GGB News - May 18, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 20 • May 18, 2015
COVER STORY:
Chicago Casino Looks Likely
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 20 • May 18, 2015
COVER STORY:
Chicago Casino Looks Likely
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: No More Hooting in Vegas?
- Massachusetts Town Narrowly Approves Casino Resort
- No New Singapore Licenses
- Echo, Crown Battle on Barangaroo
- Minnesota Lottery Bill Kills Online Sales, Paperless Pull Tabs
- Hope Remains For Seminole Compact
- Begaye New Navajo Nation President
- Caesars: Bad News, Good News
- Reid Again Backs Online Gambling Ban
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Grant Bowie, CEO, MGM China
GGB News - May 11, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 19 • May 11, 2015
COVER STORY:
Out With the Old…
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 19 • May 11, 2015
COVER STORY:
Out With the Old…
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Sweet Home Alabama
- Numbers Down, Shares Up in Macau
- Portugal Legalizes Online Gambling
- UK Elections Could Decide FOBT Debate
- Penn REIT Talks to Pinnacle
- Indiana Gaming Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature
- Marketing Legend Romero Passes
- Seminoles Pursue Compact Negotiations
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Derik Mooberry, Group Chief Executive of Gaming, Scientific Games Corporation
GGB News - May 4, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 18 • May 4, 2015
COVER STORY:
Penn Reaches Strip
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 18 • May 4, 2015
COVER STORY:
Penn Reaches Strip
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Hurdle Crossed for iPoker Bill in California
- Japan Tries Again
- Nevada Charges Illegal Online Gambling Operator
- Indiana Lawmakers Pass Gambling Bill
- Fung: Aquis Is a Go
- Poarch Tribe Offers Alabama $250 Million
- Several Texas Gambling Bills Proposed
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Panic Button
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Jonodev Chaudhuri, Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission
GGB News - April 27, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 17 • April 27, 2015
COVER STORY:
Mohegans Head to South Korea
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 17 • April 27, 2015
COVER STORY:
Mohegans Head to South Korea
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Help for Japanese Casino Bill?
- Studio City Headed for Default?
- Power Struggle at Atlantic City’s Revel
- Baha Mar CEO Lambasts Government, Contractor
- Pennsylvania Lawmakers Consider iGaming
- Elaine Wynn Ousted From Company Board
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: U.S. Optimism, Macau Reality
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
GGB News - April 20, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 16 • April 20, 2015
COVER STORY:
Hits Keep Coming For Macau
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 16 • April 20, 2015
COVER STORY:
Hits Keep Coming For Macau
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Tribes Face Connecticut Roadblocks
- Queensland Backing Off Casino Development?
- AGA Wants to Join Forces with Attorneys Generals to Fight Illegal Gambling
- Caesars vs. Creditors
- Manila: Heir Apparent?
- Resorts AC Launches Online Gaming Site; Unveils High Tech Lounge
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Kevin Washburn, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior
GGB News - April 13, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 15 • April 13, 2015
COVER STORY:
The New IGT
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 15 • April 13, 2015
COVER STORY:
The New IGT
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Power Outage in AC
- Wynn Hits a Massachusetts Wall
- Report Says Connecticut Could Lose Millions to Neighboring States
- Florida Casino Plan Scrapped
- In Russia, Ho a No-Go
- Where Have Macau’s VIPs Gone?
- New Pennsylvania iPoker Bill Introduced
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sabby Gill, Senior VP of International Sales, IGT
GGB News - April 6, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 14 • April 6, 2015
COVER STORY:
Straub Rising From Ashes
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 14 • April 6, 2015
COVER STORY:
Straub Rising From Ashes
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Cadillac Jack Goes to AGS
- MGM Breaks Ground in Maryland
- Baha Mar Puts the Brakes on Bahamas
- France: ‘Oui’ to Paris Casinos?
- Double Digits in Macau
- Texas Congressman Wants Federal Online Poker Bill
- NIGA Celebrates Successful Show
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Seth Palansky, VP, Corporate Communications/Editor-In-Chief, Caesars Interactive
GGB News - March 30, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 13 • March 30, 2015
COVER STORY:
No Words of Love for Macau
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 13 • March 30, 2015
COVER STORY:
No Words of Love for Macau
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Raw Testimony at RAWA Hearing
- MGM Springfield Breaks Ground on $800 Million Casino
- Reid Resigns
- Nevada and Delaware Launch Online Poker Player Sharing
- Pro-Casino Forces Push Japanese Bill
- Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’
- Optimal Payments Planning Skrill Purchase
- Sun International Buys Competitor Peermont
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Allon Englman, Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer, Scientific Games
GGB News - March 23, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 12 • March 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
In REITs MGM Trusts
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 12 • March 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
In REITs MGM Trusts
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Caesars Bankruptcy Gets Dicey
- New Mexico Compact Approved by Legislature
- It’s Official: Macau in Recession
- Texas Lawmakers File Gambling Bills
- RAWA Hearing Set
- GTECH/IGT Merger Approved in U.K., to Close April 7
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: REIT Fever
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Marcus Yoder, Vice President, Business Development, Gamblit
GGB News - March 16, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 11 • March 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
Are REITs Right for Gaming?
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 11 • March 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
Are REITs Right for Gaming?
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Connecticut Declares War
- Revel Atlantic City Sale Scrapped
- End Run Planned for Japanese Casino Bill?
- Chaffetz Walks Out on Debate Over Online Ban
- Echo Entertainment on the Move
- High 5 Sues IGT
- Martino Leaving Maryland Agency
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: REIT Madness
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lyle Berman, Chairman and CEO, Lakes Entertainment
GGB News - March 9, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 10 • March 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Half Off in Macau
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 10 • March 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Half Off in Macau
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: New England Competition Heats Up
- High Hopes for Entertainment City
- Gaming Back in Florida
- Vladivostok the ‘Heir to Macau’?
- GLI Acquires SLI
- Pennsylvania iGaming Bill Could Help Other iGaming States
- Wynn Board Seeks to Oust Elaine Wynn
- Stevens: NIGA’s 30th Anniversary Celebrated at Tradeshow
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Rick Meitzler, President, Novomatic Americas
GGB News - March 3, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 9 • March 3, 2015
COVER STORY:
Revel: On Again
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 9 • March 3, 2015
COVER STORY:
Revel: On Again
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Movement in Mexico
- Caesars Sells Ohio Interests; Seeks to Disband Creditor Panel
- Japan’s Diet Still Looking at Casinos
- Nevada Tentatively OKs IGT/GTECH
- More Movement to Legalize Online Poker in California
- Little River Band Presents Application
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: More Than a Show
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Bill Boyd, Chairman & CEO, Boyd Gaming
GGB News - February 23, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 8 • February 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
End of a Rivi-Era
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 8 • February 23, 2015
COVER STORY:
End of a Rivi-Era
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Enemy of My Enemy?
- Atlantic City Revel Sale Can Be Terminated
- Mexico Says ‘Si’ to New Casinos
- Deadline Passes; Walker Rejects Proposal
- Golf Facility Planned at MGM Grand
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Q4: What We Learned
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Lilian Tomovich, Chief Experience Officer, MGM Resorts International
GGB News - February 16, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 7 • February 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
Leagues Waffle on Sports Betting
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 7 • February 16, 2015
COVER STORY:
Leagues Waffle on Sports Betting
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Latest Revel Atlantic City Sale Doomed
- AGA Launches Get Out Vote Campaign
- Wynn Says Massachusetts Casino Will be Very Profitable
- Incheon Airport Plans Resort
- Division Among California Tribes Prevents Online Poker Deal
- GTECH/IGT Merger Takes Shape
- Genting Plans London Casino
- Bellagio, Fremont Street Architect Dies
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Waiting For Answers
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Peter Bertilsson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Metric Gaming
GGB News - February 9, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 6 • February 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars’ Loveman Stepping Down
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 6 • February 9, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars’ Loveman Stepping Down
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Russian Roulette
- McCain Supports Sports Betting Legalization, Hearing in Congress
- Online Gambling Ban Resurfaces in Congress
- Ruling Threatens Sale of AC’s Revel
- Macau: Eight Months and Counting… Down
- Sri Lanka to Packer: Get Lost
- Aruze America Names Allison CEO, Kinoshita COO
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Alan Feldman, Chairman, National Center for Responsible Gaming
GGB News - February 2, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 5 • February 2, 2015
COVER STORY:
Golden Opportunity
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 5 • February 2, 2015
COVER STORY:
Golden Opportunity
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Hard Rock Mystery
- Walker Not Budging On Kenosha Casino
- Macau’s Big Slump Ending?
- Caesars Wins Venue Change
- Scientific Games Moving to Las Vegas
- New California Online Poker Bill Different From Gatto Proposal
- Adelson Takes Over as CEO of Sands China
- Ernie
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Katie Lever, General Counsel, Scientific Games Corporation
GGB News - January 26, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 4 • January 26, 2015
COVER STORY:
Walker Rejects Wisconsin Casino
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 4 • January 26, 2015
COVER STORY:
Walker Rejects Wisconsin Casino
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: State Takes Over Atlantic City
- South Korea Adding More Casinos
- Judge Hands Setback to Caesars
- Second California Online Poker Bill Submitted
- Wynn’s New Casino Plan for Massachusetts Looks Familiar
- Baha Mar to Open in March
- Bill Reintroduced to Kill Glendale, Arizona Casino
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Regional Roundup
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Hall, Senior Vice President, Skrill USA
GGB News - January 19, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 3 • January 19, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Bankruptcy Sets Legal Battle
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 3 • January 19, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Bankruptcy Sets Legal Battle
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Family Affair at Studio City
- Macau Cuts Costs to Save Cash
- Four Bidders May Seek Bay State’s Final Casino License
- Tracy Steps Down at Sands China
- SkyCity Convention Center Raises Questions
- Alabama Appeals Poarch Band Decision
- Washington Online Poker Bill Introduced
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Jumping Up
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Willy Allison, President, World Game Protection Inc.
GGB News - January 12, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 2 • January 12, 2015
COVER STORY:
Revel Sale Mixed Blessing
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 2 • January 12, 2015
COVER STORY:
Revel Sale Mixed Blessing
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Wynn Faces Down MA Lawsuits
- Caesars Creditors Sign Deal; Swaps Go to Arbitration
- Potential Fourth New York Casino License Filled with Drama
- American Gaming Association Adds First Tribal Member
- No Casinos in Okinawa
- BIA Rules on Wisconsin’s Potawatomi Compact
- Election Defeat in Sri Lanka Sinks Casino Plans
- Macau’s Unprecedented Slide
- Make Way for All-New Casino Canberra
- New Jersey Reports on One Year of Online Gaming
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: David Lopez, President and CEO, American Gaming Systems (AGS)
GGB News - January 5, 2015
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 1 • January 5, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Restructuring Nears Completion
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 13 • No. 1 • January 5, 2015
COVER STORY:
Caesars Restructuring Nears Completion
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Brisbane Battle
- Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal Makes Year End Open
- Bwin.party Will Sell Social Gaming Business
- The Race to Build South Korean Casinos Is On
- Old Cuban Casinos Might be Revived
- Navajos Propose New Gaming Compact
- Three New York Casino Licenses Established, Controversy Ensues
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Disappointing Year
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Sara Rayme, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, American Gaming Association
GGB News - December 22, 2014
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 49 • December 22, 2014
COVER STORY:
New York’s Big 3
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 49 • December 22, 2014
COVER STORY:
New York’s Big 3
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Bermuda OKs Casinos
- Caesars To File for Bankruptcy
- Trump Taj Mahal Stays Open But Its Problems Aren’t Solved
- Macau Sees Beijing’s Watchdogs Closing In
- Global Cash Access Completes Acquisition of Multimedia Games
- Nazarian Will Not Run SLS
- Barcelona’s Mega-Casino Complex in Doubt
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: North Jersey: Thanks, New York; Thanks, Carl!
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Matt Davey, CEO, NYX Gaming
GGB News - December 15, 2014
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 48 • December 15, 2014
COVER STORY:
Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Lake Charles Opens
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 48 • December 15, 2014
COVER STORY:
Fertitta’s Golden Nugget Lake Charles Opens
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: RAWA Rejected
- In Manila, the Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of
- Amaya Raided in Canada
- Goldstein Named LVS Prez, COO
- Icahn: Union Concession Due by Monday or Taj Will Close
- Some See Online Poker Passing California Legislature in 2015
- AGA Study Analyzes Casino Impact
- Sky Bet Fetches Nearly $1 Billion
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Joe Sigrist, Vice President of Global Product Management, IGT
GGB News - December 8, 2014
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 47 • December 8, 2014
COVER STORY:
Try Try Again
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 47 • December 8, 2014
COVER STORY:
Try Try Again
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: China Says Kick the Gambling Habit
- AGA Sets Anti-Money Laundering Best Practices
- Lee Prevails in Full House Proxy Fight
- Walker, Potawatomi Sign Compact Amendment
- City of Dreams Manila Opens This Week
- Santa Ysabel Tribe Blasts California Lawsuit
- Queensland Hits Back at Fung, Aquis
- GLOBAL GAMING BUSINESS PODCAST: Martin Storm, President & CEO, BMM Testlabs
GGB News - December 1, 2014
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 46 • December 1, 2014
COVER STORY:
Caesars Drama Continues
FEATURES:
Issue: Vol. 12 • No. 46 • December 1, 2014
COVER STORY:
Caesars Drama Continues
FEATURES:
- WEEKLY FEATURE: Reef Casino Sinking
- Incheon Megaresort Breaks Ground
- Icahn Lends Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal $5 Million
- Florida Gearing Up For Gambling Talks—Again
- San Diego Tribe Sued by California Over Online Bingo Site
- America’s Largest Indian Casinos Get New Management
- New York: Casinos By Christmas
- FANTINI’S FINANCE: Revenue Rebound?
- GGB PODCAST: Tom Wucherer, CEO and Roberto Coppola, Global Director of Market Research, YWS Design & Architecture
