GGB News - October 15, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 91 • October 15, 2017
COVER STORY:
Golden Week Tarnished
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 91 • October 15, 2017
COVER STORY:
Golden Week Tarnished
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Aftermath in Vegas
- Penn National, Pinnacle Talk Merger
- Genting, Melco All in for Japan
- G2E 2017: Evaluating the Skill-Based Games
- GVC-Ladbrokes Coral Merger Close to Complete
- Supreme Court Sets December Hearing on New Jersey Sports Betting Case
- Trump Administration Discouraging Off-Reservation Casinos
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Beat Goes On
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Martin Storm, President & CEO, BMM Testlabs
GGB News - October 8, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 90 • October 8, 2017
COVER STORY:
Death in Vegas
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 90 • October 8, 2017
COVER STORY:
Death in Vegas
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Back in the Game
- G2E: Gravitas and Innovation
- Colorado-based Company Named as Potential Revel Atlantic City Buyer
- Sands, Melco Actively Court Japan
- Vancouver’s New Parq Casino Gets Big Welcome
- Genting to Sell Maxims in London
- Gros, Meitzler Win AGEM Awards
- Oklahoma Tribes File Lawsuit Over PokerTribes.com
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: IGT CEO North America Gaming & Interactive Renato Ascoli
GGB News - October 2, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 89 • October 2, 2017
COVER STORY:
Parq Vancouver Opens
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 89 • October 2, 2017
COVER STORY:
Parq Vancouver Opens
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Sports Betting Goes Live on Capitol Hill
- UK Bookie Backs Curbs on FOBT Bets
- Big and Bigger in Brazil
- Magic Johnson to Speak at G2E
- Prof: Japan Never Planned to Pass IR Bill in ‘17
- Pamunkey Tribe Receives Federal Recognition
- Kentucky Legislators Float Casino Bill
- Hato Damage Pushes Back MGM Cotai Opening
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Your Show of Shows
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gaming Research, University of Nevada Las Vegas
GGB News - September 25, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 88 • September 25, 2017
COVER STORY:
MGM Doubles Down in Connecticut
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 88 • September 25, 2017
COVER STORY:
MGM Doubles Down in Connecticut
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Scientific Games Buys NYX Gaming
- The Lion’s New Roar
- AGA Announces Gaming Hall of Fame Class of 2017
- NRT, Sightline to Merge
- Oh, Snap! Japan Casino Legislation Deferred Until 2018
- GGB Magazine Releases Its 2018 Class of ‘40 Under 40’
- Tabcorp-Tatts Merger Stalls Again
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: On With The Show
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Boasberg, General Manager, MGM National Harbor
GGB News - September 18, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 87 • September 18, 2017
COVER STORY:
MGM Seeks Japanese Partners
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 87 • September 18, 2017
COVER STORY:
MGM Seeks Japanese Partners
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Irma Blasts Casinos
- Australian Lawsuit Claims Slot Design Deceptive
- PAGCOR To Sell Off 17 Casinos
- Deal for Revel?
- Michigan Lawmaker Proposes Online Gambling
- Nooksack Tribe Agrees to Special Election
- New York: Senecas Violate Compacts
- Gateway Weighing IPO Or Sale
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian
GGB News - September 4, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 85 • September 4, 2017
COVER STORY:
Fontainebleau Bought for $600 Million
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 85 • September 4, 2017
COVER STORY:
Fontainebleau Bought for $600 Million
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Storms Rattle Industry
- Where, Oh Where Will Japan IRs Go?
- Shelter From The Storm
- For the New Caesars, Only Two States to Go
- Four Winds Will Be A Game-Changer
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Calm After the Storm
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Ortzman, Regional President, Atlantic City, Caesars Entertainment
GGB News - August 28, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 84 • August 28, 2017
COVER STORY:
Typhoon Devastates Macau
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 84 • August 28, 2017
COVER STORY:
Typhoon Devastates Macau
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Cuomo Threatens Senecas
- Japan Casino Hearings Continue
- N.J., Feds, Sports Leagues Star in Supreme Court ‘Blockbuster’
- Century Casinos Seeks Bermuda Casino License
- October Launch For MGM GameSense
- Outside Experts Share Insights At Global Gaming Expo 2017
- PokerStars Readies Australian Exit
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eileen Moore, Regional President, Caesars Entertainment, the Linq, Flamingo and the Cromwell
GGB News - August 14, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 83 • August 14, 2017
COVER STORY:
Some Clarity on Japan
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 83 • August 14, 2017
COVER STORY:
Some Clarity on Japan
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Renegade Tribe Signs New Mexico Compact
- Toronto Casino Likely Under OLG Contract
- MGM Appoints Hyland to Lead in Japan
- Philadelphia Casino Gets Go Ahead
- Trump Back in the Casino Biz?
- Seminoles, Scott Meet In ‘Social Visit’
- Tribes Divided Over Sports Betting
- British May Or May Not Crack Down On FOBTs
- Interblock, GameCo Form Product Advisory Panel
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Regional Consensus
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Richard Schwartz, President, Rush Street Interactive
GGB News - August 7, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 82 • August 7, 2017
COVER STORY:
Queensland Rejects Caesars IR
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 82 • August 7, 2017
COVER STORY:
Queensland Rejects Caesars IR
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Unlucky 13
- Will Japan Kill the Golden Goose?
- MGM Online Casino Goes Live In New Jersey
- Hopes Fading in Jamaica
- Revel: Sale or No Sale?
- AGA Releases New Responsible Gaming Code
- Mohegan Sun to Break Ground on South Korean Casino This Year
- Schuetz Leaving Bermuda Gaming Commission
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Burke, Senior Vice President, Slot Products, AGS
GGB News - July 31, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 81 • July 31, 2017
COVER STORY:
Bermuda Considers First Casino License
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 81 • July 31, 2017
COVER STORY:
Bermuda Considers First Casino License
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Cordish Rejected in Madrid
- Shareholders OK Caesars Merger
- Sega Sammy Seeks Majority Stake in Japan
- The Future of Macau Gaming
- Adelson in IR Talks in Brazil
- Blackstone Acquires Clarion Events
- OLG Seeks Toronto Gambling Operator
- Connecticut Ready to Build Third Casino
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Big Bang Theory
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Meyerhofer, Chief Executive Officer, Gamblit Gaming
GGB News - July 24, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 80 • July 24, 2017
COVER STORY:
Is Packer Eyeing Rival Star?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 80 • July 24, 2017
COVER STORY:
Is Packer Eyeing Rival Star?
FEATURES:
- Japan In Jeopardy?
- Indian Gaming Revenues Jump 4.4 percent
- Silver Supports Legal Sports Betting
- Keystone Stalemate
- Russia: Primorye Plots for Sale
- Host with the Most
- Nomura: Macau VIP Growth to Level Off
- Ayre Pleads to Misdemeanor, U.S. Drops Felony Charges
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Change Is Good
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST; David Rebuck, Director, New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
GGB News - July 17, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 79 • July 17, 2017
COVER STORY:
Will Macau Change Concession Rules?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 79 • July 17, 2017
COVER STORY:
Will Macau Change Concession Rules?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Not Yet in Pennsylvania
- DraftKings, FanDuel Merger Off
- Imperial Pacific Opens on Saipan
- Florida-Seminole Agreement Concerns Parimutuels
- California Tribes Mull Suing Over Card Rooms
- Global Operators ‘Circling’ Vietnam
- Hard Rock Shares Catalan Plan
- RAWA Language Again Pegged for Spending Bill
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: U.S. Versus China
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Paul Gordon, Senior Vice President of Sales, Rymax Marketing Services
GGB News - July 10, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 78 • July 10, 2017
COVER STORY:
Tokyo Out As IR Site?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 78 • July 10, 2017
COVER STORY:
Tokyo Out As IR Site?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Family Feud
- Hard Rock Last Bidder for Barcelona Casino License
- Imperial Pacific Opens on Saipan
- Caesars Eyes Gold Coast
- Feds Take Over Primorye Gaming Development
- Seminoles Settle Blackjack Dispute With Florida
- No Gaming Deal in Pennsylvania
- Privatizing PAGCOR a Dilemma for Duterte
- GLI Acquires NMi Gaming
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dr. Wilfred Wong, President and COO, Sands China
GGB News - July 3, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 77 • July 3, 2017
COVER STORY:
Supremes to Hear NJ Sports Betting Case
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 77 • July 3, 2017
COVER STORY:
Supremes to Hear NJ Sports Betting Case
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Melco Goes It Alone In Cyprus
- Aristocrat Breaks Ground on New U.S. Headquarters
- Pennsylvania Down to the Wire
- Adelson’s iGaming War Takes a Hit
- Izmirlian Wants Baha Mar Sale Halted
- UK Regulator Cracking Down on Online Operators
- Manila Casino Reopens After Massacre
- Ho Resigns from Shun Tak Board
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: How to Profit from Sports Betting
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Boasberg, General Manager, MGM National Harbor
GGB News - June 26, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 76 • June 26, 2017
COVER STORY:
Feds Threaten DraftKings, FanDuel Merger
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 76 • June 26, 2017
COVER STORY:
Feds Threaten DraftKings, FanDuel Merger
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: NIGC Shuts Down Washington Casino
- N.Y. Folds on Internet Poker
- Lawmakers: PA VGT Law Would Help Nuisance ‘Stop-and-Gos’
- No Osaka Strip?
- New Connecticut Casino Could Ruin OTB
- Stop #3 for AGA Small Business Tour
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lopez, President and CEO and Julia Boguslawski, Vice President of Marketing, AGS
GGB News - June 12, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 74 • June 12, 2017
COVER STORY:
Connecticut Approves Third Casino
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 74 • June 12, 2017
COVER STORY:
Connecticut Approves Third Casino
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: PAGCOR Pushed to Exit Casino Business
- RW Admits Security Lapse in Deadly Attack
- AGS Stages Second ‘GameON’
- Adelson Takes Aim at Pennsylvania Expansion
- Web Poker, PokerStars Sinking Fast in N.Y.
- New CEO for Seneca Casinos
- German Online Gaming Laws Failing; State Sets Own Policy
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Boom in Gaming Stocks
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Walther, Senior Director, Marketing & Product Management, Konami Gaming
GGB News - June 5, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 73 • June 5, 2017
COVER STORY:
37 Dead in Manila Casino Attack
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 73 • June 5, 2017
COVER STORY:
37 Dead in Manila Casino Attack
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Crunch Time for Connecticut Casino Legislation
- MGM, Caesars Talk Partnership in Atlantic City
- PASPA Repeal Introduced in U.S. House
- Illinois Senate Passes iGaming Bill
- Ho: Osaka’s the Choice for Japan IR
- Pennsylvania House Tackles Expansion Measure
- Caesars Removal Part of Skill-Based Learning Curve
- Casino Owner Looking at Crimea Zone
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric Persson, General Manager, Aruze Americas
GGB News - May 29, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 72 • May 29, 2017
COVER STORY:
New Owner for SLS Las Vegas
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 72 • May 29, 2017
COVER STORY:
New Owner for SLS Las Vegas
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Solicitor General Tells SCOTUS to Reject Sports Betting Appeal
- Pennsylvania Senate Passes iGaming Bill
- MGM-Sands Bethlehem Sale Off
- Connecticut Senate Passes Third Casino Bill
- Big Plans for a Rejuvenated Caesars
- U.S. Casino Operators Make ‘Immense Contributions’ To Macau
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Hail Caesars
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Matt Wilson, Managing Director, Aristocrat Americas
GGB News - May 22, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 71 • May 22, 2017
COVER STORY:
Eventful G2E Asia
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 71 • May 22, 2017
COVER STORY:
Eventful G2E Asia
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: It’s Over in Arizona
- Adelson Pitches $8 Billion Rio Resort
- Cyprus Approves License for Melco and Hard Rock
- Limits on Foreign Ownership in Japan
- Connecticut Tribes Get BIA Letter They Sought
- Florida Supreme Court Rejects More Racetrack Slots
- UK Gambling Commission Investigating 888 Subsidiary
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Slots And More
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: AG Burnett, Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board
GGB News - May 15, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 70 • May 15, 2017
COVER STORY:
Zhang Hails Progress in Macau Visit
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 70 • May 15, 2017
COVER STORY:
Zhang Hails Progress in Macau Visit
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Supply Sector’s Huge Economic Impact
- Online Poker Advances in N.Y. … But to Where
- Bill Advances to Allow Third Connecticut Casino
- Macau Intros ATM Facial Recognition
- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Add More Gaming Proposals
- Cordish Reapplies in Spain
- Adelson, Laxalt, Burnett ― the Plot Thickens
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Alan P. Meister Principal Economist, Nathan & Associates
GGB News - May 8, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 69 • May 8, 2017
COVER STORY:
Florida Fails Again
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 69 • May 8, 2017
COVER STORY:
Florida Fails Again
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Goes Online in Jersey
- Eldorado Purchases Isle For $1.7 Billion
- Oregon Tribe Wants to Challenge iLani Casino
- New Proposals Muddy PA Gaming Debate
- Will Slots Rule in Japan?
- Bermuda Appoints Problem Gaming Council
- Pro-iPoker California Tribe Drops PokerStars
- MGM Cotai to Open in Q4
- Pinnacle Board Elects Sanfilippo Chairman
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Eric H. Persson, General Manager, Aruze Gaming America
GGB News - May 1, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 68 • May 1, 2017
COVER STORY:
Risky Choices Considered for Pennsylvania Online Gambling
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 68 • May 1, 2017
COVER STORY:
Risky Choices Considered for Pennsylvania Online Gambling
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: AGA Gets Serious About Sports Betting
- California iPoker Bill Dead for 2017
- Florida House, Senate Approaching Agreement
- Thai Ban on Cambodian Casinos
- Minister Accused in Baha Mar Shakedown Bid
- Melco, Hard Rock Plan Cyprus Debut
- Margaritaville, Poarch Band Cancel Sale
- Appeals Court Rules for New Mexico Over Tribe
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Big Two
- GGB PODCAST: Jonodev Chaudhuri, Chairman, and Kathryn Isom-Clause, Vice Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Commission
GGB News - April 24, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 67 • April 24, 2017
COVER STORY:
IGT to Sell Double Down
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 67 • April 24, 2017
COVER STORY:
IGT to Sell Double Down
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: ilani Casino Resort to Open
- Baha Mar Opens―At Last
- Tribes Battle Over Casino Expansion
- Taiwan Lawmakers Seek to Halt Referendums
- Pennsylvania Senators Propose Prohibitive iGaming Tax
- Sessions’ Stance Against Online Gambling Causing Fears of a Ban
- Casinos and Small Business: Perfect Together
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Socially Acceptable
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Cardno, Founder and Chief Technology Officer, VizExplorer
