Massachusetts’ Regulators: The Importance of Adult Supervision
When lawmakers approve the legalization of sports betting, they often think it’s a done deal. But then the regulators chime in and point out that the crafting of regulations...
I Told You So
The enthusiasm surrounding legal sports betting in California was sky high less than one year ago. But those enthusiastic observers didn’t know California or the power of the tribes....
Who is Watching the Kids?
As the Major League Baseball playoffs kick into high gear, gaming observer Richard Schuetz draws on some poignant memories of carefree days at the ballpark to remind adults not...
Regulators and ESG
Discrimination is something that is frowned upon, indeed unethical, in most corporations these days, including those that operate in the gaming industry. Yet for women, it still persists. Why,...
Men, Can’t Live With ‘Em…
Most men recognize that women often get the short end of the stick in the gaming industry. But are they willing to do anything about it? Gaming observer Richard...
My Work is Done Here
Last year, Richard Schuetz criticized the East Coast Gaming Congress for presenting an 11 member panel of gaming CEOs—all men. This year, ECGC will present the same panel—this time...
Dancing the Silly Dance
It was a nice letter, but with lots of other things to worry about—pushed by lobbyists with longer histories and deeper pockets—it’s unlikely much will come of the missive...
Where the Buffalo Don’t Roam
Is the attempt by commercial sports betting companies to legalize online wagering (and eventually iGaming) just another attempt to strip Native Americans of their hard-earned gains and sustainable...
Spanky
Sometimes a person who thinks outside the box can make quite a difference to his field of endeavor. That’s the case with Spanky, a legendary sports bettor who launched...
Symptoms of Capture: The Nevada Gaming Control Board
How much influence does the Nevada gaming industry have over state regulators? That question has a series of long and complicated answers depending upon the circumstances, but none has...
Captured or Broken?
The recent regulatory decision to approve the purchase of the Venetian in Las Vegas by Apollo Management ignored the continuing role of former Chairman Leon Black. Could this just...
The Jedi Mind Trick and the Regulation of Nevada Gaming
The approval of Apollo’s purchase of the Venetian and Palazzo in Las Vegas by Nevada gaming regulators required some twisted logic. Richard Schuetz believes it must be a lawyer...
A Note to Jason Robins
Last week’s disastrous quarterly report where DraftKings CEO Jason Robins (l.) upped the estimated loss for the company to almost a billion dollars caused the company’s share price to...
Message From a Small Town
Is the Nevada regulatory system still the “gold standard”? Gaming expert Richard Schuetz believes it is tarnished, especially after last week’s hearing about the Apollo purchase of Las Vegas...
An Embarrassment of Riches
One of the centerpieces of the presentation when gaming is pitched to a new jurisdiction is how much it will benefit the community with better jobs and a higher...
Advertising and Sports Betting: It’s Not Done Till It’s Overdone
Threatening the sports betting operators with consequences if they don’t reduce the number of ads they run doesn’t work. Raising the price of advertising will. Let’s see fewer ads...
The Death of Me Yet
Why are casinos squandering the chance to ban smoking on the casino floor as the pandemic winds down? Gaming observer Richard Schuetz wonders if executives really care about the...
Vinny
Vinny Magliulo (l.) has a long history in sports betting but according to Richard Schuetz, his greatest attributes are his honesty and integrity. If that’s the lesson he could...
Dinner with Phyllis
Thanksgiving is a time of friends and family, and Richard Schuetz recalls a special occasion during his year of running the Stratosphere in Las Vegas and a dinner with...
Allow Me to Mansplain Something
Talk is cheap when it comes to discrimination in the workplace so it’s time women and supportive men up the ante on the gaming industry. Gaming observer Richard Schuetz...
