For Vegas, Neon at the End of the Tunnel

In Las Vegas, the comeback is real. March visitation and gaming revenues were the best since the pandemic hit, and analyst Brent Pirosch told GGB News the city could...

Published May 3, 2021

New Yorkers, Prepare to Place Your Bets

At last, mobile sports betting is coming to New York. State Senator Joseph Addabbo (l., with Governor Andrew Cuomo) says job one is to lure Empire State bettors back...

Published April 26, 2021

Digital Yuan Is Coming and Macau Will Never Be the Same

China is committed to promulgating an e-version of the renminbi that will hasten the day it becomes legal currency in Macau. The benefits for the gaming industry promise to...

Published April 5, 2021

Amid Macau Concession Tenders, LVS’ $6 Billion Asia Play

Was Las Vegas Sands’ decision to exit the Strip a deal too good to pass up? Those at the top insist it had nothing to do with the Sands’...

Published March 22, 2021

Leaving Las Vegas: Sands’ $6.25 Billion Exit

Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s $6.25 billion exit from the Vegas Strip market, where its fortunes were launched, promises to be a transformative move for VICI and Apollo. For LVS,...

Published March 8, 2021

Viva Las Vaccine?

Pent-up demand for the bright lights of Sin City has been building for months. Will “herd immunity” unleash a stampede of visitors to Las Vegas? Truist Securities analyst Barry...

Published February 8, 2021

Cuomo, Lawmakers Far Apart on a Model for Online Betting

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (l.) wants a single online betting vendor to pay a high tax rate in exchange for exclusivity. Market advocates say that’s counter-productive, and are...

Published January 18, 2021

After Adelson: What’s Next for Las Vegas Sands?

Sheldon Adelson has bequeathed the Las Vegas Sands Corp., the gaming giant he founded, with an influence that is likely indelible. His family’s control of the company remains solid...

Published January 18, 2021

Tracking the Macau Recovery: What We Know, What We Don’t Know

In Macau, the gaming capital of the world, 2020 ended on a high note, boding well for 2021. But this market has a lot of moving parts, which can...

Published January 11, 2021

In China, eRMB Is for Real Macau Might Not Be Too Far Behind

The idea of digital wallet gambling in Macau, denominated in renminbi, would seem to be a long shot. Or is it? Because it may well be what Beijing ultimately...

Published December 7, 2020

The Green Felt Road Is Bumpy, But Macau Is Bouncing

The tourist visa system that controls entry to Macau is crucial to a gaming recovery has been slow to ramp up in China. But the market is already seeing...

Published November 16, 2020

G2E Panel Shines a Light in Dark Times

It was all about strength in the face of adversity when four of the most prominent women in gaming gathered at G2E 2020 to share their experiences. Moderator Jennifer...

Published November 2, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: China Eyes Harsh New Penalties for Recruiting Gamblers

The change to the country’s criminal code, proposed as part of a nationwide crackdown on capital flight, looks like more bad news for the junkets and the lucrative VIP...

Published October 19, 2020

Crown Sydney Is Built But Will They Come?

At a cost of A$2 billion the palatial resort on Sydney’s Darling Harbour will need a lot of high rollers when it opens in December. The expectation is that...

Published October 12, 2020

Vegas Strip ‘Battening Down the Hatches’

In Vegas, visitation and gaming revenues are inching upward, but with the market at a fraction of its non-gaming capacity, travel fears widespread, and the convention business non-existent, only...

Published september 14, 2020

In New York State, Two Giants Back in Business

After five months, the longest gaming industry shutdown in the country has ended—partially. September 9 marked the reopening of three of New York’s racinos, including its largest, Resorts World...

Published september 14, 2020

No G2E? No Problem. Slot Giant IGT Has Taken Its Show on the Road

IGT is breaking through the pandemic’s travel barriers to bring its games and systems directly to casinos across the country, hauling them on a 40-foot trailer. Along the way,...

Published august 31, 2020

For Macau, Light at the End of the Tunnel

Analysts are looking for gaming revenues to come back strong now that the Chinese government will again issue tourist visas for individual travel to the casino hub. The program,...

Published august 17, 2020

In New York, Waiting Is the Hardest Part

The lockdown of four commercial casinos in New York State is now in its fifth month. Operators are frustrated, thousands of employees remain on furlough and Governor Andrew Cuomo...

Published august 10, 2020

Gambling Is Back—and Gaming May Never Be the Same

Capacity’s slashed, amenities are few, yet regional markets are doing all right. That’s because their core of high-value players don’t really care about mask requirements, non-gaming options and all...

Published August 3, 2020