.
GGB News - December 11, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 99 • December 11, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hope for Sports Betting at SCOTUS
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 99 • December 11, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hope for Sports Betting at SCOTUS
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Talks Heat Up in GVC/Ladbrokes Coral Deal
- Bermuda Enters Third World of Gaming Regulations
- Scientific Games, William Hill End Dispute
- Brazil Bump
- Macau GGR Hits $2.9 Billion in November
- Penn National-Pinnacle Merger Could Result in Sales
- New Jersey Racetracks Ready to Cash In on iGaming
- Graham, Feinstein Make New RAWA Push
- Hopis The Last to Sign
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Tottenham, Founder, Tottenham & Co.
GGB News - December 4, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 98 • December 4, 2017
COVER STORY:
Aristocrat Hooks Big Fish
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 98 • December 4, 2017
COVER STORY:
Aristocrat Hooks Big Fish
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Bill Would Make PAGCOR ‘Purely Regulatory’
- Melco Introduces Japanese Concept
- Penn, Pinnacle Talk Deal
- Sports Betting Battle Begins
- Novomatic-Ainsworth Sale Nears Completion
- Support Grows for Third Connecticut Casino
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Something Fishy
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jeff Hartmann, CEO, The Hartmann Group
GGB News - November 27, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 97 • November 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Scientific Games Tries End Run For NYX Shares
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 97 • November 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Scientific Games Tries End Run For NYX Shares
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: ‘Loot Boxes’ Become Problem For Vid Games
- List of Japan IR Hopefuls Grows
- Laguna Misses Eldorado/Isle Deadline
- Hope Remains For Skill-based Gaming Machines
- Caixa Seeks Regulatory Role
- Mississippi Lottery May Finally Be Approved
- Mohegans Delay Korean Casino Groundbreaking
- Adelson Misses Party in Macau
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Diversification Dreams
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ramesh Srinivasan, President & CEO, Agilysys
GGB News - November 20, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 96 • November 20, 2017
COVER STORY:
Caesars Buying Two Indiana Racinos
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 96 • November 20, 2017
COVER STORY:
Caesars Buying Two Indiana Racinos
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Stakeholders Align Ahead of Sports Betting Case
- Regulator Steps Down In Bermuda to Retain Integrity of Commission
- Another Squeeze for Macau VIPs?
- FinCEN Slams California Card Club With Huge Fine
- N.Y. Eyes Sports Betting; Questions Slumping Results for New Casinos
- Brazil Has ‘Necessary Votes’ to Pass Casino Gaming Law
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lou DeGregorio, Founder and President, Shark Trap Gaming & Security Systems
GGB News - November 13, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 95 • November 13, 2017
COVER STORY:
Vietnam Locals Trial to Launch December 1
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 95 • November 13, 2017
COVER STORY:
Vietnam Locals Trial to Launch December 1
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Pennsylvania Assesses New Law
- Wilmott Named Chairman of AGA
- Maine Casino Measure Buried; Atlantic City Gets New Mayor
- Primorye Casino Zone Could Double Taxes
- Baha Mar Gets Into Gear
- Singapore VIP Up in 2017
- Solicitor General Asks for Time at SCOTUS Sports-Betting Case
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Gushing Again
- GGB PODCAST: Jon Hanlin, Vice President of Commercial Strategy – Gaming Operations, Aristocrat Technologies
