This week, the GGB Podcast sits down with Ray Pineault (l.), the president of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment, on how his company is approaching its expansion possibilities including the Inspire Resort in Korea and possible bid for a New York casino.

GGB Podcast sponsored by Pavilion Payments.

Gaming isn’t always synonymous with emerging innovation, but Ana Galeski (l.), executive director of compliance for Marker Trax, argues that cashless credit and play can help with compliance efforts in ways that physical cash simply cannot.

In the gaming investment landscape, affiliates and data providers represent an interesting alternative to land-based operators, bookmakers and iGamers. Despite lagging performance of late, many of the biggest players in the space offer intriguing future prospects.

Carol O’Hare (r.) has been a trailblazing figure in the world of problem gambling treatment and management for decades, and when industry veteran Richard Schuetz needed some help in drafting an article about O’Hare’s tenure at the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling, he enlisted the help of another industry titan, Keith Whyte (l.).

As more jurisdictions around the U.S. adopt various forms of gaming, the challenge of setting effective tax rates remains as important as ever. However, as veteran consultant Michael Pollock (l.) notes, tax rates should be part of an overarching gaming tax policy that takes many different factors into account.

A Nevada resident has filed a class-action suit against Amazon.com over Amazon’s social casino apps, alleging sales of virtual chips makes the apps an illegal internet slot operation.

The second attempt to pass a casino referendum in Richmond, Virginia failed 62 percent to 38 percent, even worse numbers than the 2021 outcome of 51 percent to 49 percent. Developers Urban One and Churchill Downs spent $10 million compared to opponents’ $200,000.

As New Jersey lawmakers plan to vote on a casino smoking ban in a lame-duck session, a bill to ban smoking inside Pennsylvania casinos is on the move.