GGB News - April 25, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 17 • April 25, 2016
COVER STORY:
IPOs Shine
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 17 • April 25, 2016
COVER STORY:
IPOs Shine
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Drama Launches Wynn Massachusetts Land Trial
- Boyd Attacks Vegas Locals Market
- Online Gambling Bill Introduced in Michigan
- LV Sands Consider Sale of Marina Bay Sands
- AGA Conference Targets Illegal Sports Betting
- Receivers: Izmirlian Must Follow Court Process
- Stevens Brothers Buy More Downtown
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Good Old Days in Vegas
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Acres, CEO and Founder, Acres 4.0
GGB News - April 18, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 16 • April 18, 2016
COVER STORY:
Wynn to Develop Paradise
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 16 • April 18, 2016
COVER STORY:
Wynn to Develop Paradise
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Landing Buys into London
- MGM Growth IPO Eyes $1.2 Billion
- Online Poker Bills Slowed in New York and California
- Izmirlian Makes New Bid for Baha Mar
- AGA to Host First-Ever Law Enforcement Summit
- Oversupply on Cotai
- South Bend Gives Casino Go-Ahead
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Comeback or Comedown?
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ray Pineault, President and General Manager, Mohegan Sun
GGB News - April 11, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 15 • April 11, 2016
COVER STORY:
MGM Opens Las Vegas Arena
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 15 • April 11, 2016
COVER STORY:
MGM Opens Las Vegas Arena
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: On The Brink
- Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Turns Earth for $1 Billion Casino
- AGA: IRS Backs Off Slot Jackpot Limit, Lambasts Pennsylvania Free-Play Tax
- Daily Fantasy Sports Ruled Illegal in Alabama and Tennessee
- Beijing: No Chinese Link to Philippines Money-Laundering
- Uncovering the Chinese Culture: A Guide for Casino Executives Working in Macau
- Fung: No Queensland Casino
- It’s All About eSports at iGNA 2016
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bobby Soper, President, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
GGB News - April 4, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 14 • April 4, 2016
COVER STORY:
Deals Down Under
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 14 • April 4, 2016
COVER STORY:
Deals Down Under
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: War of the Wynns
- Baha Mar Officially For Sale
- Suspect in $81 Million Philippine Money Laundering Case Pleads Ignorance
- Supreme Court Nixes Slots at Alabama Tracks
- 9th Circuit Rejects Challenge of Arizona Casino—Again
- Baazov to Take Leave of Absence in Wake of Insider Trading Charges
- Pinnacle, GLPI Finalize Deal for The Meadows
- Scientific Games Wows with ‘Empower’
- One Last Chance
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Hornbuckle, President, MGM Resorts International
GGB News - March 28, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 13 • March 28, 2016
COVER STORY:
PokerStars Good, Amaya Bad?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 13 • March 28, 2016
COVER STORY:
PokerStars Good, Amaya Bad?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Lippo May Quit Caesars
- FanDuel, DraftKings Reach Settlement In New York to Stop Taking Bets
- Caesars Responds to Negative Examiner’s Report
- No Last-Minute Deal, Courts Will Decide Seminole Compact
- Is the Japan Casino Bill Completely Dead?
- Atlantic City to Shut Down Government April 8 if PILOT Fails
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Certainly Uncertain
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill McBeath, President & CEO, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
GGB News - March 21, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 12 • March 21, 2016
COVER STORY:
New Jersey Attacks Atlantic City
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 12 • March 21, 2016
COVER STORY:
New Jersey Attacks Atlantic City
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars In Deep Trouble
- PokerStars Starts New Jersey Test
- Brazil One Step Closer to Legal Casinos
- Wynn Changes Name in Massachusetts
- Philippines Responds to Money Laundering Reports
- NIGA Concludes 2016 Indian Gaming Trade Show
- Is Cyprus Bidding Rigged?
- Study of Gaming Industry Not Needed Say Connecticut Tribes
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Clear Sailing?
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: John Connelly, President, Interblock
GGB News - March 14, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 11 • March 14, 2016
COVER STORY:
Virginia First State to Adopt DFS Law
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 11 • March 14, 2016
COVER STORY:
Virginia First State to Adopt DFS Law
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Galaxy Goes Family-Friendly
- Cyprus Approves Casino Legislation
- Mayor Says Appeal of Wynn Everett Could Delay Things ‘Years’
- Fitch: New S. Korea IRs May Not Be Best Bet
- Connecticut Tribe Sues to Sit at Gaming Table With MGM Support
- Rival Bidders Could Join Baazov in Amaya Bid
- Former Baha Mar President Slams Contractor
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Strength In Numbers
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Schwartz, Director, Center for Gambling Research, UNLV
GGB News - March 7, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 10 • March 7, 2016
COVER STORY:
Southern Strategies Bust
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 10 • March 7, 2016
COVER STORY:
Southern Strategies Bust
FEATURES:
- Who’s Who in Cyprus?
- No Japanese Casino Legislation This Year
- NIGC Accused of Not Fighting Per Capita Abuses, Disenrollment
- Israel Casino: To Be or Not to Be?
- Report: MGM Selling Shops at Crystals for $1.13B
- California’s PokerStars Coalition Adds a Tribe
- Ruffin, Trump Might Build Casino
- Lucky ‘13’ in Macau
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Walter Bugno, CEO, International, IGT
GGB News - February 29, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 9 • February 29, 2016
COVER STORY:
Mohegan Gets Inspired
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 9 • February 29, 2016
COVER STORY:
Mohegan Gets Inspired
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: You Don’t Know Jack
- Novomatic to Control Ainsworth
- PokerStars to Launch in New Jersey March 21
- California Card Rooms Issued Legal Blow
- Trump Taj Mahal Now Owned by Carl Icahn
- Wynn Delayed Again in Massachusetts
- Israel Weighs Pros, Cons of Casinos
- MGM Cotai, Sands Parisian Delayed
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: DFS Disaster
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Madis Jääger, CEO, Olympic Entertainment Group
GGB News - February 22, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 8 • February 22, 2016
COVER STORY:
Florida Senate Committee Vote Imperils Compact
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 8 • February 22, 2016
COVER STORY:
Florida Senate Committee Vote Imperils Compact
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: New Jersey’s Sports Betting Argument Falls Flat
- Everi Changes Leadership
- Global Gaming Women Stand Alone
- Israel Weighs Possible Eilat Casino
- Caesars Restructuring On Ropes, Final Deadline Given
- Latest California iPoker Bill Includes Something for Racetracks
- Hard Rock Presses BCN Project
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jay Sevigny, President, VGT
GGB News - February 15, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 7 • February 15, 2016
COVER STORY:
North Jersey Casino Referendum Advances
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 7 • February 15, 2016
COVER STORY:
North Jersey Casino Referendum Advances
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Super Record
- Florida House Committee Approves Compact Ratification
- California Tribes Bid to Combine iPoker and DFS
- Marnell Gaming Buys Sparks Nugget
- Connecticut Tribes Nearer to Choosing Casino Site
- Kentucky Tries Again
- CNY ‘Stable’ in Macau
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Year of the Regionals
- GGB PODCAST: Kenneth Manuel, Assistant CEO in the Pathway Mentorship Program, Gila River Gaming Enterprises
GGB News - February 8, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 6 • February 8, 2016
COVER STORY:
Florida Face Off
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 6 • February 8, 2016
COVER STORY:
Florida Face Off
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Amaya CEO Makes Bid to Buy Company
- Experts Urge Caution in New Jersey Casino Expansion
- Baha Mar Saga Continues
- DFS Continues to Get Hammered
- Japan Still Biggest Untapped Market
- AGA-Published Voting Guide Available
- Gauselmann Buys into Berlin
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jay Snowden, Chief Operating Officer, Penn National Gaming
GGB News - February 1, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 5 • February 1, 2016
COVER STORY:
Betting on Boston
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 5 • February 1, 2016
COVER STORY:
Betting on Boston
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Short List Shorter for Cyprus Casino License
- Christie Proposes Atlantic City Takeover Plan
- Re-election of Vietnamese PM Not Good News For Gaming
- $4 Billion Resorts World Vegas Site OK’d
- Super Bowl to Generate $4.2 Billion in Wagers—Most Illegal
- Bahamas PM: Baha Mar Deal at Hand
- France Keener on Casinos
- DFS Bills Advance In Several States
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: A Wynn Win Situation
- GGB PODCAST: Robert Hannum, Professor of Risk Analysis and Gaming, Reiman School of Finance, University of Denver
GGB News - January 25, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 4 • January 25, 2016
COVER STORY:
Baha Mar Fate in China’s Hands
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 4 • January 25, 2016
COVER STORY:
Baha Mar Fate in China’s Hands
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Bankruptcy on the Boardwalk
- Two Jamaica Casinos in the Works
- Georgia Bill Proposes Six Casinos
- Lawmaker: Chances Good for PA iGaming
- Taiwan’s Tsai Doesn’t Bode Well for Gaming
- Florida Senators Hear Testimony On Compact
- Mandalay Bay Completes $70 Million Convention Center Expansion
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Quarterly Questions
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Derek Stevens, Co-Owner, D Casino Las Vegas
GGB News - January 18, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 3 • January 18, 2016
COVER STORY:
Bombs Away
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 3 • January 18, 2016
COVER STORY:
Bombs Away
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Jackpot Fever
- Isle of Capri Casinos CEO Virginia McDowell To Retire
- DraftKings, FanDuel Allowed to Operate in New York For Now
- Georgia Lawmakers Push Casino Referendum
- Indian State Considering Casinos
- Seminole Compact Fate Looks Grim
- Great Canadian Acquires First Ontario Casino Bundle
- Taj Mahal Wins Union Showdown; Icahn Takeover Imminent
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: The Great Meltdown
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rich Emery, President, Thalden Boyd Emery Architects.
GGB News - January 11, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 2 • January 11, 2016
COVER STORY:
Atlantic City’s Best Friends Are in North Jersey
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 2 • January 11, 2016
COVER STORY:
Atlantic City’s Best Friends Are in North Jersey
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Thailand Moving Toward Legal Gaming?
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Ups and Downs in Macau
- Mashpee Wampanoag Get Reservation
- Another Delay for Japan Casino Bill
- California to Consider Several Gaming Bills
- Monte Carlo Rebranding Planned
- Decorah Named President at FireKeepers
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Gary Goddard, Founder and CEO, Goddard Group
GGB News - January 4, 2016
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 1 • January 4, 2016
COVER STORY:
If I Can Make It There
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 14 • No. 1 • January 4, 2016
COVER STORY:
If I Can Make It There
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Diamond or Coal?
- Amaya Handed Huge PokerStars Fine
- U.S. Baha Mar Subsidiary Moves to End Chapter 11
- New Jersey Still Divided on New Casinos
- California Casino Reopens after 14 Months
- Japan Still Pushing Casino Bill
- Oklahoma Tribe Pursues Poker Website
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Figuring the Fed
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Dermot Smurfit, CEO, GAN
GGB News - December 21, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 50 • December 21, 2015
COVER STORY:
Life and Death for Atlantic City
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 50 • December 21, 2015
COVER STORY:
Life and Death for Atlantic City
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Texas-Sized Showdown
- Brazil Casino Bill Clears Senate Committee
- And Then There Were Five
- GLPI Finally Buys The Meadows
- Pennsylvania iGaming Pushed to Spring
- Mass Market in Danger as China Eyes Bank Card Transactions
- New York Set to License Three Casinos
- Sides Lining Up Over Seminole Compact
- Global Gaming Business Magazine Releases 2016 ‘25 People to Watch’
- California Card Room Troubles Traced to One Thing
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Andrew Klebanow, Steve Gallaway and Bill Bryson, Global Market Advisors
GGB News - December 14, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 49 • December 14, 2015
COVER STORY:
Done Deal in Florida
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 49 • December 14, 2015
COVER STORY:
Done Deal in Florida
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: RAWA History?
- Ukraine to OK Gaming
- More Trouble for California Card Clubs
- New Jersey Could See Two Northern Casinos
- New York Judge Shuts Down DFS
- Washburn Steps Down at BIA
- Chinese Company to Loan Baha Mar $50 Million
- Why DFS Matters to Gaming
- AGA Initiatives Come Fast and Furious
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Funny Fundamentals
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Chris Stearns, Chairman, Washingon State Gambling Commission
GGB News - December 7, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 48 • December 7, 2015
COVER STORY:
New Regulatory Day in Macau
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 48 • December 7, 2015
COVER STORY:
New Regulatory Day in Macau
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Poarch Band Debuts Alabama Casino Expansion
- 35 Casinos in Brazil?
- Massachusetts Mulls iGaming
- China’s Anti-Corruption Laws Hit Singapore Casinos
- Florida Supreme Court Takes On Slots
- Rumors on Bermuda Casino Timeline Rejected
- Fantasy Sports Companies Face Uncertain Future
- Coral’s Leaver on Merger: ‘A Great Deal’
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Tristan Sjöberg, Executive Chairman, TCSJohnHuxley
GGB News - November 30, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 47 • November 30, 2015
COVER STORY:
MGM and Eldorado Seal $72.5 Million Reno Casino Deal
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 47 • November 30, 2015
COVER STORY:
MGM and Eldorado Seal $72.5 Million Reno Casino Deal
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: NY Confusion for DFS
- Vietnam Cuts IR Investment to $2 Billion
- Pennsylvania iGaming Bill Detailed
- Senator Tries to “Fix” Carcieri
- Tropicana Evansville Plans $50 Million Move to Dry Land
- California’s New Bicycle Hotel & Casino Unwrapped
- Ladbrokes, Coral Merger Approved
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Bottoming Out in Macau
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Brown, Chairman, Mohegan Tribal Council
GGB News - November 23, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 46 • November 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
New Owners for Baha Mar?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 46 • November 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
New Owners for Baha Mar?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Yahoo Snared In New York DFS Mess
- Chui: Macau Recovery Will Take Time
- Ainsworth Steps Up
- MGM President Calms Springfield
- Pennsylvania Moves on iGaming
- Massachusetts Tribe Can’t Put Casino on Martha’s Vineyard
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Scientific Success
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lucchese, Executive Vice President, Games, Everi Holdings
GGB News - November 16, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 45 • November 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
It’s Up To You New York New York
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 45 • November 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
It’s Up To You New York New York
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: FBI + AGA = Busted!
- Christie Conditionally Vetoes Atlantic City Casino Rescue Package
- Korean Players Pull Out of Bidding
- Mass Tribe Finalizes Purchase of Casino Land for $34.5 million
- Studio City No Boost for Macau
- Alabama-Coushatta Casino To Reopen
- Amaya Profits Down; Eyes PokerStars NJ Debut
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Ram Chary, President & CEO, Everi
GGB News - November 9, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 44 • November 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Out of Ohio
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 44 • November 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Out of Ohio
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Taiwan County to Vote Again on Casinos?
- Five Locations Bid for Connecticut Casino
- MGM Officials Complete Pilgrimage to Springfield
- New Jersey, Other States, Considers DFS Regulations, Licensing
- Baha Mar’s Izmirlian Hanging On
- Georgia, Oh Georgia
- Simermeyer Named as Newest NIGC Commissioner
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Larry Eliason, Executive Secretary, South Dakota Commission on Gaming
