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
GGB News - April 17, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 66 • April 17, 2017
COVER STORY:
Baha Mar Gets In Under Wire
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 66 • April 17, 2017
COVER STORY:
Baha Mar Gets In Under Wire
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: eSports Mania Strikes Las Vegas
- Japan Urged to Develop Multiple Casinos in Osaka
- Goodbye Montreign, Hello Resorts World
- Decision Overturned on Martha’s Vineyard Tribal Casino
- Ukraine to Launch Legal Gaming by 2018
- NIGA Trade Show Concludes in San Diego
- Jackpot Dispute Erupts Over Push of Button
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Making Money in Macau
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Robert Saucier, President & CEO, Galaxy Gaming
GGB News - April 10, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 65 • April 10, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hard Rock Makes Moves
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 65 • April 10, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hard Rock Makes Moves
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Does Sports in Vegas Equal Sports Betting OK?
- Japan Undertakes Second Casino Bill
- Bermuda Hotels Seek Casino Licenses
- Supremes’ Decision Means Washington Casino Will Open
- ‘Grand Bargain’ Illinois Gaming Could Stand Alone
- Ainsworth Announces Appointments
- Tribes Guarantee Payments to Connecticut
- Bratislava Bans Gambling
- Brexit Gibraltar Battle Raises Online Gambling Industry Fears
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Hemberger, Vice President, Table Games, AGS
GGB News - April 3, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 64 • April 3, 2017
COVER STORY:
Las Vegas, You Ready for Some Football?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 64 • April 3, 2017
COVER STORY:
Las Vegas, You Ready for Some Football?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Two Grand Openings, One Government Raid
- Penn National, GLPI Buy Two Tunica Casinos
- Baha Mar Eyes Finish Line
- Cordish Shut Out in Spain
- Gamblit Launches in Vegas
- Commission Reviews Online Gaming in Massachusetts
- Business Models for Online Gaming in the U.S.
- Connecticut Legislature Torn on Casino Bills
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Too Far Too Fast
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Roger Snow, Senior Vice President of Tables and Shufflers, Scientific Games
GGB News - March 27, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 63 • March 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Australia Bans Online Poker
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 63 • March 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Australia Bans Online Poker
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Young Bermuda Industry Under Fire
- Razon: Duterte’s China Policy Paying Off
- Pennsylvania Revenues Drop as Expansion Considered
- Senecas Halt Payments to New York
- MGM to Build Dubai Resort
- North Dakota Kills Casino Bill
- Baha Mar Still Not Licensed
- Crunching Numbers
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Caesars Getting Closer
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Derek Webb, Inventor, 3-Card Poker
GGB News - March 20, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 62 • March 20, 2017
COVER STORY:
Connecticut Eyes Two Casino Bills
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 62 • March 20, 2017
COVER STORY:
Connecticut Eyes Two Casino Bills
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: New Mexico Compact Dispute Sucks In Slot Makers
- Paradise City Opening April 20
- AGA Estimates $10 Billion in Illegal Bets on March Madness
- Online Gambling Progresses In Michigan
- Ladbrokes Boss: FOBT Limits Will Spell Disaster
- Lam Cleared in Philippines Bribery Scandal
- Washington’s ilani Casino to Open Soon
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Looking Up in Macau
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Brian Musburger, Founder and Chairman, VSiN
GGB News - March 13, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 61 • March 13, 2017
COVER STORY:
States Debate iGaming
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 61 • March 13, 2017
COVER STORY:
States Debate iGaming
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Illinois At It Again
- Connecticut Casino Opponents Close Ranks
- Florida Senate, House Offer Competing Bills
- Conservatives Don’t Support Adelson-backed Online Gambling Ban
- Wynn Suit Allowed To Proceed in Massachusetts
- Japan May Limit Gaming
- Announcement of Bond License Highlights SG ‘Empower’
- ASF Gold Coast Project on the Ropes?
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: East Coast Empire
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Victor Rocha, President, Victor Strategies
GGB News - March 6, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 60 • March 6, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hard Rock Buys Taj Mahal
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 60 • March 6, 2017
COVER STORY:
Hard Rock Buys Taj Mahal
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: MGM Resorts Bids for Sands Bethlehem
- Connecticut Tribes Settles on East Windsor for Casino
- No Georgia Casino Legislation This Year
- Macau GGR Surges 17.8 Percent
- Croker Takes Over at Aristocrat
- Online Poker Building a Strong Hand in N.Y.
- Packer Overhauls Crown
- Gaming Grows Up
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, Chief Executive Officer, International, IGT
GGB News - February 27, 2017
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 59 • February 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Big Guns Take Aim at Japan
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 15 • No. 59 • February 27, 2017
COVER STORY:
Big Guns Take Aim at Japan
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: iGaming at Top of List in Pennsylvania
- New California Online Poker Bill Introduced
- MGM Commits to Responsible Gaming Program
- Melco-HR Scouts Cyprus Sites
- Bermuda Senate Passes Gaming Bill
- Is Macau Up or Down?
- Caesars Merger Moves Ahead
- Tribes Ready For Location Reveal for Third Connecticut Casino
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Japanese Contenders
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Steve Rittvo, Chairman Emeritus, The Innovation Group